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Kaduna: HURIWA hails Uba Sani’s compensation policy

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Urges Govs. to end arbitrary land seizures The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, for what it described as a humane and constitutional approach to compensating residents affected by government land acquisitions, urging other state governors to adopt similar practices. In an issued statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the civil rights group said Governor Sani’s handling of compensation for citizens displaced by the 15-kilometre Kaduna Ring Road project had set a new benchmark for balancing infrastructure development…

HURIWA faults Benue Govt’s armed invasion of Joy FM

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Says its an assault on press freedom THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly condemned the forceful invasion and closure of Joy FM 96.5, Otukpo, by the Benue State Government, calling it a brazen assault on press freedom and democracy. The rights group described the armed invasion by security operatives as a clear case of state-sponsored thuggery and intimidation against the media, warning that such dictatorial actions could plunge Nigeria into a dangerous era of media suppression. Reports indicate that on Thursday, a team of heavily armed…

HURIWA raises alarm over security in Abuja

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), has expressed grave concern over the escalating insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the abduction of a family and others by suspected bandits in Kubwa. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, has been condemned by HURIWA in the strongest terms, with the group describing it as evidence of a growing security vacuum in the nation’s capital. The group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in an issued statement, called on FCT residents to petition President Bola Ahmed…

Nnamdi Kanu: “Your double standard stinks” � HURIWA to DHQ, over comment on Asari Dokubo

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has dismissed the position of the military hierarchy as offensive double standards after the Defence Headquarters stated that it chose not to go after former Niger Delta militant warlord, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, to avoid being accused of acting �undemocratically�. HURIWA criticized the military�s double standard, stating it �stinks and diminishes the status of the armed forces of Nigeria.� �It is such a pathetic sight to behold the Defence Headquarters talking back on Asari-Dokubo instead of enforcing the law by investigating, arresting, and prosecuting…

HURIWA kicks against Wike, Tinubu�s move to build houses for judges�

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), has attributed judicial corruption to undue influence exerted by the Executive branch on the Judiciary. HURIWA stated this while citing a recent development where the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, announced plans to build 40 houses for Justices of the Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, and other senior judicial officers. According to reports, Wike revealed that President Bola Tinubu had approved the construction of the houses, which includes retirement homes for the Chief Judges of the FCT Federal High…

HURIWA decries total collapse of governance, kidnappings, killings

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised the alarm over the surge in kidnappings and killings by armed gunmen across Nigeria. In an issued statement signed by the National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA described the recent wave of kidnappings and killings, which have left communities across the country in fear and disarray, as a clear indication of a breakdown in law and order. The association also criticized what it described as the glaring absence of decisive leadership from President Bola Tinubu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed…

‘Tinubu surrendered Nigeria�s sovereignty to IMF, World Bank’� HURIWA�

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), has condemned President Bola Tinubu�s recent economic policies, saying they have undermined Nigeria�s sovereignty. HURIWA noted that the condemnation comes in the wake of Tinubu�s dramatic policy shift, which it said starkly contrasts with his previous stance against similar policies under former President Goodluck Jonathan. In a press statement, the association recalled that before ascending to the Presidency, Tinubu was a vocal critic of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank�s economic prescriptions. According to the group, during Jonathan�s administration, Tinubu,…

“Suspending Ningi without investigation amounts to cover-up, legislative cowardice” � HURIWA

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 Aminu Imam

Civil Rights Advocacy group, HURIWA, has described the suspension order slammed on Senator Abdul Ningi as a coordinated cover-up and legislative blackmail aimed at smashing the weighty allegations of budget padding raised by the Bauchi State-born lawmaker. Recall that Senator Abdul Ningi had insisted that about N3 trillion of the N28 trillion 2024 Budget had no subhead suggesting that the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate may have padded the Budget. HURIWA insisted that the suspension of Senator Ningi was hasty and will inevitably be interpreted as a ploy by National Assembly cover…

�Budget padding is political terrorism� – HURIWA

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described as terrorism any proven case of unconstitutional and illegal act by the National Assembly hierarchy of padding up the budget with unapproved allocation.� The Rights group has called for a thorough investigation of the current allegations by Abdul Ningi, the Senator representing Bauchi-Central, who alleged that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion in the National Assembly. HURIWA, in a statement by the National, Emmanuel Onwubiko, said that from benefits of hindsight, the criminal act of hiding unbudgeted items…

NSIPA-gate: �Resign, submit to EFCC probe� – HURIWA tells embattled Edu

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 Aminu Imam

The embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has been advised to resign or excuse herself from duty for some time so she can submit herself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigations. This is following the Federal Government�s ongoing 44.8 billion fraud investigation in National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA), as it concerns the public fund she allegedly warehoused in a private individual�s bank account. Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), made this advice yesterday, premising on the strength of the public sector…