Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia over the death sentence on Kano singer Sharif Yahya Sharif. Falana is asking the Commission to exercise its mandates and authority under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and […]
The killing of the militia leader in Benue State, Terwase Akwaza, otherwise known as Gana, may worsen the level of insecurity in the country and lead to the creation of another deadly group in the mold of Boko Haram. That was the view of some notable security experts, who feel that the extra-judicial killing of […]
The National Consultative Front being piloted by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives , Umar Na ’ Abba and former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi , on Friday condemned the third invitation extended by the Department of State Services to a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , Obadiah Mailafia . […]
Two children of the late MKO Abiola , Kassim Abiola , and Aliyu Abiola , have filed a N 100m fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Commissioner of Police over their arrest and detention by men of the Special Anti -Robbery Squad since September 2. In the fundamental rights suit filed on their behalf by […]
Five people have died in protests and riots that broke out in Bogota following the death of a man who was repeatedly tasered by police, authorities said Thursday. Demonstrators took to the streets of the Colombian capital on Wednesday after video emerged of Javier Ordonez pleading with uniformed officers, who shocked him with the weapon […]
A public servant, Mrs Blessing Etim, on Thursday prayed the Customary Court in Jikwoyi, to grant her divorce from her husband on grounds that he treats her like a piece of filthy rag. Etim, who resides in Nasarawa State,made the allegations in a divorce petition to the court. “I am exhausted in this marriage. Since […]
No Fewer than 41 journalists have been attacked at different locations in the country in the course of their duties between January and August, the International Press Centre (IPC), has said. IPC Programme Officer, Mrs Melody Akinjiyan-Lawal, made the revelation during a webinar on Edo and Ondo State elections in Benin on Monday. The webinar […]
The Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP) has made known to the public ,its plans to start Mobilization of organized groups in Nigeria to protest against alleged bad governance of the current administration in Nigeria. In a statement which was signed and made available to Crimefacts.news by it’s National Spokesperson, Ikennga Imo Ugochinyere, titled:ANTI PEOPLES’ […]
Kano State Judiciary says it has submitted certified copies of the Sharia Court judgment to the Human Right activist, Mr Femi Falana, to enable him to appeal the judgment that sentenced Yahaya Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development came less than seven days to […]
Justice Roli Daibo Harriman of the Otor-Udu high court in Udu local government area of Delta State has directed the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to apologize to three Delta based journalists over the violation of their fundamental human rights. The judge also awarded the sum of N350, 000 against the police as damages suffered […]
