Mrs Patricia Okereke, nee Onwubiko, the eldest sister of the founder of civil rights advocacy group in Nigeria – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) – is dead. She died on May 1, 2025 in Abuja. Confirming the unfortunate news in a statement signed by the National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the activist who … Read more
THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised the death sentence slammed on the brutal killer of 22-year-old Lagos-based fashion designer, Bamise Ayanwola. The group expressed satisfaction over the development, describing the death sentence as the most appropriate legal sanction for “the gruesome and bestial barbarism” committed by the BRT driver. HURIWA also applauded … Read more
THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly condemned the attempted assassination of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, labelling it a brazen and alarming attack on Nigeria’s democratic principles. In a statement issued by the group’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA expressed deep concern over the incident that took place early on Tuesday at the Senator’s … Read more
Civil society organisation – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) – has lamented that the current federal government is paying mere lip service to the issue of the persistent killings of plateau state natives because the victims are neither Hausa nor Fulani. HURIWA said that over 300 Plateau state natives had been killed since … Read more
THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of fostering nepotism by extending the tenures of certain public officials, particularly those from the Yoruba ethnic group. Trojaninsights reports that the group claims that this practice undermines meritocracy and promotes tribalism in Nigeria’s national governance. HURIWA’s criticism comes after the president approved … Read more
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has issued a strong warning against any attempt to impeach and remove Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara from office, describing such a move as a futile and dangerous ploy that would ultimately fail. The rights group cautioned that Governor Fubara was democratically elected by the majority of … Read more
Civil rights advocacy group, HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA), has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for banning certain Unafrican and unorthodox lifestyles such as same-gender sexual liaisons and tattooing among other unacceptable practices from the Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. HURIWA called President Tinubu’s decision a very bold effort at … Read more
THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has criticized the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, over his heavy focus on land revocation and allocations to the detriment of other essential services and developmental priorities in Abuja. The rights group accused the minister of neglecting critical sectors such as public transportation, affordable … Read more
THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly condemned the recent treatment of human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who appeared at the Ekiti State High Court in handcuffs over a defamation lawsuit filed by prominent lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN. HURIWA described the incident as a gross abuse of the … Read more
[Press Release] The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged a thoughtful reconsideration of the recently proposed bill that seeks a six-year single term for Nigeria’s President, Governors, and Local Government Council Chairmen. While the bill introduces a potential shift in Nigeria’s political structure, HURIWA emphasized that such reforms should be … Read more