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‘We Will Not Fold Arms And Watch Nigerians Rights Being Violated’ – NHRC

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6 years ago

March 3, 2020

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National Human Rights Commission says it will not fold its arms and watch while law enforcement agencies, entities or individuals continue to trampled and violate the fundamental human rights of Nigerians.

Tony Ojukwu, Esq, Executive Secretary of the Commission disclosed this in Benin on Monday March 2, at a public sitting on Special Investigation Panel on Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria, organised for the South-South geo-political zone.

SGBV was set up April 2019 as a result of complaints received after security men led by the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), under the auspices of FCT Task Force raided night clubs and the streets of Abuja.

Ojukwu said enssence of the SGBV Panel sitting was to check the scourge of sexual and gender-based violence in the country and increase access of Nigerians to the services of the Commission.

A cross section of participants at the SGBV Panel sitting in Benin on Monday

He added that the aim was to seek accountability where there is evidence to indicate that any officer, officials or individuals have been involved in acts of sexual and gender-based violence, stressing that it will also provide opportunities for fair hearing to both complainants and alleged violators.

“The public sitting is also to provide opportunities for fair hearing to both complainants and alleged violators and to mainstream human rights norms and tenets into the operation of AEPB, law enforcement officials and members of the public, etc, in line with global best practices and internationally accepted human rights standards.

“The SGBV Panel sitting will furthermore provide stakeholders opportunity to contribute to ideas on how best to develop guidelines and policies on sexual and gender-based violence for institutions, MDAs, public and private organisations and homes that can serve as good practices against the backdrop of reported cases of abuse”, he added.

While decrying the spate of human rights violation, Ojukwu said the SGBV Panel, since it was set up April 2019, has so far received one and hundred and thirteen (113) complaints/memorandum across the six geo-political zones, stressing that the South-East takes the lead with a total of thirty-five (35) cases, representing 30%.

He added that South-South comes next in human rights violation with twenty-six (26) cases, while the North-Central accounts for 19 cases and the North-West 17 cases. 12 cases of human rights abuse were recorded in the South-West while the North-Esst has the lowest with the total number of 4 cases.

The Chairman, who disclosed that the Commission had completed sittings in major cities in the country and had so far recorded success in handling gender-based violence, called on members of the public particularly South-South residents with gender-based violence to forward their complaints to the panel, assuring that identities of such persons would be fully protected.

The Public Sitting which was attended by Civil Society Organisations, security agencies, antigraft agencies and other key stakeholders lasted for two days (Monday March 2 to Tuesday March 3).

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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7 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.