Freedom of Expression
ASUU Condemns Arrest of ABU Lecturer, Raises Concerns Over Academic Freedom
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the arrest and arraignment of Dr Bashir Kurfi, a lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University...
Katsina Court Sets November 4 for Hearing in Bashir Kurfi Case
The Federal High Court in Katsina has fixed November 4, 2026, for the hearing of a case involving university lecturer and security analyst...
Saudi Arabia Overturns Death Sentence Against Sri Lankan Worker Over Facebook Post
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a Sri Lankan migrant worker convicted of blasphemy over a Facebook comment,...
Foundation Takes TikTok to Court Over Alleged Access Restrictions in Four Northern States
The Foundation for Digital Justice and Sustainable Development has filed a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. at the Federal High Court in Abuja over...
Amnesty Rejects Police Drug Narrative, Demands Immediate Release Of TinubuMustGo Protesters
Amnesty International has rejected the Nigerian Police Force’s claim that five men arrested in Maiduguri while wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must...
Atiku demands immediate release of protesters arrested over TinubuMustGo shirts
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate release of protesters arrested for wearing shirts bearing the inscription TinubuMustGo. Atiku condemned...
Fuel Price Crisis: Atiku Faults Arrest of Five Nigerians Wearing Anti-Tinubu Shirts
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the reported arrest of five Nigerians who were allegedly detained for wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription,...
Amnesty International has raised concerns over what it describes as an alleged crackdown on critics of the Kano State governor.
TheAmnesty Raises Concerns Over Alleged Crackdown on Critics of Kano Governor human rights organisation said individuals expressing criticism of the state government may...
