Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) who was also the former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Maiduguri, Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf has said that the Reuters report of allegations of gross human rights infractions by the Military in Counter Insurgency Operations in the North East is completely false, malicious and ill-intended, adding… Continue reading NDA Commandant bemoans Reuters Report, Says Nigerian Military Deserves Commendation Not Condemnation
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Relief As IIP-SARS Awards N432m Compensation To 100 Victims Of Police Brutality
Finally, justice and relief have been served as the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force (IIP-SARS), sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday awarded compensations to 100 victims of police brutality, to the tune of about N431, 884,094 million. The Chairperson of… Continue reading Relief As IIP-SARS Awards N432m Compensation To 100 Victims Of Police Brutality
NiDCOM Boss Sheds Light on Alika, Other Killings by Ada Nkong
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa says the suspect in the murder of Mr. Ogochukwu Alika has been arrested by the Italian police and is expected to be charged to court . A statement by Mr Gabriel Odu of the media, public relations and protocol unit ,NiDCOM reports… Continue reading NiDCOM Boss Sheds Light on Alika, Other Killings by Ada Nkong
200 NGOs converge in Abuja, drum support for NYSC Trust Fund
Abuja (Nigeria) – Peionews witnessed that no fewer than 200 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), on Wednesday, converge in Abuja, the nation’s capital, to drum support for the Bill for an Act to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund. The Bill, which was subject to public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on… Continue reading 200 NGOs converge in Abuja, drum support for NYSC Trust Fund