Human Rights

By Ajibola Adedoye Grief, outrage, and calls for accountability continue to trail the Owode Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market massacre, where six traders were shot dead on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, during a violent attack allegedly…
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By Ajibola Adedoye  The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned the killing of at least five traders during a violent attack at the Owode Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market in Lagos. The group has called for the…
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By Ajibola Adedoye A storm of outrage is brewing in Lagos as residents of the historic Ilaje Otumara community accuse powerful traditional rulers and senior state officials of orchestrating what they call the “illegal demolition” of their…
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By Ajibola Adedoye The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) have strongly condemned the unjust and illegal arrest of Comrade Omoyele Sowore, the Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, by the Nigeria Police Force, an action…
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By Ajibola Adedoye Residents of Lagos State and the general public have been urged to exercise caution over the purported sale of residential plots of land at Weighbridge, Owode, along Ikorodu Road, which are currently subjects of…
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By Ajibola Adedoye An Upper Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State has granted an exparte injunction in the Criminal Defamation and Threat to Life suit filed by Mr. Ashimiyu Suraju against Tolulope Odegbami, a social media influencer and seven…
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By Prosper Okoye Child Rights Advocate, Ngozi-Anih George, has called on Nigerian leaders to prioritise the welfare of children in budget planning and implementation. Ngozi-Anih, who is the Director of Facado Orphanage Home…
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By Ajibola Adedoye An appeal has gone out to the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos Command to come to the aid of traders in Owode Motor Spare Parts Market along Ikorodu Road…
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By Ajibola Adedoye   The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted exparte application moved by Yakubu Eleto, Counsel to Chief (Mrs) Dorcas Adeyinka in the case of fundamental human rights filed against ACP Muyiwa Adejobi - Force…
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By Ajibola Adedoye A United Kingdom-based philanthropist, Chief (Mrs) Dorcas Adeyinka has sued the Nigerian Police over alleged abuse of her fundamental human rights. The application is contained in an originating summon dated May 26,…
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