Human Rights

UNITED IGBO ELDERS COUNCILWORLDWIDE (UNIEC). PRESS RELEASE: ACQUITTAL OF "PRO-BIAFRA ACTIVISTS." The United Igbo Elders Council Worldwide (UNIEC) is gladdened by the release of 36 or so Igbo youths in Ebonyi state unjustly labelled "terrorists" and incarcerated for since more than four years for "agitating for Biafra." It is estimated that possibly tens of thousands of Igbo and other Eastern youths were so deliberately profiled and murdered by the last administration in its unjust war against everybody in pursuit of their ethno-religious genocidal goals, with many now still languishing in various dungeons in Nigeria, awaiting their turns in alleged killings…

Ondo Students’ Leaders To Shun Planned October 1st Nationwide Protest, Embrace Peaceful Dialogue Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, Senior Special Assistant on Student Affairs to Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, after extensive consultation and engagement with students’ union leaders and key stakeholders within the state, resolved that Ondo State students will not participate in the planned nationwide protest scheduled for October 1st, 2024. This decision comes after constructive dialogue, during which student leaders acknowledged the ongoing commitment of the Ondo State Government to prioritize student welfare and address their concerns. The SSA on Student Affairs reassured the…