The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to extend the naira-for-crude deal between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and local refineries, including the Dangote Refinery. The group warned that allowing the agreement to expire could trigger a surge in fuel prices, worsening economic hardship for millions … Read more
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has berated the Nigerian Police over the method used in handling the leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national and state levels. Speaking via a statement by its National Coordinator Emmanuel Onwubiko on Friday, the Association accused the security agents of acting as … Read more
The group argued that the move to expel Ugochinyere was a political attempt to silence one of the most credible voices within the PDP and one of Nigeria’s most fearless critics of injustice. HURIWA lambasted the PDP’s acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, and the national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, for allegedly presiding over the party’s decline … Read more