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Aug 15 2013 12:00am
Nigeria becomes first African nation to ratify new Arms Treaty
‘We hope that Nigeria will … play a leading role in encouraging other ...
Jun 26 2013 12:00am
Amnesty calls for wider investigation into Shell's Nigeria operation after arrest of contractors
A major fire that forced Shell to close its Trans Niger Pipeline in so...
Jun 24 2013 12:00am
Nigeria reportedly hangs four men in Edo state - first executions since 2006
Amnesty International has received credible reports that the authoriti...
Jun 5 2013 12:00am
Nigeria: President should refuse to sign draconian anti-gay & lesbian bill
‘The bill is a throwback’ - Lucy Freeman The Nigerian president Goodlu...
Apr 14 2013 6:28pm
Patrick Orokafor
When Patrick was 14-years-old he was arrested for armed robbery, a cri...
Feb 27 2013 5:55pm
Forced Eviction by Lagos State in Nigeria
“The police said if we went back into the house they were going to sho...
Feb 25 2013 12:00am
Nigeria: Houses bulldozed, hundreds made homeless in Lagos
Amnesty International has urged the Nigerian authorities to immediatel...
Feb 5 2013 12:00am
Nigeria: No justice for the dead
Hundreds of fatal police shootings which each year leave families angu...
Dec 17 2012 12:00am
Nigerian government and multinationals found responsible for Delta oil pollution
Amnesty International has hailed a judgement from the West African reg...
Nov 5 2012 12:00am
Nigeria: Independent investigation into Maiduguri killings vital
Dozens of men and boys from Maiduguri in northern Nigeria have been re...