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saharareporters. com > 06/19/2026 > you-need-be-alive-defend-human-rights-amnesty-international-trains-influencers-digital

You Need To Be Alive To Defend Human Rights: Amnesty International Trains Influencers On Digital Safety And Ethics

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (613+ words) Amnesty International Nigeria has called on micro-influencers across the country to play a more active role in documenting human rights abuses, promoting civic engagement and defending fundamental freedoms, while stressing the importance of safety, factual reporting and ethical content creation....

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saharareporters. com > 06/19/2026 > amnesty-international-condemns-revocation-sowores-bail-calls-it-threat-free-speech

Amnesty International Condemns Revocation Of Sowore's Bail, Calls It Threat To Free Speech

7+ hour, 57+ min ago  (525+ words) Human rights organisation Amnesty International has condemned the revocation of the bail granted to human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, describing the move as a threat to freedom of expression and due…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/29/2026 > sowore-condemns-nigerian-police-serving-powerful-interests-after-court-remanded-teenager

Sowore Condemns Nigerian Police For Serving 'Powerful Interests" After Court Remanded Teenager Over Alleged Defamation Of Tony Elumelu

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (471+ words) The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has condemned Nigeria's law enforcement agencies, accusing them of serving the interests of the wealthy elites rather than protecting ordinary citizens, following the arraignment and remand of a 19-year-old…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/28/2026 > kwara-monarch-whose-wives-children-were-abducted-signs-full-page-newspaper-advert

Kwara Monarch Whose Wives, Children Were Abducted Signs Full-Page Newspaper Advert Praising Tinubu, Abdul Razaq Over APC Primaries

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (626+ words) The monarch, alongside other first-class traditional rulers from Baruten Local Government Area, was listed in the advert congratulating President Tinubu and Governor Abdul Razaq for a "peaceful and successful" APC primary exercise, which reportedly resulted in the zoning of the…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/22/2026 > nigerian-agency-nafdac-destroys-counterfeit-expired-products-worth-over-n18billion-abuja

Nigerian Agency NAFDAC Destroys Counterfeit, Expired Products Worth Over "1. 8billion In Abuja

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (489+ words) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit, substandard, falsified, expired and unwholesome regulated products valued at over "1. 8billion at the Kuje dumpsite in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a major enforcement exercise aimed…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/16/2026 > breaking-dss-invites-activist-nwapa-over-protest-against-alleged-illegal-expulsion-enugu

BREAKING: DSS Invites Activist Nwapa Over Protest Against Alleged Illegal Expulsion Of Enugu Nursing Student, YRC Condemns Intimidation

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (320+ words) Human rights activist, Francis Nwapa, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) in Enugu State of attempting to intimidate and silence members of the Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) over their intervention in the alleged illegal expulsion of a student…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/15/2026 > enugu-communities-lament-injustice-marginalisation-demand-fair-power-sharing-lg-council

Enugu Communities Lament Injustice, Marginalisation, Demand Fair Power Sharing In LG Council

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (513+ words) Stakeholders from the Mbulu-Iyiukwu, Mbulu-Njodo and Mbulu-Owehe geopolitical zones in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State have accused the dominant Nike Uno bloc of monopolising political power in the council for nearly three decades, demanding an end to…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/14/2026 > sowore-accuses-dss-dg-tosin-ajayi-using-agency-funds-recruit-trolls-says-nigerians-wont

Sowore Accuses DSS DG, Tosin Ajayi Of Using Agency Funds To Recruit Trolls, Says Nigerians Won't Be Silenced By Intimidation

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (521+ words) Fiery human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Tosin Ajayi, of spending agency funds to recruit online trolls in a bid to impress President Bola Tinubu and…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/12/2026 > ghana-orders-immediate-evacuation-300-citizens-south-africa-over-xenophobic-attacks

Ghana Orders Immediate Evacuation Of 300 Citizens From South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (486+ words) The Government of Ghana has approved the immediate evacuation of 300 Ghanaian nationals from South Africa following a recent wave of xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in the country. Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, disclosed this in a statement…...

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saharareporters. com > 05/10/2026 > governor-adeleke-appoints-bovas-group-md-victoria-samson-new-uniosun-chancellor

Governor Adeleke Appoints BOVAS Group MD, Victoria Samson, As New UNIOSUN Chancellor

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (391+ words) Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the appointment of Mrs Victoria Adunola Samson, Group Managing Director of BOVAS and Company Limited, as the new Chancellor of Osun State University. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Sunday…...