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Dr Nnimmo Bassey, Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has cautioned that Nigeria’s embrace of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) threatens the country’s food sovereignty, biodiversity, and cultural heritage.Delivering a keynote address at the National Symposium on GMOs held on 1 Se...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it is deeply saddened by the passing of former Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase, whom he described as a distinguished friend of the Commission and a stalwart champion of human rights.In a statement on Monday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu said: “On behalf of t...

As the world commemorates the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed deep concern over the rising cases of enforced disappearances, kidnappings, and abductions in Nigeria, describing them as a grave assault on human dignity.The Executive Secretary of the...

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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed the conviction of Nigerian-born separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, by a Finnish court.In a statement, Fagbemi said Ekpa’s sentencing is a conf...

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