Curbing the Menace of Drug Trafficking and Substance Abuse

There is one recent event in Abuja that again brought to the fore that the global fight against trafficking in drug is far from being won. It is the statement on Sunday April 4 2021 by Femi Babafemi, Director of media and Advocacy, National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), that the agency at the departure […]

Coronavirus Crisis: UN Agency Raises Concern On Women, Girls

As the coronavirus pandemic rages around the world, women and girls are more vulnerable to abuse than ever, says a UN agency.  The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says in Kosovo, the Ministry of Justice has seen a 17 per cent increase in reported cases of gender-based violence.  Urban areas appear to be hit much harder, with […]

The State and the Acceleration of Human Rights Abuses

Nigeria is undergoing a crisis of constitutionalism as our ‘grand norm’ is violated regularly by law enforcement agencies. The law is clear that suspects cannot be held beyond 48 hours, except on the basis of a court order, but this is not being respected. Investigations are often conducted using techniques of torture. The result is […]

Fiction: Till Death Do Them Part.

The priest’s deep voice rang out through the February chill. “Merciful God, you know the anguish of the sorrowful… ” Sorrowful? Joyce thought loudly. To see that beast in human form dead and buried? She sneered. All she felt was a relief as though she had been bounded in chains and finally there was a […]