Four cups of garri, two spoons sugar Three bags of promises And a carton of goodwill Mama sold me to Aunty Her eyes wet with drops of her...

One of the easiest things to do in a society such as ours is to act like it doesn’t concern one. The police are acting unjustly, it is...

Raymond, Benedicta’s brother who live in Ibadan visited his sister that is married from Mbakwande’s village. Benedicta ran to the IDP...

BACKGROUND Courts throughout Nigeria was shut down on the 6th of April 2021 occasioned by a strike action embarked by the Judiciary Staff...

Lawyers Alert, a human rights organization has been working on issues of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and other...

Background Women and children seem to be at a higher risk of assault during any form of armed conflict or hostilities. The impact of...

Lawyers Alert condemns in the strongest terms the attack by gunmen believed to be Herdsmen on an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp...

I cannot pretend to be of the Chukwuma breed that fought the military junta from campus to activism with badges and relics of what that...

Human trafficking is one of the modern-day forms of slavery. Sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage are the three most common...

BACKGROUND The upsurge/rise in covid-19 pandemic has really affected various segments of the world’s population. Among the population...

A woman with a voice is by definition, a strong woman. International Women’s Day was marked on the 8th of March. The global theme for...

About three decades ago, HIV/AIDS used to be one of the most dreaded illnesses all over the world, but the story has changed now. Thanks...

Humans have been aggrieved by diseases transmitted from animals, history has proven this. From the 1998 Nipah virus in Malaysia to the...

PREAMBLE: Tuesday, the 29th day of December 2020, turned out to be a red-letter day for the residents of Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Sankere...

The severity of one’s disability does not determine their level of potential. The greatest barriers that persons with disabilities have...

It is with heavy hearts that the members, staff, and management of Lawyers Alert formally announce the passing of our one-time President,...

Compliment of the Seasons! As we all prepare for the holiday and festive season, Lawyers Alert encourages all to #TakeResponsibility to...

Rights are God’s given, are these rights applicable to only men in some African Communities? One would ask. In many African communities,...

Human Rights is celebrated every 10th day of December over the world. The day has been chosen to coincide with the adoption of the...

supporting the judicial panels of inquiry to strengthen their capacity to conduct the inquiries more effectively Following the #EndSARS...

Just a few weeks ago, a friend put up a video on his WhatsApp story, people were wailing in the background, someone they loved had just...

Isabella cries out loud as she saw her nude pictures and other personal information posted on social media by her ex-husband. Her friend...

Background Over the years, there have been serious increase in Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the society. The upsurge in these violence...

It has been seen that a protest which started on a peaceful note escalated into something that even the protesters did not foresee. The...