ECOWAS Court ruled that Kano State’s blasphemy laws violated international human rights obligations, deeming key provisions ...

This latest intervention follows the failure of an earlier ECOWAS mission, led by the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, the Right Honourable Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, to bridge the divide between ...

Bishir Dauda, a Nigerian activist, has embarked on a 50-day celebration road trip across West Africa to mark the 50th ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community court of justice has ruled that the blasphemy provisions in ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for a meeting later this month to address the recent 0.5% ...

Rights advocacy organisation Global Rights has criticised the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for banning the broadcast of Eedris Abdulkareem’s protest ...

ECOWAS Judges have ruled that Kano’s blasphemy laws are “excessive,” breach international protections for freedom of expression.

Kano State's blasphemy laws have been declared a violation of international human rights by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, following a case filed by the ...

The NGO argued that Nigeria’s failure to establish a sixth state in ... In delivering judgment, the ECOWAS Court ruled that the creation of states within the Federal Republic of Nigeria falls ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has dismissed a lawsuit ... argued that Nigeria’s failure to establish a sixth state in the South-East was discriminatory, News ...