The rights organisation also noted the police “unlawfully” detained Fatima Auwal, a local bread (Gurasa) baker, for protesting the steep rise in flour prices.
The police command in Abuja on Thursday released Yushau Shuaibu after he was arrested for trying to die by suicide on July 8.
The espionage trial of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter jailed in Russia, enters its final phase on Friday as the court begins hearing closing arguments.
Following a post on X, a journalist, Giulia Cortese, has been found guilty of defaming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The NLC condemned the police commissioner’s action and threatened to protest nationwide if he failed to urgently apologise for trampling on both unions’ rights.
The presiding judge, Halhalatu Zakariyya, asked the defendant if he was in his right senses when he took the guilty plea.
“The pardon not only offers a second chance but also reflects the government’s dedication to upholding the principles of justice and fairness,” said the Ondo government
President Bola Tinubu’s government, NLC and TUC have agreed on N70,000 as the new minimum wage.
Mr Gershkovich’s arrest is also being seen as a warning to foreign correspondents still working in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Magistrate E. Kubrinhe remanded Mr Ukpebor in Kirikiri Correctional Centre’s custody, where he will be until his August 13 trial.
