Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Rights

September 16, 2025

NHRC urges commitment to action plan as Nigeria records 365,224 rights violations

Mr Ojukwu noted that the commission received 365,224 complaints of human rights violations in August.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
September 16, 2025

SSS sues Sowore, X, Facebook over posts calling Bola Tinubu criminal

However, Mr Sowore dismissed the charges as “novel offences” invented by the SSS to silence dissent.

Sowore+SSS agents
September 16, 2025

Trump to file $15 billion lawsuit against NYT over Epstein reports

Mr Trump accused the newspaper of serving as a “virtual ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democrat Party”.

Donald Trump official portrait
September 16, 2025

NASU, SSANU issue seven-day strike notice to FG

The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has issued a seven-day strike notice to the federal government.

Muhammadu Dingyadi
September 16, 2025

Gender Equality: UN Women calls for political will, accelerated global action

Over 350 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist.

UN Women officials
September 16, 2025

UN humanitarian work underfunded, overstretched, under attack: OCHA

The UN is “underfunded, overstretched and under attack”, Tom Fletcher, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has said.

GAZA CRISIS
September 15, 2025

NAPTIP, ICMPD intensify efforts to tackle tackle trafficking

The project manager disclosed that ICMPD, through STEAP, was intervening in 250 selected schools across the five pilot states.

NAPTIP,ICMPD
September 15, 2025

IPOB: Judge transfers Nnamdi Kanu’s motion to chief judge for reassignment

Mr Kanu, in the motion ex parte, is seeking an order from the court to transfer him to Abuja National Hospital for urgent medical attention.

SSS Officer and Nnamdi Kanu
September 15, 2025

UNN bans social activities on campus beyond 6:00 p.m.

A statement by the school said it became necessary due to the unfortunate incident that happened in UNN on September 12.

University of Nigeria, Nsukka
September 15, 2025

Enugu: JUSUN begins indefinite strike over unpaid arrears

Sampson Ifedimma, the JUSUN chairman in Enugu, confirmed the development in an interview on Sunday in Enugu.

JUSUN members protesting