Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Rights

August 7, 2025

Detention of 133,000 Nigerian Children: Report recommends family courts in juvenile cases

Between 2018 and 2022, 133,906 children and young adults were detained in Nigeria.

Youngsters in borstal
August 7, 2025

Police accused of assaulting Sowore, breaking his arm in detention cell

His legal team and associates said they had not been briefed on his whereabouts.

Omoyele Sowore
August 7, 2025

Amnesty International condemns Sowore’s detention, demands his release

“Attempting to drag Sowore to a judicial process without recourse to his lawyer is a flagrant disregard for the rule of law,” said Amnesty International.

Omoyele Sowore arrested by police Credit: Vanguard
August 7, 2025

600 million Nigerians, others have no access to electricity in Africa: AfDB

Mr Adesina disclosed that the AfDB and the World Bank jointly launched Mission 300, which aims to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030.

LIT LANTERN IN DARKNESS
August 6, 2025

Taiwan, NHRC empower 11 victims of human rights violations

Taiwan’s representative in Nigeria, Andy Yih-Ping Liu, lauded the collaboration with NHRC.

Andy Yih-Ping Liu
August 6, 2025

Stakeholders seek urgent reforms in Nigeria’s justice system

“We have not done enough. The ACJL is in place, but its implementation remains poor. We need to wake up and do more,” said the Bauchi chief magistrate.

Lady Justice (Credit: https://lawandsocietymagazine.com)
August 5, 2025

Benue govt urges NUPENG to end strike

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Deborah Aber, told journalists on Tuesday in Makurdi that the strike action was uncalled for.

NUPENG
August 5, 2025

NSCC, PTAD reiterate commitment to improving well-being of senior citizens

The National Senior Citizens Centre and the Pensions Transitional Arrangements Directorate have reiterated their commitment to improving the well-being of older persons.

Senior citizens in Nigeria
August 5, 2025

Nigerian police accused of brutality, extortion; PCRC warns against protest

He said that although the PCRC admitted that there was a high level of police brutality reported within the Mbaise axis, the committee had taken cogent measures to address the situation.

Police brutalising civilian
August 4, 2025

NARD declares support for LAUTECH resident doctors’ strike

The association also decried the sharp decline in resident doctors in the Ogbomosho-based teaching hospital.

Lautech Teaching Hospital