Monday, July 27, 2026

Rights

June 19, 2026

UN pledges durable solutions for displaced persons in Nigeria

The UN has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to advancing durable solutions for internally displaced persons.

Plateau IDPs
June 19, 2026

14,000 schools closed in Nigeria, other West, Central African nations due to conflict: UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund says education was disrupted and no fewer than 14,000 schools closed in mid-2025 in West and Central Africa.

Pupils in class
June 18, 2026

Nigeria ranks worse than average in global human rights assessment: Report

“Compared with the other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is performing worse than average when we look across the rights for which we have data,” the report stated.

Police brutality
June 18, 2026

Police foil Ivory Coast sex trafficking plot in Lagos, rescue three Kaduna girls

The police command in Lagos has apprehended a woman for allegedly attempting to traffic three Kaduna girls to Ivory Coast for prostitution.

Armed Cops
June 18, 2026

Tragedy in Daura: 20-year-old nabbed for bludgeoning her 97-year-old grandmother to death

The police said the suspect allegedly struck the elderly woman on the head with a wooden stool during the altercation.

wooden stool Used to hit her grand mother
June 18, 2026

950 Nigerian, other countries’ activists, journalists, unionists killed, disappeared in 2025: UN

The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, stated, “Behind every data point is a real life lived — or lost.”

Body bags
June 17, 2026

Lagos doctor apprehended over sale of baby for N2.5 million

The police command in Lagos has nabbed a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and a couple for the alleged sale of a newborn baby.

Babies in Lagos hospital
June 17, 2026

African leaders urged to end debt injustice, use resources for youth’s social protection

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has urged African leaders to end debt injustice and redirect resources to youth health, education, and social protection.

African youths used to illustrate the story
June 17, 2026

Mass Abduction: Police chief orders more security around schools in Katsina

The inspector-general of police, Tunji Disu, has ordered the police command in Katsina to strengthen security around schools across the state.

The deputy inspector general of police (Department of Finance and Administration), Sulaiman Abdul
June 16, 2026
Omoyele Sowore