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Rights

August 8, 2025

UTME: Peter Obi decries JAMB’s shoddy treatment of Nigerian students

Describing the situation as avoidable, Mr Obi called on JAMB to adopt a student-friendly approach in the present circumstances, pending the outcome of its reported investigation into the blacklisted

large gathering of students at the state's JAMB headquarters
August 8, 2025

Violence stripping women, girls in Sahel region of right to viable future: UN

In Mali, 90 per cent of women have been affected by female genital mutilation, while the rate of child marriage in parts of the region is among the highest in the world.

women in Niger
August 7, 2025

IGP Egbetokun secretly seeks court order to detain Sowore for two weeks

The senior police officers said the move is being justified on the grounds of “ongoing investigation.”

Kayode Egbetokun, Omoyele Sowore
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