Thursday, November 5, 2026

Rights

August 10, 2025

Governors’ unsigned death warrants mental torture for inmates: Stakeholders

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s criminal justice system have advised governors to be decisive in the execution of condemned prisoners rather than continue to torture them in prison.

Governors
August 9, 2025

New national industrial relations policy negates workers’ rights: JOHESU

The Joint Health Sector Union has said that the National Industrial Relations Policy recently announced by the Federal Government negates workers’ rights.

Workers in Nigeria
August 9, 2025

Disquiet in OAU over ‘disappeared’ student, union raises alarm

The Great Ife Students’ Union of Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, on Friday expressed concern over the disappearance of a 300-level Chemistry student, Dorcas Oseghale.

OAU
August 8, 2025

FG commits to paying arrears of N35,000 wage award

The federal government states that it is committed to clearing the remaining three months’ arrears of N35,000 owed to civil servants without further delay.

Bola Tinubu
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