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Rights

October 11, 2023

UN General Assembly elects Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi to Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.

United Nations General- Assembly
October 10, 2023

European asylum applications soar above 800,000 in 2023, highest since 2016

More than 800,000 asylum applications have been filed in the European Union, Norway, and Switzerland this year up to October.

Refugees seeking asylum photo used to illustrate this story (Credit: New York Times)
October 10, 2023

2023/2024 Legal Year: Judges are well taken care of in Oyo, says Chief Justice Iyabo Yerima

“Judges are being well taken care of in Oyo state. That is why we tend to be more productive. However, it is not that we were not productive before.”

Judges
October 10, 2023

PENGASSAN demands salary benchmark for oil workers

PENGASSAN has called for a salary benchmark for oil and gas workers.

PENGASSAN
October 9, 2023

Court sentences policeman to death for killing Lagos lawyer Bolanle Raheem

Justice Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos High Court has sentenced policeman Drambi Vandi to death by hanging for shooting a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem.

Drambi Vandi
October 9, 2023

Zamfara: Refugees commission says 40 houses for IDPs completed

NCFRMI has inaugurated more than 40 fully completed houses at the resettlement city for IDPs in Zamfara.

NCFRMI
October 9, 2023

Pensioners appeal to Katsina govt on increment

Pensioners in Katsina have appealed to Governor Dikko Radda to effect increments in their monthly pension.

Governor Dikko Radda
October 8, 2023

FG’s warning to Arise News over guests’ remarks ‘unacceptable’: Amnesty International

“Nigerian authorities must stop the unrelenting quest to silence media organisations like ARISEtv.”

Tinubu, Arise News, Amnesty International
October 8, 2023

Group urges FG to prosecute violators of VAPP Act

The VAPP Act aims to eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit violence against persons, provide protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment for offenders.

Southern Kaduna violence
October 7, 2023

Bolanle Raheem: Court to rule on killing of Lagos lawyer by policeman

Officer Darambi Vandi had on December 25, 2022, shot Omobolanle Raheem in the chest, at Ajah Roundabout on Lekki Expressway, Lagos State.

Bolanle Raheem and Drambi Vandi