Thursday, October 8, 2026

Rights

April 26, 2023

Iran government to prosecute 2 actresses for not wearing hijab

Katayoun Riahi, 61, posted her picture online without a veil while Pantea Bahram, 53, posed for a picture during film screening without a head covering.

Katayoun Riahi, Pantea Bahram without veils
April 26, 2023

Cross River street cleaners protest unpaid four-month salaries

Female street cleaners in Calabar municipality and Calabar South LGA have protested their unpaid four-month salaries by the Cross River government.

Cross River street cleaners in protest
April 25, 2023

South Africa will quit ICC to forestall Putin’s arrest: President Ramaphosa

The ICC which South Africa is a joint signatory had in March this year issued a warrant for the arrest of president Putin following allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine.

South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa, International Criminal Court (ICC), and Russia leader Vladimir Putin
April 25, 2023

Sexual Assault: Lagos CP sanctions DPO, officers for misconduct 

Mr Owohunwa ordered a sanction on the officers who allegedly harassed a young lady seeking justice from the station.

Idowu Owohunwan
April 24, 2023

Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News amid Dominion defamation chaos

The announcement came a few days after the network agreed to pay $787.5m to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems.

Tucker Carlson
April 24, 2023

Prison reactivates training school for South-East, South-South juvenile inmates

Prison service says it has reactivated the abandoned Borstal Training Institute in Enugu to reform juvenile offenders in the South-East and South-South.

Nigerian Correctional Service headquarters used to illustrate this story
April 24, 2023

World Book Day: Copyright commission intensifies anti-piracy drive

NCC says it is intensifying its anti-piracy drive and enforcing stiffer penalties for copyright infringement and abuse of all literary works in the country.

Nigerian Copyright Commission
April 24, 2023

Putin promises HIV-positive Russian prisoners anti-retroviral drugs to fight Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin’s regime has promised to provide anti-retroviral drugs to HIV-positive Russian prisoners if they agree to fight against Ukrainian soldiers.

Vladimir Putin and Russian prisoners
April 23, 2023

NHRC received 351 complaints in three months in Kano: Official

He said that while 240 out of the 351 cases had been treated, 111 were pending.

National Human Rights Commission
April 21, 2023

British Deputy Prime Minister Raab resigns amid bullying scandal

The five-month investigation into Mr Raab’s behaviour heard evidence from multiple government officials about complaints of bullying at three different departments.

Dominic Raab