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Rights

April 9, 2023
Femi Adesina
April 8, 2023

UN chief Guterres calls for firm stand against rising intolerance

Mr Guterres underscored the need to remember how easily hate speech turns to hate crime and how complacency in the face of atrocity is complicity, calling hate speech “a key indicator of the risk

UN Secretary General AntĂłnio Guterres speaking at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland
April 7, 2023

Easter: Adamawa  CAN donates gift to inmates in Yola prison

Mr Mamza advised the inmates to take advantage of being in the facility, to study holy books and acquire skills.

Adamawa CAN donates gift to inmates in Yola prison
April 6, 2023

U.S. govt agrees $144.5 million settlement with families of Texas church shooting

According to a Justice Department spokeswoman, the $144.5 million will resolve claims of 75 plaintiffs as the settlement awaits the judge’s approval.

Texas church shooting scene (Credit: CBS news)
April 6, 2023

CJ urges Ogun magistrates to embrace ICT in dispensation of justice

The CJ noted that magistrates play a vital role in the judiciary and should take up the challenges associated with global change and stay relevant.

Magistrates’ Association of Nigeria (MAN)
April 6, 2023

Ohanaeze condemns Igbo profiling, maiming; to meet Lagos leaders

Ohanaeze Ndigbo says it will petition President Muhammadu Buhari on the Igbo profiling in Lagos before, during and after the March 18 governorship election.

OHANAEZE LEADERS, MC OLUOMO
April 6, 2023

Guterres, Amina Mohammed condemn Taliban ban on women working for UN

Taliban ended the rights of women and girls by introducing a ban on secondary schooling, higher education, working for non-governmental organisations, etc.

AntĂłnio Guterres and Amina Mohammed
April 5, 2023

NAPTIP arrests cultists in Abuja over sextortion

NAPTIP says it has arrested cultists in Abuja perpetrating gruesome acts of sextortion.

A photo of cultists used to illustrate the story
April 5, 2023

Public complaints commission receives 300 petitions in Anambra

The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) says it received 300 petitions between January and March this year.

Public Complaints Commission
April 4, 2023

Kano man strangles 22-year-old pregnant girlfriend

The police command in Kano has arrested a man, Philibus Ibrahim, for strangling his 22-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Theresa Yakubu.

Commissioner of Police in Kano, Mamman Dauda