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Rights

May 11, 2023

90% of prison inmates nationwide are state offenders: FG

“The statistics ratio of federal and state offenders is mind-boggling and worrisome.”

Nigerian Correctional Service headquarters used to illustrate this story
May 11, 2023

Buhari regime using N22 billion to feed 75,507 prison inmates: Official

President Muhammadu Buhari is spending N22.44 billion in 2023 to feed 75,507 inmates in prisons nationwide.

PRISON INMATES
May 11, 2023

FG should introduce Sharia law to punish traffic offenders: FRSC

“Let us introduce Sharia Law into road crashes, and people will wake up. Our people are too careless, and the vehicle owners don’t bother to check them.”

Road Safety Officiers
May 11, 2023

IPOB: Supreme Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case until September

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the suit filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, until September 14.

NNAMDI KANU, OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA
May 11, 2023

NLC, TUC slam Matawalle over unpaid March, April workers’ salaries

“The two labour centres condemned the perceived nonchalant attitude of the state government to pay the salary of its workers for two months of March and April.”

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara
May 11, 2023

Ayade didn’t promote civil servants in seven years; owes 10 years’ gratuities: TUC

“Payment of gratuities to state retirees from April 2014 and local government workers from 2012 is still pending.”

Governor Ben Ayade
May 11, 2023

Palestinians remember slain journalist Shireen Akleh

The journalist was shot dead during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the northern West Bank on 11 May 2022.

Shireen Abu Aqla
May 11, 2023

UN rights council to meet as fighting in Sudan continues

Sudan was already one of the poorest countries in the world before the latest conflict, with some 19 million people threatened by hunger there.

Sudan crisis
May 11, 2023

Civil Defence nabs father for raping daughter

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it arrested a 41-year-old father in Kogi for raping his 16-year-old daughter.

NSCDC OPERATIVES
May 11, 2023

Plateau workers begin indefinite strike

Plateau workers have commenced an indefinite strike after the failure of the government to meet their demands.

Simon Lalong