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Rights

January 23, 2023

Father nabbed for defiling 11-year-old daughter in Ibadan

The 33-year-old father and suspect hails from Ede in Osun and resides in the Olodo area of Ibadan.

Sexual Assault
January 23, 2023

Man jailed 20 years for attempted murder in Kano

The convict had been charged with gross indecency, causing grievous hurt and attempting to commit culpable homicide.

Court room used to illustrate the story
January 23, 2023

Rights group accuses Taliban of arbitrary detentions of Afghan journalists, women

Nearly 2,000 people have been detained in Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power in August 2021.

Taliban
January 23, 2023

Three female journalists arrested in Iran amid Mahsa Amini protests

More than 90 journalists have been arrested in the wave of nationwide protests that began in September, with about half released on bail.

Iranian police at protest ground.
January 23, 2023

Court remands five men over murder of three women

The police said four of the accused, while driving in the Akinmorin area of Oyo, allegedly crushed three women to death.

Court room used to illustrate the story
January 23, 2023

Court remands two Kaduna men for alleged possession of illicit drugs

The suspects and others still at large, were on December 21, 2022, caught dealing in cannabis at the Kaduna-Abuja road.

Cannabis 
January 22, 2023

BBC documentary blocked in India for undermining sovereignty

The documentary questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

BBC, Narendra Modi
January 22, 2023

MKO Abiola’s widow slams N100 billion defamation suit on police, others

Prof. Zainab-Duke Abiola is accusing the police of allegedly framing her in September 2022 for assaulting a police inspector.

Prof Zainab Duke-Abiola
January 22, 2023

Woman with penis docked for raping two women in Scotland

The accused denies the charges and has lodged special defences claiming the sex was consensual.

Glasgow High Court
January 21, 2023

Four years since murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, Ghana’s journalists still attacked with impunity

Since Divela’s death, at least 30 other Ghanaian journalists and media workers have faced abuses in connection with their work, including attacks, threats, and arrests.

The office of Ghanaian broadcaster Radio Ada FM pictured after it was ransacked on January 13, 2022.