Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Rights

February 14, 2023

Lagos govt arraigns surrogate father for defiling nine-year-old daughter

The child had confided in her school teacher that her father had been having canal knowledge of her.

Child Abuse
February 14, 2023

Ex-convict gets six strokes of cane, one-year jail term for stealing

The 27-year-old ex-convict, Nurudeen Yusuf, was convicted for stealing iron rods valued at N88,000.

Court room used to illustrate the story
February 14, 2023

Australia to grant permanent residency to 19,000 refugees

The Australian government says it will grant permanent resident visas to nearly 19,000 people.

REFUGEES IN AUSTRALIA PROTESTING
February 14, 2023

Only Chrisland High School Ikeja branch shut over student’s death: Lagos Govt

“Chrisland High School, Ikeja, will remain temporarily closed to students and staff.”

CHRISLAND HIGH SCHOOL IKEJA & WHITNEY ADENIRAN
February 14, 2023

UNICEF urges Buhari regime to end child recruitment into armed groups

“In Nigeria, there have been numerous reports of children being recruited and used by armed groups.”

ARMED NIGERIAN CHILDREN
February 14, 2023

Cambodia PM shuts down independent media outlet VOD

In the past year, VOD published dozens of articles on a people trafficking operation inside Cambodia.

Cambodia's prime minister Hun Sen and Voice of Democracy (VOD)
February 13, 2023

Dozens of radio stations in Afghanistan shut down over Taliban censorship

About 345 radio stations were in operation prior to the U.S. military withdrawal in August 2021. The figure has now dropped to 228.

Taliban and Afghan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU)
February 13, 2023

Teacher gets life sentence for defiling six-year-old pupil

The convict, 41-year-old Chukwu Ndubuisi, was as of June 2016, the art teacher of Mind Builders School in Lagos.

Court symbol used to tell the story
February 13, 2023

Co-defendants seek bail as Kogi first lady Rashida Bello disappears with multibillion-naira loot

The nephew and others were arraigned on an 18-count charge of money laundering and misappropriation of about N3 billion.

Rasheedat Bello
February 13, 2023

Court sentences man to death by hanging for armed robbery

Nojeem Badmos, 20, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for conspiracy to commit robbery and death for armed robbery.

Death By Hanging