Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Rights

January 24, 2023

Nigerian students face rape, torture, hard labour in Boko Haram, bandits’ captivity

As of 2022, Amnesty International published that Boko Haram and bandit armed groups had kidnapped over 1,500 school children.

Released kidnapped students and President Muhammadu Buhari
January 24, 2023

Court dismisses PDP’s certificate forgery suit against Gombe’s Gov. Yahaya

PDP had sought the disqualification of Governor Inuwa Yahaya as candidate of the APC in the Gombe State governorship election.

Yahaya Inuwa
January 24, 2023

Man jailed in Lagos for stealing diapers

The convict was sentenced for stealing a trailer load of Softcare pampers worth N13.5 million.

Baby diapers
January 24, 2023

Osun election tribunal to deliver judgement in Oyetola’s suit Friday

In a hearing notice released in Osogbo on Tuesday, the tribunal said the judgement would be delivered by 9:00 a.m. on Friday.

Gboyega Oyetola and Ademola Adeleke
January 24, 2023

Court remands man in Kirikiri over attempt to kidnap minor in Lagos

The suspect is facing a four-count charge bordering on attempt to steal a five-year-old girl and attempt to escape from police custody.

Kirikiri Correctional Centre
January 24, 2023

Honour Killing: Outrage in Pakistan after two fathers murder daughters

Around 1,000 people are killed in Pakistan by close relatives on the pretext of saving family honour every year, according to the country’s human rights body.

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
January 24, 2023

NHRC recorded 1,053 cases of rights abuse in Kaduna in 2022: Official

The National Human Rights Commission said it had attended to 610 of the 1,053 cases, while 443 remain pending.

National Human Rights Commission
January 24, 2023

Court slams N1.5 million against six persons for calling woman witch

They were ordered to collectively pay the accused N1 million as damages and N500,000 for breach of her fundamental human rights.

Gavel used to illustrate the story
January 24, 2023

Police arrest man for impregnating, abandoning lover

A 45-year-old man, Lukman Adekoya, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrates Court for impregnating a woman and abandoning her after she gave birth to a son.

IKEJA MAGISTRATE