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Rights

December 14, 2022

Court vacates order sentencing IGP Baba to three-month imprisonment

The court’s reprieve halted any likelihood of IGP Usman Baba being jailed for three months.

Usman Baba Alkali
December 14, 2022

IDPs decry sexual violence, hunger in Kaduna camps

“Our women and adolescent girls are now exposed to sexual violence and prostitution to survive, eat, and be able to pay rent.”

El-Rufai and IDPs
December 14, 2022

New UK plan for migrants limits asylum opportunities: UNHCR

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a new plan to tackle the flow of illegal migrants arriving in the United Kingdom by boat across the English Channel.

UK asylum seekers
December 13, 2022

Three men to die by hanging for raping Unilorin student to death 

On June 2, 2021, the suspects; Abdulazeez Ismail, Ajala Oluwatimileyin, and Oyeyemi Omogbolahan, raped to death a 300-level student of Unilorin.

Gallows
December 13, 2022

Man gets life sentence for sexually assaulting neighbour’s daughter

Ms Soladoye said evidence from the survivor corroborated a medical report that the survivor suffered repeated penetration.

Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court
December 13, 2022


Nigerians remember 1,000 Shiites murdered by Nigerian Army, dishonoured by Buhari

On Tuesday, Nigerians took to Twitter to remember the dead and remind the Buhari regime of its laxity on visiting justice on the oppressors.

Tukur Yusuf Buratai , Shiites and Muhammadu Buhari
December 13, 2022

Court dismisses certificate forgery suit against Tinubu

The suit was dismissed for being statute-barred, having not been commenced within the mandatory 14 days provided for under the 1999 Constitution.

Bola Tinubu
December 13, 2022

Man remanded for beating up lady who refused his advances

The remand order was given by a Karu Grade 1 Area Court on Tuesday after the police arraigned the defendant for causing grievous hurt.

sexual assault
December 13, 2022

NHRC urges Nigerians to report rights violations

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigerians to report human rights violations to the appropriate government agencies.

Police Brutality
December 12, 2022

Oyo CJ inaugurates electronic filing for magistrates’ courts

The e-filing system is expected to make lawyers’ jobs easier and also generate revenue.

Oyo State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola