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Rights

October 11, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court rejects fetal personhood appeal

A Catholic group and two women had asked the court to decide whether fetuses are entitled to constitutional rights.

U.S. Supreme Court
October 11, 2022

62nd Anniversary: Nigeria has best judges, lawlessness ruining judiciary, lawyers declare

We have (the) best judges in our courts, without forgetting magistrates who are equally well-trained to administer justice.”

Supreme Court Judges
October 11, 2022

Scavenger jailed 24 months for stealing gas cylinder, cellphone

The scavenger was given an option to pay a fine of N70,000 and warned to desist from committing crimes and to be of good behaviour.

Court symbol used to tell the story
October 11, 2022

Chief Judge tells lawyers to assist Nigerians with mental issues

Ekiti Chief Judge John Adeyeye has urged female lawyers to use existing laws to help reduce the stigmatisation of people with mental illness.

Around psychiatric hospital
October 11, 2022

Akure North communities protest, tell Akeredolu to fix bad roads

Communities in the Akure North local government area of Ondo on Monday protested against the unmotorable roads in their areas.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu
October 11, 2022

FG opens visa, passport centre in Cairo

Nigeria has opened a new office in Cairo, Egypt, to provide visa application, passport, BVN and NIN services.

Nigerian International Passport
October 10, 2022

Obajana Cement: Kogi students accuse Dangote of exploitation, intimidation

The Kogi students accused Dangote of conducting “devastating economic injustice on the people of the state.”

Aliko Dangote
October 9, 2022

Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas comes out as gay

“I hope you respect me: I’m gay. #felizdomingo” Casillas announced on Twitter.

October 9, 2022

U.S., Ukraine, UK, others vote against UN resolution to take action against racism

The UN resolution seeks for reparations for those affected by slave trade and colonialism

October 8, 2022

Court remands 18-year-old Ondo boy for strangling mother to death

Tope Momoh was said to have strangled his mother to death during an argument.

Prison bar