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Rights

September 22, 2022

ASUU Strike: Student files suit to stop salaries of public office holders

Ms Aker filed the action for herself on behalf of all students of public tertiary institutions currently affected by the nationwide ASUU strike.

Protesting Nigerian students
September 22, 2022

27 persons trafficked from South-West rescued in Kano

The victims were recruited from Oyo, Osun, Kogi, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos and Ogun states.

NAPTIP Headquarters
September 22, 2022

SSS advises ASUU to call off strike

The SSS chief noted that the strike, which paralysed university education in the country, had security implications.

September 22, 2022

Six years after marriage, Justice Ipaye’s daughter claims LGBTQ in Canada; loses custody of three children

Ms Ajayi had prayed the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to grant her sole custody of her three children whom she had taken from Nigeria without the consent of their father.

Olubukola Ajayi and Eyitope Ajayi
September 22, 2022

IG orders prosecution of professor over assault on police orderly

The police orderly was reportedly assaulted at the Professor’s Garki, Abuja residence on Tuesday, for refusing to do house chores as it was a breach of her official duty.

Assaulted policewoman
September 22, 2022

Court remands teenager for allegedly strangling man

Abdullahi Yusuf, 18, and others at large strangled the victim using an electric cable.

Court
September 22, 2022

Rights Violation: Lawyer advises Nigerians to seek redress in court

The legal practitioner advised aggrieved persons not to resort to self-help as the courts now accord top priority to such cases.

Police Brutality
September 21, 2022

Court refuses Baba Ijesha‘s bail application

The embattled actor is seeking bail for an appeal for the five years conviction of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

Baba Ijesha
September 21, 2022

Niger retirees protest 8 eight years non-payment of gratuity 

Retirees in Niger on Wednesday stormed Government House, Minna, to protest the non-payment of their gratuity for the past eight years.

Pensioners
September 21, 2022

Social media influencers now more powerful than global policymakers: Buhari

Mr Buhari added that world powers must “come together to defend freedom of speech, while upholding other values that we cherish.”