Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Rights

September 19, 2022

UNGA77: Sanusi advocates women empowerment, girls’ education

“As an SDGs advocate, I have focused on girl-child education in particular, as the main SDG that I’m focused on are SDG four and SDG five.”

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi
September 19, 2022

Early Marriage: UNICEF wants compulsory education of Nigerian girls

“The result of girls not going to school, especially junior secondary, is that they get married, or they’re married off.”

Schoolgirls in a classroom setting used to illustrate the story
September 18, 2022

Nigerians have no rights to retaliate if assaulted by policemen: Spokesman

“If police assault a civilian, you report and actions will be taken to rebuke him, not to take the law into your hands.”

Olumuyiwa Adejobi
September 18, 2022

Islamic foundation seeks stiffer punishment for rapists

The foundation said the high rate of rape cases, specially against minors, had become worrisome.

Silhouette of a rape victim used to illustrate the story
September 17, 2022

Two years inadequate, abusers should get five years’ jail for violence, discrimination against women: Don

Ms Nworgu-Okonji said that the current provision of two years imprisonment or option of half-a-million naira fine was grossly inadequate.

September 16, 2022

Court issues arrest warrant for subway murder suspect

The suspect had killed his colleague a day before a court was set to sentence him on charges of stalking her.

September 16, 2022

Prophet remanded in Ekiti for defiling teenage girl

The prophet of the Celestial Church of Christ in Ikole Ekiti area lured the victim and had intercourse with her on several occasions.

September 16, 2022

Sharia court jails man for 33 months for desecrating grave

“The duo went straight to the grave of the mother of one Abubakar Mai-Abinduniya… urinated on her grave and videoed the act.”

Shari'a law
September 16, 2022

Wife seeks divorce over denial of ‘conjugal rights’

“He denied and starved me of my conjugal rights and I cannot continue to live with him,” she said.

Photo used to illustrate divorce
September 16, 2022

Court to rule on FG’s application on ASUU strike September 19 

The National Industrial Court on Friday fixed September 19 to deliver the ruling.

National Industrial Court