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Rights

July 7, 2026

Lagos arrests 400 beggars

The Lagos government has apprehended 396 beggars in a coordinated environmental sanitation enforcement operation aimed at promoting a cleaner, safer, and more orderly state.

apprehended 226 beggars
July 7, 2026

NLC urges coordinated reintegration for returning migrants

The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged a coordinated reintegration programme for Nigerians returning from abroad, especially those coming back from South Africa.

Nigerians alighting from Air Peace plane from South Africa.
July 7, 2026

Umuahia: Angry aunt caught with knife in attempted murder of 12-year-old niece

The police command in Abia on Sunday arrested a woman, Gift Nwoko, residing at IBB Housing Estate in Umuahia, for the attempted murder of a girl, Chimamanda Ebo.

ASP Maureen Chinaka
July 7, 2026

IPI Nigeria secures release of journalist Stanley Ugagbe from police custody

The International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) says Stanley Ugagbe, a journalist with Secret Reporters, has been released from police custody following its intervention.

Stanley Ugagbe
July 6, 2026

UTME: JAMB’s AI plan could exclude visually impaired candidates, CITAB warns

Mr Fenemigho, however, warned that without deliberate preparations, the initiative could remain an ambitious idea rather than a project.

July 6, 2026

Tinubu orders probe of X, Meta over alleged exploitation of news content

Mr Ijagwu said that under the new investigation, areas of interest include allegations of market dominance and potential anti-competitive conduct.

President Bola Tinubu
July 6, 2026

UNICEF urges child rights protection during internal security operations

UNICEF said children encountered during military operations should be treated primarily as victims requiring protection rather than as security threats.

UNICEF
July 6, 2026

Okigwe Eight: Kidnapped Scripture Union delegates freed after 22 days

Eight members of the Scripture Union abducted along the interstate boundary between Imo and Anambra on June 14 while returning from a national conference are freed.

Eight members of the Scripture Union abducted
July 6, 2026

Xenophobia: FG to airlift about 300 Nigerians from South Africa on Wednesday

The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria and the consulate general in Johannesburg have announced plans to repatriate about 300 Nigerians from South Africa on Wednesday.

Nigerians evacuated from South Africa
July 5, 2026

Expert seeks greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in governance, electoral process

He called for electoral reforms to make polling units more accessible to persons with disabilities.

Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)