Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Rights

June 1, 2026

#BringBackOurChildrenTeachers protest rocks Ibadan, residents threaten to boycott 2027 elections

“They should give us peace of mind. Otherwise, we will not participate in the forthcoming elections,” Mrs Olowookere, an Ibadan resident, said.

Protest in Ibadan
June 1, 2026

Trump govt sues University of California for antisemitism

The DOJ alleged that UCLA violated Title VI through its deliberate indifference to this pervasive on-campus antisemitism.

University of California, Trump
May 29, 2026

Children’s Day: Nearly 600 students kidnapped from schools under Tinubu

While challenges remain, many communities and highways are becoming safer and more economically active,” Mr Tinubu claimed.

President Bola Tinubu sleeping and kidnapped pupils
May 29, 2026

Supreme Court okays NIMASA’s appeal against lower court judgement

The Supreme Court has approved an appeal filed by NIMASA against an appeal court judgement that transferred a case to the Federal High Court.

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
May 29, 2026

Youths to benefit from reforms in tech, agriculture, sports, says Tinubu

“To our young people, I want you to know this nation believes in you. You are not a problem to be managed. You are the engine of Nigeria’s future,” the president said.

NIGERIAN YOUTHS and BOLA TINUBU
May 28, 2026

Children’s Day overshadowed by mass abduction of Oriire pupils, teachers: CPNN

“This painful situation casts a shadow over this year’s Children’s Day celebration,” CPNN coordinator said.

Seyi Makinde
May 28, 2026

Tinubu govt reaffirms commitment to inclusive child protection policies

The government urged children to embrace gender inclusion and mutual respect from an early age.

NIGERIaN KIDS
May 28, 2026

Mass Abductions at Schools: Educationist calls for national child consciousness rebirth

The founder and executive director of the Adinya Arise Foundation, Mabel Adinya, has urged Nigerians to return to times when being a child was something to celebrate without fear.

Kidnapped Niger schoolchildren
May 28, 2026

CPJ hails president’s pardon of Senegalese journalist after eight years in prison

Mr Bassène was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, but on Wednesday, President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye granted him a pardon.

René Capain Bassène, CPJ
May 28, 2026

Fulani militias chased 1.3 million people in Middle Belt away from their land: Report

“These Fulani militant attacks…have forced at least 1.3 million people in the Middle Belt off their land and into…unsafe conditions in displacement camps,” said USCIRF.

IDPs