Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Rights

June 29, 2022

Over 42,000 children recruited, violated in West, Central African conflicts: UNICEF

UNICEF in the report said that West and Central Africa account for the second highest number of verified violations since 2005 with more than 67,000 verified grave violations across the globe.

Child soldiers in Nigeria
June 29, 2022

Court orders police to pay N6 million for illegal raids

The judge explained that the applicants’ privacy and that of other members of their families were threatened by the police during the illegal raid.

Court and police used to illustrate the story
June 29, 2022

Fayemi owes salaries, refused to remit Ekiti workers’ pension contributions: TUC

TUC criticised the Ekiti government’s refusal to remit deducted dues such as a contributory pension, cooperative deductions, and bank loan repayment.

Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Kayode Fayemi
June 28, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell bags 20 years jail time for sex trafficking

Ms Maxwell, who did not testify in her defence during the trial, apologised to the victims shortly before the sentence was handed down.

Ghislaine Maxwell
June 28, 2022

Egypt court sentences 10 brotherhood members to death

“The perpetrators killed, on different occasions from 2013 to 2015, six policemen and wounded 25 officers, security men, and civilians.”

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
June 28, 2022

Two security guards in Lagos docked for stealing corn flakes

The security guards are accused of allegedly stealing 400 cartons of corn flakes worth N2.1 million.

Man in handcuffs
June 28, 2022

Oyo ‘ritualist’ arraigned for unlawful possession of human flesh, bones

The prosecution said 38-year-old Jamiu Yekinni was on his way to Ogun State for money ritual purposes when he was arrested by federal highway patrol.

Gavel
June 28, 2022

Court remands hunter for attempting to kill his neighbour’s son

The hunter was said to have hit his neighbour’s son on the head and buttocks with a machete after the victim hit his dog’s leg with a stick.

Court symbol used to tell the story
June 28, 2022

VIO officers banned from removing vehicle number plates

“The ban is in line with the world’s best traffic regulation practices,” the VIO official stated.

VIO officials used to illustrate the story
June 28, 2022

Human Trafficking: FG investigates Ekweremadu’s alleged victim’s data privacy breach 

“NDPR prohibits the processing of personal data without the informed consent or other lawful bases known to law.”

Ike Ekweremadu and Nwanneka Ekeremadu