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Rights

October 7, 2021

Assault: TuFace threatens Brymo with N1 billion lawsuit

Nigeria’s music superstar TuFace has threatened to file a N1 billion defamation lawsuit against Brymo if he does not apologise in 48 hours.

October 7, 2021

Sanwo-Olu signs law prohibiting media parade of suspects

The bill was introduced in 2007, amended in 2011, and passed by the state House of Assembly on July 5, 2021.

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu [
October 7, 2021

Workers shut down Aba LGA after chairman battered employee

Mr Ikonne was said to have battered Ms Nwanosike with planks and pipes on Tuesday afternoon, inflicting injuries leading to her being hospitalised.

Okezie Ikpeazu
October 6, 2021

ATM like chequebook, banks must pay damages for dispense errors: Appeal Court

Consequently, the Court of Appeal awarded Mr Jwan N500,000 as general damages against Ecobank for failure to pay its customer N10,000 through the bank’s ATM.

October 6, 2021

Gov. Diri frees criminals, worried pardon won’t decongest prisons if crime persists

Governor Douye Diri has granted amnesty to nine inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Okaka, in Yenagoa, the State capital.

October 6, 2021

One in 10 people who need palliative care gets it: WHO

For WHO, “palliative care is a human right and a moral imperative of all health systems.”

Photo of sick people in hospital bed in nigeria used to illustrate the story
October 5, 2021

Buhari nominates Baba Yusuf Chief Judge of FCT High Court

This was contained in a letter dated October 4, and transmitted to the Senate by Mr Buhari.

Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf
October 5, 2021

We’ll make police Nigerians’ friends: Police Service Commission

The newly deployed permanent secretary of the Police Service Commission (PSC), William Alo, has pledged to make the police Nigerians’ friends.

October 4, 2021

FG scrutinises 300 inmates in Lagos for presidential pardon

From the 300 inmates to be scrutinised, 80 would be considered for pardon by the federal government.

Nigerian Correctional Service headquarters used to illustrate this story
October 4, 2021

Lagos motorists must show driver’s, vehicle licences from Monday: FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will, on Monday (today), start ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s Licence and Vehicle licence phase II’ in Lagos.