Thursday, November 12, 2026

Rights

September 29, 2021

UN seeks support for Nigeria’s gender equality bill

The Senate, UN Women, and other major stakeholders have called for media support and advocacy for the passage of the Gender And Equal Opportunities Bill.

September 29, 2021

Air Peace entraps customers, hands them over to police for exposing poor service

The management of Air Peace has arrested two customers at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, after exposing the airline’s poor service.

September 29, 2021

Eighty-one million people hungry, stop wasting food, UN begs

The UN food agency, Food and Agriculture Organisation, has launched an urgent appeal to reduce wasted food, saying 81 million people are hungry and malnourished.

Hungry children used to illustrate the story
September 28, 2021

Bus conductor gets 25 years in prison for defiling 15-month-old toddler

The conductor was 35 years old when he defiled the toddler, who was his neighbour’s daughter.

September 28, 2021

Baba Ijesha defiled minor, forensic expert tells court

A child forensic expert, Anike Ajayi-Kayode, has narrated how Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James (Baba Ijesha) allegedly groomed and defiled a minor (name withheld).

Baba Ijesha
September 28, 2021

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Oseji is dead

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Oseji has died.

September 27, 2021

Major Oseni sues Nigerian Army, FCMB for N2 billion

Mr Oseni also wants FCMB to tender a public apology to him in at least three national dailies.

September 27, 2021

Rukuba Killings: Nine men, one minor in court for massacre of 22 travellers

The defendants were said to have been arrested by security operatives with knives, daggers and swords.

Gavel used to illustrate the story
September 27, 2021

Court adjourns suit challenging Atiku’s eligibility to contest for president

A group is challenging Mr Abubakar’s eligibility on the grounds that he’s not a Nigerian citizen by birth.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar
September 27, 2021

Stop journey by 6:00 p.m., lodge at police post, NYSC tells corps members

The NYSC coordinator advised corps members to terminate long-distance journeys anytime it is 6:00 p.m. and lodge at any security outpost.

NYSC Corp members used to illustrate the story.