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February 16, 2026

Kebbi: FIDA distributes Ramadan packages to IDPs, orphans

The International Federation of Women Lawyers, Kebbi chapter, on Monday, distributed Ramadan relief packages to over 100 vulnerable residents in Birnin Kebbi LGA.

Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria
February 16, 2026

39th Assembly: AU considers report on colonisation as genocide against Africans

The African leaders “underscored the importance of historical justice, truth, remembrance, reparatory justice, and the preservation of the dignity of African peoples”.

Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU)
February 16, 2026

17 Brigade Katsina: Army pledges adequate welfare for widows of slain soldiers

The Nigerian Army has assured the widows of slain soldiers of the Brigade’s commitment to their welfare and that of their children.

Widows of slain soldiers
February 13, 2026

Lagos govt offered N1.5 million compensation after BRT bus crushed woman to death: Family

The family of a woman killed by a BRT driver along Ikorodu Road says it has rejected the N1.5 million compensation offered to them by the Lagos government.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu
February 13, 2026

Globacom partners NCWS to expand safe SIM programme for children

Globacom has partnered with the National Council for Women Societies to expand its ‘Safe SIM Programme’ to promote safe internet use among Nigerian children.

NCWS members
February 13, 2026

Protecting children in war vital to lasting peace, UN says

A special representative of the secretary-general, Vanessa Frazier, has decried the alarming rise in grave violations against children in conflicts.

Kids in war zone
February 13, 2026

Mining: Alake promises to get justice for officer killed in Niger

Dele Alake, the minister of solid minerals development, has vowed to ensure justice for a police officer killed on Wednesday during a joint patrol operation in Niger.

Dele Alake, minister for solid minerals (Credit: Ministry of Information)
February 12, 2026

Witness protection, sentencing key to effective criminal trial: Taraba CJ

The chief judge of Taraba, Justice Joel Agya, says the fight against crime and corruption could not be effectively sustained without a witness protection and sentencing mechanism.

Taraba chief judge Joel Agya
February 12, 2026

No magistrate earns above N250,000 in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu: Survey

Stakeholders are concerned that no magistrate in Anambra, Ebonyi, or Enugu earns more than N250,000 per month.

Lawyers