Thursday, September 24, 2026

Rights

February 18, 2026

UN mourns U.S. civil rights giant Jesse Jackson

UN secretary-general António Guterres has expressed sadness over the death of Jesse Jackson.

Baptist minister, Jesse Louis Jackson
February 18, 2026

Migrants, refugees in Libya subjected to ‘systematic’ abuse: UN report

Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya are enduring ruthless and systematic human rights violations, including killings, torture, sexual violence, and trafficking.

Nigerians repatriated from Libya
February 17, 2026

NDPC opens investigation into Temu’s alleged data breach in Nigeria

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission is investigating the data processing activities of e-commerce platform Temu for alleged non-compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act.

Temu, NDPC
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