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April 14
Nigeria: Lagos Seeks Help in Locating Woman Seen Assaulting Baby in Viral Video
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has called on the public to help in locating a woman seen in video maltreating a baby for urinating on the floor. Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Discrimination Against Albinos On the Rise - Napa
The National Association of Persons with Albinism (NAPA) has raised the alarm over the alleged rise in cases of discrimination and injustice against persons with albinism. Read more »
March 08
Nigeria: First Lady Canvasses Capital Punishment for Kidnappers
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on state governors and lawmakers to prescribe capital punishment for kidnapping. Read more »
Nigeria: South African Jewish Women March Against Abuse of Gaza Hostages
A group of South African Jewish women held an International Women's Day march on Friday to denounce their government's silence on alleged abuse by Hamas fighters against Israeli… Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Nigerian Activist, Deji Adeyanju Vows to Take Up Human Rights Cases On Pro Bono Basis
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has pledged to take on cases of oppression and abuse on a pro bono basis to ensure that no oppressed Nigerian goes to bed feeling unable to… Read more »
February 29
Nigeria: Ondo 2024 - Oke Condemns Attack On Supporters, Destruction of Billboards During Tinubu's Visit
...Asks security agencies to bring culprits to book Read more »
February 20
Nigeria: Fcta Seals Orphanage Over Alleged Trafficking of 23 Children in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi Village, Abuja, after 23 children between the ages of one and 14 were… Read more »
February 19
Nigeria: Why We Should Resist Regulation of Social Media
The omnipresence of social media is a validation of Marshall McLuhan's prophecy. The professor and media guru had predicted in the 1960s that the media would become so pervasive… Read more »
February 16
Nigeria: 'It's Time for Reasoning to Prevail' - - Sowore Demands Release of Nnamdi Kanu
The candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, Omoyele Sowore, has restated his call for the release of the detained leader of the… Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: 'Why New S'court Justices Can't Resume Now'
In this report, Vanguard's Law & Human Rights digs out factors responsible for the delay in the inauguration of 11 new justices of the Supreme Court almost two full months… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Now Rape Our Women, Zamfara Indigene Laments
Kaduna--Bandit attacks on rural communities in Zamfara State have taken another dimension as the hoodlums now concentrate in raping married women and girls in their family homes. Read more »
February 14
Nigeria: Rising Human Rights Violations Worrisome - NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lamented the rising increase in human rights violations in Nigeria. Read more »
February 12
Nigeria: Alleged Cyber-Bullying, Fake News - IG Orders Clampdown On Individuals, Groups
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the NPF National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to clamp down on individuals and groups of people who are bent on… Read more »
January 05
Nigeria: Four-Year-Old Girl's Parents Say Marriage is Akeddei Practice Called Koripamo
... insist its a traditional practice termed "Koripamo" to save a 4-yr-old's life Read more »
December 11, 2023
West Africa: 4.8 Million People in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Facing Food Insecurity - Ecowas
The ECOWAS Commission said more than 4.8 million people across Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are facing food insecurity resulting from the spate of terrorist attacks and military… Read more »
November 10, 2023
Nigeria: Amnesty Int'l, Falana, Others Task Media On Human Rights Abuses
AMNESTY International and some human rights activists in Nigeria, including Mr. Femi Falana, SAN; Richard Akinnola, and Omoyele Sowore, yesterday, tasked the media to report human… Read more »
July 30, 2023
Nigeria: Police Reunite Trafficked Children With Family
THE Bayelsa State Police Command said it has successfully reunited two children who were victims of human trafficking with their parents. Read more »
July 29, 2023
Nigeria: International Rights Activist Condemns Coup in Niger Republic
International rights activist, Alhaji Musa Saidu has condemned the coup in Niger Republic , saying there is no alternative to democratic government which guarantees the rights and… Read more »
June 18, 2023
Nigeria: Shiites Petition UN, EU, NHRC for Release of Detained Members
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi'ites, have submitted a petition to the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), and National Human Rights Commission… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Nigeria: Edo Police Place U.S.$10,000 Bounty On Suspect of Cyberbullying, Defamation
The Edo Police Command on Monday placed an N5 million reward for information that would lead to the arrest of one Rachael Eboni Osazee Iyonmana, a Canada-based Nigerian lady, over… Read more »
Nigeria: Ilorin University Registrar Warns On Dress Code Violations
Dr Fola Olowoleni, the Registrar of the University of Ilorin, on Monday warned the students against violating the dress code of the institution. Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Rights Violation - Panel Heard 50 Testimonies in N/East, Says Official
The Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North-East Nigeria (SIIP North East) has so far heard 50 testimonies in its facts finding mission,… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Amnesty International Laments Increasing Hunger, Rights Abuses in Nigeria, Others
Amnesty International (AI) in its published 2022 annual report on Monday, has bemoaned aggravating hunger and human rights violations that have pervaded Nigeria, and other… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Nigeria: The Value of a Good Education
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul -- Joseph Addison, 1711. Read more »
March 24, 2023
Nigeria: Ex Senate President Ekweremadu, Wife Guilty of Organ Trafficking
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, with his wife, Beatrice, and their doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the… Read more »
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