Human Rights

Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has sharply criticized the conviction and life sentence handed down to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing the judgment as a confirmation of long-standing concerns …

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in the Benin Republic to release Nigerian travel journalist Mathew Ojoduma, who has been detained on terrorism charges since January …

Justice James Omotosgo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the suspended Professor of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cyril Ndifon, of the offence of sexual …

Stephen Enoch The Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on President Tinubu to halt what it described as an unsustainable borrowing trajectory. This call was …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old man, Mr. Edward Odega, for allegedly defiling his three daughters in Delta State. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the …

Popular Yoruba actor, Mr Olanrewaju Omiyinka, who is popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been released from prison. Fellow actor and close associate, Yomi Fabiyi, announced Baba Ijesha’s release on …

Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Sokoto State Government has on Thursday issued a strong call for urgent inclusion of thousands of neglected communities as it hailed the European Union (EU) and the …

The International Human Rights Commission–Relief Fund Trust (IHRC–RFT), Nigeria Chapter, has called on the government, private sector, and the general public to take concrete steps toward improving the welfare of …

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced one Samuel Asiegbu to three years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for …

The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years imprisonment for educators convicted of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions. The move comes amid recurring reports of …