Human Rights

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. Judges said there were “reasonable …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the killing of one of its members, Bright Nda Owhor, who was reportedly murdered in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on 5 …

Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has reaffirmed the Ministry’s unwavering commitment to promoting gender inclusion and empowering women in governance. He made this …

The Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project has organized a sensitization workshop for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) clubs in 50 secondary schools across Kano State. Ten students, who …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Monday received delegations from the National Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (NARPON) and retired officers under the Contributory Pension …

The Yobe State House of Assembly is taking a bold step toward fostering fairness, inclusion, and equal opportunity with a proposed bill to establish a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Sokoto State Council, has expressed deep appreciation to the Sokoto State Government for converting the June 2025 salary payments into interest-free loans for civil servants. …

On Monday, all 24 members of the Yobe State House of Assembly converged in Kano State for a technical retreat focused on the proposed bill to establish a Diversity, Equity, …

A strong and enthusiastic request for the restoration of the independence of the Okpe Nation came on Wednesday from the President General of Okpe Union Worldwide, Prof Igho Natufe. “Students of Nigerian …

Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), kicked off their work under the Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) to elaborate a set of principles …