Human Rights
SOS: Nigerians Are Selling GM TELA Maize On Jiji for ₦4,000 Without Proper Labeling
Unlabeled genetically modified (GM) TELA Maize is being sold openly on the Nigerian online marketplace Jiji for as low as ₦4,000 ($2.62), highlighting...
Central African Republic Ratifies Maputo Protocol, Becomes 46th AU Member State To Commit To Women’s Rights
The Central African Republic (CAR) has officially ratified the Maputo Protocol, becoming the 46th African Union (AU) Member State to commit to advancing...
Niger’s Tchiani Defies EU, Welcomes Sanctioned Pan-African Activist Nathalie Yamb In Niamey
In a bold display of Pan-African solidarity, Niger’s President, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, on Monday hosted prominent Pan-African activist Nathalie Yamb in Niamey, just...
Ex-ShopRite Staff Petitions IGP Over Alleged Contract Forgery and Criminal Plot
Friday Emeh, a former Till Attendant at Retail Store Nigeria Limited (RSNL/ShopRite), has appealed to Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to investigate...
UniNiger Suspends School Security Official After Assaulting, Victimising Female Student
The University on the Niger, Umunya (UNINIGER), has suspended a security officer involved in a viral video circulating on social media involving a...
Enugu Communities Cry Out as Final-Year Student Is Killed, Pregnant Woman Kidnapped, And Residents Live In Fear
A final-year Accounting student, Sochima Onoh, has been brutally murdered in Enugu State, sparking fear and tension between neighbouring communities already entangled in...
Nigerians Calls for Minister’s Intervention as UNICAL Sends Over 300 Dental Students Home Over Admission-Scandal
Reactions and calls for intervention has flooded social media as the University of Calabar (UNICAL) is reported to have made a controversial decision...
FCTA Land Administration Issues Query To Official Over Wike Family Land Allocation Leak
Following news reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike recently allocated thousands of hectares of choice land worth billions of...
Fired LASU Dean Accused of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct – Victims Speak
The Lagos State University (LASU) Governing Council has approved the dismissal of Professor Olatunji Tajudeen Fasasi Abanikannada, the Dean of the School of...
Hawker Shot at Close Range by Kenya Police During Youth-Led Protests Declared Brain Dead
A 22-year-old street vendor who was shot in the head at close range by a police officer during last week’s protests in Nairobi...
Togolese Protesters Tear-Gassed in Their Homes as Uprising Demands President’s Resignation
Togolese youths have taken to the streets in a three-day demonstration, demanding the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbé. However, security forces are cracking...
Kenyan Government Bans Live Coverage of Protests on Anti-Finance Bill Anniversary
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has directed all television and radio stations to stop live coverage of the ongoing nationwide protests taking...