Human Rights
U.S. Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein was arrested on Saturday for participating in a peaceful protest against Israel at the Washington University (WashU)...
EU adopts human rights resolution to repeal Female Genital Mutilation ban in Gambia
The European Union, EU, on Thursday, during its plenary session, adopted a human rights resolution to repeal Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and female...
5 Years After Disappearance, Badagry Prison Official Claims Afamefuna Has Been Moved To Another Prison
The family of Afamefuna Innocent Ozoemena, a 34-year-old man born in May 1990, are enduring an agonising ordeal and demanding his whereabouts following...
Over 200 Civilians Killed in Burkina Faso Military Raid, Says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that Burkina Faso’s military forces killed 223 civilians, including babies and children, during a raid on two...
UN to Step Up Fight Against Human Trafficking
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime announced on Monday that it is stepping up its fight against human trafficking and migrant...
Alleged UK Serial Rapist Tim Westwood Rebrands as Chef in Nigeria
Famous DJ Tim Westwood, who is facing serial allegations of sexual misconduct in the UK, has fled to Lagos, Nigeria, to rebrand himself...
EXPOSED: Eight Months after Deployment to Zamfara, NAF Yet to Pay Officers Allowance
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been accused of delaying the combat allowance of personnel deployed to Zamfara State on operation for eight...
Court threatens to adjourn Kanu’s case indefinitely
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday threatened to adjourn the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
House Committee on Constitution Review extends submission of constitutional amendments to April 30
The House Committee on Constitution Review, led by Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has extended the...
Okezie Atani: Nigerians Criticize FG’s Selective Case Intervention
The Nigerian government says it has intervened in the case of Pastor Okezie J. Atani, a social media influencer arrested for alleged defamation...
Health Care Deprivation is Violation of Human Rights – WHO
Dr Walter Molumbo, the Country Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nigeria, has said that health deprivation should be treated as...
Media Bodies Give FG 14-Day Ultimatum to Prosecute Perpetrators of FirstNews Editor’s Arrest
Media, Civil Society Organisations, and professional bodies have condemned the recent unlawful arrest, detention, and brutalisation of FirstNews Editor, Mr Segun Olatunji. As...