•Shi’ites protest The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as the Shi’ites, has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International, and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), urging them to intensify pressure for the prosecution of those responsible for what the group describes as a decade-old atrocit...
•Nigerian lawyers Lawyers, rights advocates and civil society groups have staged a procession in Lagos to demand justice for the late Mr. Temitope Odu, a lawyer, 56-year-old wife and mother, who was allegedly killed in a case of domestic violence. The memorial walk, convened by the Gnosis Help Initiative in collaboration with several human rig...
•Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered a full investigation into the recent killing of some residents of Akinlalu Community by operatives of the Amotekun Corps. The governor has subsequently dispatched a top-level government delegation to the affected community to find out what transpired on the...
•Tinubu and Trump The United States government has raised concerns over security and justice delivery in the country, citing cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions. But the presidency in a swift reaction last night, said the country’s judicial system was not only addressing concerns about lengthy pre-trial periods, alongside...
•ITUC Youth Committee Young workers globally are calling for democracy, justice and a better future as the world celebrates the 2025 International Youth Day today, August 12. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), in a statement said it celebrates the power of young people to shape a more just and sustainable world. According to t...
•Lagos-Calabar highway A coalition of civil society organisations yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Lagos over the alleged wrongful displacement of residents and landowners in Okun Ajah, a community reportedly affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The protest monitored by our correspondent was held at the annexe office of...
•Brutally assaulted deaf girl admitted to a hospital The African Action Congress has expressed concerns over Margret Joshua, a 20-year-old deaf girl who was brutally assaulted in Tula Baule Yakku, Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State, on May 27. According to the AAC, Margret was attacked while washing clothes by the riverside when Abu...
•Late CSP Mohammed Ali Baba The Eggon Cultural and Development Association has decried the gruesome killing of one of its kinsmen, the Divisional Police Officer of Rano Local Government Area of Kano State, CSP Baba Ali Mohammed, by a mob. Mohammed, an indigene of Nasarawa State, was said to have been recently attacked by youths […]
•Late CSP Ali The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Kano State Government to identify and bring to justice those responsible for the brutal killing of CSP Muhammad Ali, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rano in Kano State. The lawmakers condemned in strong terms the […]
•Gombe State governor, Inuwa Yahaya Residents of Tangale community in Gombe State are still reeling from the tragic incident that led to the death of six residents during the Easter celebrations, reports The PUNCH. It has been over a month since tragedy struck the Tangale community during a peaceful procession in Billiri Local Government Area ...

