On Tuesday, those involved in the justice sector started working to improve laws protecting the rights and wellbeing of Nigerian children. Policymakers, lawmakers, judges, law enforcement agencies, representatives of civil society, and international organisations were among the stakeholders who demanded suitable, enforceable, and implementable laws to improve the welfare and development of Nigerian children. At … Read more
Just days after a peace conference with the governors of the Southeast states in Enugu in August 2017, the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, has questioned how its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was labelled a terrorist. In a statement titled “Where Was the Terrorism Between August and September 2017?” IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful posed the … Read more
Residents of Bauchi State have been informed by the Nigerian Army that a live-fire protest is planned for Wednesday, September 23, 2026, along the Bauchi-Jos Road. The Nigerian Army Armour School at Obienu Barracks will lead the drill from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The exercise will include the movement of troops and military equipment, … Read more
A proposed constitutional amendment that would enable the creation of state police has been adopted by the Osun State House of Assembly. After discussing the National Assembly’s request, the legislators unanimously approved the plan during Tuesday’s plenary. Speaker Adewale Egbedun informed the House that state legislatures around Nigeria had received a letter from the National … Read more
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the prospective presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticised governors chosen by the All Progressives Congress (APC), claiming that they lack authority. In an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday, Kwankwaso made the claim. He claimed that the governors under President Bola Tinubu are not as strong as they were … Read more
Comrade Dominic Alancha, a social activist and activist, has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the deaths of 37 alleged illegal miners who were detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. Speaking to reporters in Abuja on Tuesday, Alancha discussed the incident and stated that calls for the dismissal of … Read more
A nine-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry has been established by Niger State Governor Umaru Bago to look into the deaths of 37 people who were detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Niger State Command. Shortly after the commission’s chairman, Justice Muhammad S.A. Muhammad of the Niger State High Court, swore in … Read more
Mohammed Umaru Bago, the governor of Niger State, has asked religious leaders to use their sermons to dissuade parents from letting their adolescents work as artisanal miners. Following the deaths of 37 young artisanal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bago made the call on Tuesday during a … Read more