Hizbah calls for calm following protest against blasphemy in Kano
By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano The Hizbah, Shariah Police, has on Wednesday in Kano called on the public to remain calm and desist from taking the law into their hands following a protest at their office by aggrieved Muslim faithful alleging that the government is not taking any steps against a singer who insulted the Prophet […]
Gunmen kill three in Benue
Benue State Police Command said on Wednesday gunmen suspected to be herdsmen had killed three persons at Moon District, Kwande local government area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ms. Catherine Anene, told journalists in Makurdi the gunmen carried out the attack on Tuesday. “On March 3rd, unknown gunmen, suspected to be […]
INSURGENCY: 5 dead, 47 sustain gunshot wounds in Damboa attack
As 19 severe casualties to be referred ― Hospital source By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri No fewer than five persons were killed with 47 others sustained gunshot injuries by stray bullets when suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram sect invaded some parts of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state on Wednesday morning. According to a […]
95 CSOs call on Senate to reject Anti-Social Media Bill
Lament attacks on journalists, media freedom By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following some bills on the floor of the Senate that are allegedly against human rights, 95 Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, under the auspices of Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Protection of Civic Space, yesterday, called on Senate to reject Anti-Social Media Bill. This […]
Uber driver must be considered employee, court rules
France’s top court on Wednesday ruled that a former Uber driver was an employee of the ride-hailing platform, in a decision with potentially fraught consequences for the company’s business model. The Court of Cassation approved an appeal court judgement in a case taken by a driver after the company closed his account. The driver claimed […]
Gunmen abduct five female students, teacher in Niger college
Gunmen had abducted five female students, one teacher and two gatemen of Tular Academy in Moruba, Mariga local government area of Niger State. The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this when he led a combined team of police and military personnel on a visit to the school to assess the situation. Usman […]
Amotekun, a child of necessity – Oyetola
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday described the South-West Security Network, Amotekun, as a child of necessity. He said with the emergence of Amotekun, the South-West had become a safe haven. The governor stated this while receiving the leadership of Yoruba Unity Forum who paid him a courtesy visit in Oshogbo, the state capital. […]
Boko Haram: UNICEF excited as Army releases 223 children from custody
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said a total of 233 including ten girls were released last night from custody by the Nigerian Army. Some of the children who had been missing for up to four to five years, with many presumed dead by their families, according to the global humanitarian […]
Gunmen kidnap 5 female students, teacher, gatemen in Niger
Gunmen have kidnapped five female students, one teacher and two gatemen of Tular Academy, Moruba, in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this when he led a combined team of police and military personnel on a visit to the school to assess the situation. […]
Kaduna Assembly amends pension law for Governors
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday amended the state Pension and Gratuity Law 2006 for governors, to provide for death benefits to any of them who died while in service. The benefits as provided in the amendment will be “lumpsome of gross annual salary of the incumbent Governor or Deputy Governor as death […]
Govt has failed in protection of women, girls by all indicators—Rights advocates
By all indicators of development, the government has failed in its duty to protect and promote the rights of women and girls.
