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Political Intolerance: 6 Nigerian Governors In Danger of Foreign Travel Band

Pius Godsday | Politics Reporter -
ENUGU, Nigeria — A Nigerian civil liberties organisation has threatened to lobby foreign governments to restrict travel by six state governors over allegations that...
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Advocacy Group Challenges Zamfara Hisbah Over Woman’s Detention for Alleged Witchcraft

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
GUSAU, Nigeria — A rights organisation has criticised the Zamfara State Hisbah Commission over the arrest of Khadija Abdullah. She was detained in Gusau after...
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3,083 Christians Were Killed in Nigeria in 8 Months in 2026, Rights Group Says

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — A civil liberties organisation says 3,083 Christians were killed in Nigeria during the first eight months of 2026. Another 3,193 were...
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Religious Freedom: Advocacy Group Asked Tai LGA Council to Abandon ‘Harmful Juju’ Prohibition Bill

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor -
LAGOS, Nigeria — A rights organisation has asked the Tai Local Government Council in Rivers State to abandon a proposed by-law criminalising the invocation...
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Gloria Steinem, Feminist Icon and Celebrated Journalist, Dies at 92

Hope Sampson | Sub Editor -
NEW YORK, United States — Gloria Steinem, the journalist and organiser who became a prominent figure in the American women’s rights movement, died at...
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85-Year-Old Zamfara Woman Assaulted Over Witchcraft Accusation Seeks Justice

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
GUSAU, Nigeria — A Nigerian advocacy group on Wednesday called for state action over the reported assault of an 85-year-old woman in Zamfara State. The...
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EDEN Honours Oronto Douglas, Festus Iyayi, and Jonathan Ihonde at Environmental Report Launch

Ekamma Jacobs | Staff Reporter -
BENIN CITY, Nigeria — The Environmental Defenders Network released a report on Nigeria’s environmental conditions on Friday, August 28, 2026, and posthumously honoured three...
Canada

Nigerian Humanist Leo Igwe Elected Vice President of Humanists International

Ekemini Ekwere | News Reporter -
OTTAWA, Canada — Leo Igwe, a Nigerian humanist and scholar of religion, has been elected Vice President of Humanists International, the global organisation representing...
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ICRC Searches for 1,500 Missing People in Yobe as Families Await Answers

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
DAMATURU, Nigeria — The International Committee of the Red Cross is actively tracing more than 1,500 people reported missing in Yobe State, part of...
Guest Essays

VDM at NBA Conference: What the VeryDarkMan Controversy Reveals About Nigeria’s Legal Profession [MUST READ]

Vitus Ozoke | Op-Ed Contributor -
The controversy over the invitation extended to VeryDarkMan to the Nigerian Bar Association conference raises a larger question: Is advocacy the exclusive preserve of...
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