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Nearly 50% Female Students Face Gender-Based Violence in Nigerian Schools, Official Says

ABUJA, Nigeria — An estimated 42.3 per cent of female students in Nigeria experience gender-based violence during their education, a federal justice official has...

SERAP Demands Withdrawal of Social Media Shutdown Bill, Threatens Legal Action

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the National Assembly to withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026,...

The Black Tents of Mali: A Trafficked Nigerian Woman’s Cry for Help [MUST READ]

A 29-second video circulating online shows rows of black-tarp shelters on bare ground in Mali as a distressed Nigerian woman says she and others...

Rights Group Petitions National Assembly Over Mary Habila’s Death at David Umahi’s Residence

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Access to Justice and Human Rights Initiative has petitioned the House of Representatives over the death of Mary Habila, asking...

A Call to Ebonyi State Government: Urgently Revoke the Bail of Elom Monday [MUST READ]

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the Ebonyi State government to revoke the bail of Elom Monday. Mr Monday and other suspects are being...

Leo Igwe: On the Policing Allegations of Penis Theft in Rivers State [MUST READ]

A recent case in a community in Rivers State has revealed worrisome gaps and disconnects in policing and management of allegations of penis theft...

Rivers Gov’t Summons Omega Power GO Over Alleged Breach of Child Protection Laws

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — The Rivers State Government has summoned Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, the General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), over alleged violations...

CSO Intersociety Group Accuses South-East Governors of Undermining Christianity

ONITSHA, Nigeria — A civil society organisation has accused governors in Nigeria’s South-East region of adopting policies that it says are restricting the practice...

US-Based Lawyer Petitions Commission Over Palm Sunday Jos Killings, Urges Global Action

WASHINGTON, United States — A United States-based lawyer has petitioned a federal advisory body to examine recent deadly attacks in Nigeria, calling for international...

Obiageri Ottih: Religious Prisoner of Conscience in Nigeria [MUST READ]

Obiageri Ottih, a 49-year-old woman from Imo state in southern Nigeria, is a religious prisoner of conscience. Ottih is a traditional/ indigenous religious worshipper....

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