Women Still Locked Out of Global Power: Only 1 in 7 Nations Led by a Woman
A new report finds women’s political representation stagnating; and in some areas reversing; despite decades of advocacy for equal leadership....
Trafficked as a Teenager, Izzy Ogbeide Says Nigerian Churches in Italy Knew — and Did Nothing
In a viral testimony, the survivor recounts sexual exploitation, forced abortions, and the silence of religious institutions that collected tithes...
Sowore Alleges Police Organ Harvesting, Calls for IGP Action on Detained Whistleblower
Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has levelled explosive allegations against a Nigerian police...
Residents Cry Out Over Toxic Fumes from Plastics Factory in Minna Neighbourhood
Community petitions Niger State government over health crisis linked to illegal industrial activity Residents of Gidan Madara, located behind the...
Imo ‘Tiger Base’ atrocities stain democracy
- Punch Editorial. THE grim allegations emerging from the Imo State Police Command’s so-called ‘Tiger Base’ facility in Owerri read...
Held Without Justice: The Three-Year Ordeal of Whistleblower Nnamdi Emeh
A young Nigerian IT consultant who helped expose alleged extrajudicial killings and organ harvesting by police officers has spent three...
Nigerian Journalist Accuses Minister Umahi of Threatening Him Over Secret Recording
LAGOS, Nigeria — A Lagos-based media executive and journalist has gone public with allegations that Nigeria's Minister of Works, David Nweze...
Court Grants Bail to Influencer-Activist Detained Over Facebook Post Criticising Enugu Government Official
ENUGU, Nigeria — A Federal High Court in Enugu has granted bail to popular social media influencer and activist Chijinkem Ugwuanyi,...
Iceland and Netherlands intervene in ICJ South Africa v. Israel genocide case
The move adds to an expanding list of governments weighing in on the high-profile Gaza case before the UN’s highest...
Senegal Doubles Prison Term for Same-Sex Relations in Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Law
Parliament votes 135–0 to extend maximum sentence to 10 years; UN human rights chief urges president not to sign the...
