Authorities in Iran have executed three men sentenced to death in connection with the nationwide anti-government protests last year, the judiciary says. The three were convicted over their alleged involvement in a shooting attack that killed three security personnel in…
Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53% in 2022
The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2022 rose by 53 per cent on the figure recorded for 2021. This is according to an Amnesty International report released on Tuesday. The human rights organisation, in…
Bandits’ attacks: 10 students killed, 780 abducted, 61 in captivity —Amnesty International
As the year hobbles to an end, horrible security statistics being rolled out by global watchdog, Amnesty International, shows that children in Nigeria have become the major target of attacks by bandits. In a statement on Thursday, the organisation claimed…
#EndSARS @ 1: Anniversary of protests divides citizens – Terh Agbedeh
It is exactly one year today, Wednesday, October 20 since the #EndSARS Protests were brought to a screeching halt with what has become known as the Lekki Tollgate Shootings. Soldiers reportedly mobilised from a brigade stationed in Lagos State, allegedly…
*Falana, Falz, others protest insecurity, poverty in Lagos (Punch)*Lagos-Ibadan rail: FG assures host communities of assistance (Guardian)
Falana, Falz, others protest insecurity, poverty in Lagos (Punch) Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), and his Musician son, Folarin, aka Falz, along with scores of Lagosians took to the streets on Monday to protest against the insecurity and…
Amnesty calls on FIFA to press Qatar on worker rights
Amnesty International on Monday called on football’s global governing body FIFA to put more pressure on 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to improve conditions for workers in the Gulf country. Doha has made a series of reforms to its employment…
Lekki shootings: 100 days after, Amnesty accuses govt of cover-ups, intimidation
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of covering up those responsible for the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate and Alausa in Lagos State in October 2020. The organisation made the accusation in a press statement issued…
“They came to kill”: Lagos shooting survivor recalls experience
She hasn’t been able to sleep for a week and at first wanted just “to stay hidden”. But this survivor of the shooting of peaceful Nigerian protesters at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last week says she realised that she…
*Lagos APC denies impending power tussle between Sanwo-Olu, Abiru (Guardian) *Lagos registers continuous assessment scores for JSS 1 admission (Nation)
Lagos APC denies impending power tussle between Sanwo-Olu, Abiru (Guardian) Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the report that its candidate for the forthcoming October 31, 2020, Lagos East senatorial bye-election, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, is being…
Another 124 people catch coronavirus across Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed a total number of 124 new cases of COVID-19 the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus in the country. The NCDC made the announcement Thursday night on its…
