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October 7, 2026

UNESCO seeks inclusion of persons with disabilities in policymaking

The UNESCO representative to Nigeria, Isaias da Rosa, has advocated including persons with disabilities in policymaking to bolster their participation in nation-building.

Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)
October 7, 2026

France witnessing most violent student demonstrations in decades: Prime Minister Lecornu

Mr Lecornu said, “Burning down a high school does not improve the state of high school buildings.”

Violent student protest in France
October 7, 2026

Christa Pike conscious, speaking after botched execution, says lawyer

Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who was unconscious after surviving two lethal injections, has regained consciousness and is now speaking.

Christa Pike
October 6, 2026

ICC unseals arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women, girls

ICC has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, which amounts to a crime against humanity.

International Criminal Court, Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadim
October 6, 2026

France braces for another day of nationwide student protests over dilapidated schools

France is bracing for a nationwide day of action on Tuesday as pupil protests over school conditions and learning environments enter their second week.

Students rioting in France
October 5, 2026

ICPC, AGF ask court to dismiss El-Rufai’s N1 billion lawsuit

ICPC has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, to dismiss a N1 billion rights suit filed by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai in court
October 5, 2026

Miner’s Deaths: Shettima arrives in Minna for condolence visit

Thirty-seven miners died while in NSCDC’s custody. The survivors narrated their ordeal in the security agency’s detention cell to Peoples Gazette.

Shettima disembarking from plane
October 2, 2026

Lagos teacher jailed for life for defiling eight-year-old pupil in school toilet

A Lagos teacher, Nwatu Isaac, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a pupil.

October 2, 2026

Alleged Cybercrime: Prosecution faults Sowore’s insistence on SSS boss testimony

Mr Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, is facing cybercrime charges.

Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi
October 2, 2026

Students riot over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages in France

Sixty-five teachers were injured or assaulted during the demonstrations while 400 schools shut down on Friday.

Rioting