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February 27, 2026

Zamfara reaffirms commitment to tackle GBV

Zamfara has reaffirmed its commitment to combating gender-based violence through sustained support for the Huriyya Dauda Lawal Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Gusau.

Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal
February 27, 2026

U.S. embassy official bags life imprisonment for sexual abuse of minors in Africa

A former U.S. employee, Fode Sitafa Mara, has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of two girls aged 13 and 15, after lying to help their sick mother.

U.S. embassy in Burkina Faso
February 27, 2026

UN official regrets violence in Sudan as 11,300 killed in one year

Latest data indicates that at least 11,300 civilians were killed in 2025, nearly triple the number in 2024, while many thousands are still missing or unidentified.

Unrest in South Sudan (Credit: Foreign Policy)
February 26, 2026

Kwara residents protest killings, kidnappings, accuse Abdulrazaq’s govt of negligence

Several communities in the Kwara North have come under consistent terrorist attacks in recent times.

Protest in Kwara
February 26, 2026

Police sergeants on grade level 6 earn more than GL-16 magistrates, judicial officers lament

“Imagine a sergeant in the Nigeria Police Force on Grade Level 6 earning more than a Grade Level 16 magistrate. This situation is demoralising,” he said.

Governor Nasir Idris,Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto and Governor Dauda Lawal
February 26, 2026

Jigawa chief judge restates value of speedy, fair judgments in ‘inferior courts’

“We are here to see things for ourselves. The inferior courts are where the majority of our citizens first encounter the judiciary,” said the chief judge.

The chief judge of Jigawa, Umar Sadiq
February 25, 2026

Bauchi govt trains students in GBV, establishes school clubs

The Bauchi government has launched a two-day training programme on gender-based violence for secondary school students.

Bauchi govt trains students in GBV
February 25, 2026

Heightened tension as SSS set to arraign El-Rufai over NSA phone tapping

Mr El-Rufai is scheduled to take his plea before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik in the court on a three-count charge.

Sad El-Rufai
February 25, 2026

Racism in Football: History of villains, victims amid Prestianni-Vinicius probe

Ahead of the game at the Bernabéu today, UEFA suspended Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni for alleged racial abuse. Here’s a history of villains and victims of racism in football.

Vinicius and Prestianni
February 24, 2026

Phone Tapping: El-Rufai asks court to dismiss SSS charges

Mr El-Rufai’s aide noted that the SSS committed flaws bordering on incompetence, non-disclosure of the offence and gross abuse of the court process.

Sad El-Rufai