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Friday, February 27, 2026

Rights

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
February 24, 2026

Group petitions Gov. Uzodimma, accuses Imo police’s anti-kidnapping unit Tiger Base of rights violations 

The group noted that over 200 persons had either died or disappeared in the custody of the anti-kidnapping unit between 2021 and 2025, without any established sanction.

Tiger Base officers and Governor Hope Uzodimma
February 24, 2026

NIMC begins ward-level NIN registration in Jigawa

The National Identity Management Commission says it has begun ward-level registration and enrolment for the National Identification Number in Jigawa.

NIN-enrolment
February 24, 2026

Kaduna ginger-producing communities unite to tackle child labour

The Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria has intensified efforts to eradicate child labour in the ginger supply chain in Southern Kaduna.

: Kids on farm
February 24, 2026

Cross River magistrates suspend strike, give September deadline

The magistrates resumed strike on February 8 over alleged welfare issues and the state government’s non-fulfilment of promises made in 2023.

Justice Akon Ikpeme
February 24, 2026

Nigerian immigrant detained since September by DHS ordered freed by U.S. judge

Mr Olufowora entered the U.S. in 2013 through the El Paso port of entry in Texas without any official documentation.

Department of Homeland Security
February 23, 2026

Court adjourns ‘terrorist negotiator’ Tukur Mamu’s fundamental rights suit against AGF

Mr Mamu, in the suit, is challenging his designation as a “terrorist” by the AGF while standing trial.

Tukur Mamu
February 23, 2026

Court orders ICE to release Nigerian who entered U.S. illegally in 2003 from deportation detention

Mr Egbele’s immigration woes first began in 2012 after he was arrested for a drug offence.

ICE making arrests
February 23, 2026

Singer Simi berates Nigerians who dug up her posts gushing over penis of 4-year-old boy at her mother’s daycare

“I was not famous, so maybe if I was, I would have understood that anything is open to whatever interpretation, including being used falsely by a faceless mob,” said Simi.

Simi
February 21, 2026

FCT Polls: Observer urges more investment in inclusive elections for PWDs

Mr Epelle said that inadequate deployment of voting materials for PWDs and voters’ apathy remains a challenge that must be addressed.

PWDs in a polling unit