Tag: Human Rights
Nigerian Family in UAE Gets Embassy Help After Deportation Plea
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Nigerian man from Akwa Ibom State who publicly cried out for help to fund his deportation...
‘They Came With Machetes’: Migrants Face Deadline to Leave South Africa
DURBAN, South Africa (FN) — Fear and uncertainty grip thousands of undocumented migrants in South Africa as a deadline set by anti-migrant protesters approaches,...
Nigerian Troops Free 360 Captives From Boko Haram Enclave
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian troops have rescued 360 elderly men, women, and children abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, the military said...
CLTC Condemns Alleged Torture in FUTO Student’s Death, Launches Investigation Into...
OWERRI, Nigeria — The Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre has condemned the alleged torture that led to the death of Chinedu Chibuzor Christogonus, a...
“Ogun Residents Protest Oyo Kidnapping, Demand School Closures”
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Hundreds of youths and mothers marched through Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday to protest worsening insecurity and the recent abduction of...
“Routine Security or Routine Intimidation? Ndibe’s Airport Detention”
LAGOS, Nigeria — Amnesty International has condemned the detention of Nigerian writer and journalist Okey Ndibe at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport, describing it...
Xenophobic Violence in South Africa Leaves Several Dead
Violence linked to xenophobia has left several people dead and many others injured in South Africa, according to local reports. The unrest, which witnesses...
EU Court Strikes Down Hungary’s Anti‑LGBTQ Laws as Breach of Bloc...
BRUSSELS (FN), The European Court of Justice has delivered an unprecedented ruling against Hungary, declaring the country’s anti‑LGBTQ laws in breach of European Union...
Spat At, Threatened, Kidnapped: UK Antisemitism Hits Record Highs
LONDON (FN), British Jews say they are facing a surge in antisemitic abuse, describing incidents of being spat at, threatened, and even kidnapped, as...
Six Killed, Eight Injured in Fresh Plateau Attacks
JOS, Nigeria (FN), At least six people were killed and eight others injured in fresh attacks in Plateau State, authorities said Sunday, underscoring the...
