NHRC: 180 SGBV Cases Documented Among Displaced Persons in May/June 2026

NHRC: 180 SGBV Cases Documented Among Displaced Persons in May/June 2026

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), has documented 180 cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, among forcibly displaced persons between May and June 2026, an increase from 174 cases recorded in March/April. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, disclosed this on Tuesday at the Commission's headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, during the presentation of the NHRC’s 3rd bi-monthly dashboard on the rights […]

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93-year-old among suspects as Nigeria steps up anti-drug crackdown

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A 93-year-old man and a 69-year-old medical doctor are among a number of suspects arrested in a series of nationwide anti-drug operations by Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The arrests followed intelligence-led raids across several states, including Abia, Lagos, Ogun, Niger, Edo, Imo, Borno and the Federal Capital Territory, where large quantities of cocaine, cannabis and other illicit substances were seized. According to a statement […]

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The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has approved the appointment and redeployment of 65 Rear Admirals in the Nigerian Navy to various key positions at the Naval Headquarters, Commands, and Tri-Service Institutions. The large-scale postings, approved on Thursday, October 30, 2025, reflect the CNS’s renewed effort to strengthen the Navy’s operational efficiency and fulfil its constitutional mandate following his assumption of office as the 23rd indigenous naval chief. Among those appointed are Rear Admiral Suleiman Abdullahi,now Chief of Logistics at Naval Headquarters; Rear Admiral Kasim Bushi, who moves to the International Maritime Institute of Nigeria as Executive Director; and Rear Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed, who assumes duty as Commandant of the National Defence College.

According to the statement signed by Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, Director of Information, the appointments also include Rear Admiral Musa Katagum as Chief of Operations at Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Fredrick Damtong as Chief of Naval Engineering, and Rear AdmiralAbdul-Rasheed Haruna as Chief of Training. Others are Rear Admiral Hamza Ibrahim as Group Managing Director, Navy Holdings Limited; Rear Admiral Jonathan Mamman as Chief of Administration; and Rear Admiral Kehinde Odubanjo […]

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