Dashboard: NHRC Sounds Alarm Over Rising Sexual Assaults Against Minors, Mass Killings in Nigeria

Dashboard: NHRC Sounds Alarm Over Rising Sexual Assaults Against Minors, Mass Killings in Nigeria

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised a red flag over the alarming surge in sexual assaults against minors in Nigeria, particularly in Niger State where nine cases were recorded between January and March 2026. The victims, some as young as three years old, were raped by adult men, with perpetrators ranging from teenagers to men in their fifties. According to the NHRC Dashboard, […]

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Troops rescue 150 civilians as military thwarts mass abduction in North-East Nigeria

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have foiled a planned mass abduction by Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters and rescued more than 150 civilians in Nigeria’s North-East, the military has said. According to a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer at the Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai, the incident occurred at about 14:50 local time on 30 March 2026 along the […]

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Trump plans mass deportations, end birthright citizenship

United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to deport all immigrants in the United States illegally over his upcoming four-year term. In an interview aired Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Trump detailed his vision for a broad crackdown on illegal immigration, which he intends to classify as a national emergency upon taking office on January 20. According to Reuters, the Department of Homeland Security estimates that as of […]

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ICYMI: Libya begins mass arrest of Nigerians after CAF verdict

Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian football team was held at the Al-Abraq Airport in eastern Libya for over 20 hours upon arrival for the second leg […]

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Minimum wage: FG warns of mass sacking as Labour disowns agreement

The Federal Government on Wednesday admonished organised Labour to consider the broader economic implications of its push for an unrealistic higher national minimum wage. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who handed down the admonition, hinted that the N250,000 minimum wage demanded by labour could undermine the economy, lead to mass retrenchment of workers and jeopardise the welfare of Nigerians. However, the labour unions refuted President Bola […]

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