Global Rights, a nongovernmental organization, has advocated for prosecuting perpetrators of electoral atrocities in the 2023 General Elections. The organization appealed while launching a detailed report, titled: “In Pursuit of Justice: Forensic Insights into Election Atrocities,” a forensic analysis of documented cases and perpetrators in the last general elections. The document was unveiled at a national dialogue in Abuja by Global Rights in collaboration with the Incident Centre for Election Atrocities (ICEA). In her opening remarks, Abiodun...

The Yobe State government has ordered with immediate effect the dismantling of all security checkpoints in Gashua and Garin Alkali, located respectively in Bade and Bursari local government areas of the state. A statement signed by Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (retd), the special adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni on security a statement, said the decision followed a thorough review of security arrangements in the locations. The statement reads in part: “No security agency should...

Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Ibrahim says the Federal Government is to embark on a comprehensive review, restructuring, and reform of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to meet the demands of the future. She disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the maiden meeting of NYSC management with heads of corps-producin institutions in Nigeria, held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, on Monday. The Minister also said over 5000 corps members will...