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The Taraba State Aids Control Agency urges coordinated efforts to combat escalating gender-based violence across the state. Stakeholders identify poverty and unemployment as key drivers of abuse against vulnerable women and children.
Nigeria and the UK signed a new agreement enabling faster deportation of failed asylum seekers and convicted offenders. The deal removes bureaucratic barriers and targets over 2,000 Nigerians, including many Biafrans fleeing persecution.
Families in Benue State held mass burials for victims of deadly Fulani herdsmen attacks after authorities initially restricted funeral rites. The tragedy highlights escalating Christian persecution in Nigeria's Middle Belt region.
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore criticized the excessive military deployment against peaceful protesters demanding Nnamdi Kanu's freedom in Aba. He argued such forces should target real security threats like Boko Haram instead of intimidating citizens exercising their constitutional rights.
ThankGod Nwigboji, a 200-level student at Ebonyi State University, has remained in detention since 2024 in what sources describe as a controversial arrest linked to a custody battle involving powerful political interests. The case has raised serious questions about judicial bias and the systematic targeting of young Biafrans within Nigeria's compromised legal system.
Hundreds of students across southeastern Nigerian universities face academic devastation after institutions fraudulently admitted them into unaccredited programs. Medical students at Ambrose Alli University spent 10 years only to be denied professional induction, while University of Calabar engineering students won ₦55 million in damages after being illegally demoted.
The Lagos State House of Assembly has adopted recommendations to relocate thousands of residents displaced by government demolitions in Makoko, Oko-Agbon, and Sogunro communities. The forced evictions have created environmental hazards and destroyed the livelihoods of fishing communities who have historically lived on the waterfront.
The NDLEA has revealed that approximately 50 young people, including university graduates and students, are currently undergoing drug rehabilitation at its Aba center in Abia State. This alarming development highlights the growing substance abuse crisis affecting Biafran youth, who face limited opportunities and systemic marginalization in Nigeria.
The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has initiated urgent measures to address examination misconduct allegations from WAEC, emphasizing the need for quality education and proper school administration. Officials met with principals to chart a course for maintaining academic excellence while preventing malpractice.
The Lagos State House of Assembly has recommended relocating residents displaced from waterfront communities in Makoko, Oko-Agbon, and Sogunro to a proposed housing estate in Epe. The recommendation follows massive demolitions that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of fishing families, sparking protests from affected communities and civil society organizations demanding justice and proper compensation.