In Kano State, a Muslim-majority state in northern Nigeria, strict blasphemy laws carry punishments as severe as the death penalty for insul...

Troubled by the incessant arrest of its citizens for fraud and other criminal activities in Nigeria, the Chinese government is stepping in. ...

Yahaya Sheriff-Aminu, a 25-year-old singer, was sentenced to death by hanging in August 2020 for “blasphemy” after sharing a song on WhatsAp...

After a decade-long fight for justice, the Preliminary Issues Trial of Nigerian Law for Shell vs Ogale and Bille communities is set to take ...

Ibrahim* went from earning an honest living as a factory worker, supporting his family, to clawing for scraps of garri in a sweltering, over...

The National Secular Society has welcomed news that Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala has been  freed  from prison, after spending four years be...

For more than 15 years, Nigeria’s armed forces have battled Boko Haram and groups affiliated with ISIL (ISIS), with millions affected and...

Sometimes when the pain hits, Agnes* has to pause for several seconds to ride out the excruciating wave. It feels like someone has tied a ro...

A Nigerian Christian has been fully acquitted of any wrongdoing after spending 19 months in prison on blasphemy charges. Rhoda Jatau, a mot...

A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, a...

Lithium mining has transformed Pasali, Nasarawa state over the past decade, creating a hub of illegal operations. Workers, including child...

Despite passing a legislation that prohibits torture of crime suspects, Nigeria’s security agencies continue to maim individuals in their cu...

Advocates for equal rights in Nigeria want President Bola Tinubu to ensure a five percent employment quota in government jobs for persons ...

Hundreds of people, including women’s rights activists, Nigerian lawmakers, and other participants, chanted as they walked from the National...

The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday inaugurated a forum targeting rights violations in the West African nation. The H...

A regional African court has ruled that Nigerian authorities violated the rights of protesters during mass demonstrations against police bru...

Dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity ...

Human rights activists in Nigeria have launched a petition to stop a plan to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremon...

A Nigerian journalist's arrest last week has triggered criticism of worsening press freedoms in the West African country. Daniel Ojukwu ...

Child traffickers often abduct girls and young women, take them to isolated locations and impregnate them. When they give birth, their babie...