By Step Rights Magazine Introduction Persons with disabilities in Nigeria continue to face significant barriers to education, employment, healthcare, transportation, and public participation despite constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity. While awareness of disability rights has grown in recent years, many Nigerians remain unaware that discrimination against persons with disabilities …

By Step Rights Magazine | June 18, 2026 Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all six bribery-related charges brought against her by British prosecutors after a high-profile trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London. The verdict, delivered on June 17, 2026, brings to …

The ECOWAS Court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a death-row inmate’s human rights case against Nigeria, a decision that could have significant implications for justice, prison reform, and human rights protections. By Olayemi, Step Rights Magazine The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West …

Violent clashes erupted between migrants and police in Durban, South Africa, amid growing deportation efforts and rising anti-immigrant sentiment. Olayemi, Step Rights Magazine Thousands of migrants gathered in Durban, South Africa, hoping to return voluntarily to their home countries have become caught in a growing crisis that highlights the country’s …

The European Parliament has approved new migration rules allowing offshore detention centres and accelerated deportations. Human rights groups warn the measures could weaken protections for migrants and asylum seekers. By Olayemi, Step Rights Magazine The European Parliament has approved a significant overhaul of migration policy that will allow member states …

By Step Rights Magazine International Desk JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Fresh reports of anti-migrant hostility and growing tensions in parts of South Africa have once again drawn attention to the safety and rights of foreign nationals living and working within the country. Human rights advocates across Africa are expressing concern that …

By Step Rights Magazine Investigative Desk Human trafficking is often imagined as a crime committed by organized criminal networks operating in secrecy across international borders. However, some of the most disturbing cases occur within ordinary homes, behind respectable appearances, and under the guise of opportunity and assistance. One such case …

By Step Rights Magazine Editorial Desk Introduction In September 2006, Nigeria’s anti-corruption landscape witnessed one of its most dramatic moments when the then Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, presented a report before the Nigerian Senate detailing corruption allegations and investigations involving several serving state …

More Than Three Weeks After the Abduction of Pupils and Teachers, Questions Remain Over the Kidnappers’ Demands as a New Video Emerges From Captivity By Gabriel Sunday | Step Rights Magazine IBADAN, OYO STATE — More than three weeks after dozens of pupils and teachers were abducted from schools in …

IBADAN, NIGERIA — PRALARG International (Prisons Rehabilitation and Law Abiding Organization International), in partnership with Ability Without Limits Foundation, has announced plans to host a major disability inclusion and empowerment outreach aimed at promoting the rights, wellbeing, and social inclusion of persons living with disabilities in Oyo State. The initiative, …