By Olayemi, Step Rights Magazine Editorial Team A South African court has found controversial activist and former radio presenter Ngizwe Mchunu guilty of contempt of court, a ruling that has attracted widespread public attention due to Mchunu’s prominent role in anti-immigration campaigns and nationalist activism in South Africa. The case …
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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 …
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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 …
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By Gabriel Sunday | Step Rights Magazine Lead Nigeria is facing renewed concerns over insecurity following reports that the armed group responsible for the abduction of dozens of pupils and teachers in Oyo State has allegedly issued a series of controversial demands, including a ₦1 billion ransom, the release of …
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Owolabi Oyeniyi ABUJA, NIGERIA — In a landmark judgment that has reignited conversations about terrorism, justice, and accountability in Nigeria, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in the horrific June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic …
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By Olayemi Akinwunmi | Step Rights Magazine ABUJA, Nigeria Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (Rtd.), has questioned claims that Nigerian security agencies are unable to trace the kidnappers responsible for the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, arguing that the same agencies routinely …
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Wrongfully Convicted, Never Forgotten: The Extraordinary Story of Kenneth and Betty Anne Waters Gabriel Sunday — Staff Reporter, Step Rights Magazine In one of the most remarkable wrongful-conviction cases in American history, a woman with no legal background transformed herself into a lawyer and helped secure the freedom of her …
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By Gabriel Sunday | Step Rights Magazine KATSINA, NIGERIA — Former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (Rtd.), and his wife have reportedly been abducted by armed bandits following an ambush along the Matazu axis of Katsina State. According to information circulating on Saturday, May 30, 2026, the …
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A High Court in Akwa Ibom State has reportedly sentenced a police officer, Sgt. Goodnews Akpan, to death by hanging over the torture and killing of a suspect while attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad in Uyo. The judgment, delivered by Hon. Justice Nsemeke Daniel on May 25, 2026, has triggered …
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The Nigeria Department of State Services (DSS) has released a young man from Yobe State after investigations reportedly confirmed that he had no connection to any criminal activity, in a development being widely described as an unusual act of institutional accountability and rehabilitation. Mr. Ya’u Mohammed, a resident of Gashua …
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