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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 …
Read More »UK COURT ACQUITS FORMER NIGERIAN PETROLEUM MINISTER DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE OF ALL BRIBERY CHARGES
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 …
Read More »What We Know So Far About the Oyo School Kidnapping and the Conflicting Ransom Claims
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 …
Read More »BREAKING: Oyo School Kidnapping Crisis Deepens as Alleged Bandit Demands Spark National Outrage
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 …
Read More »BREAKING: COURT SENTENCES FOUR OWO CHURCH ATTACK CONVICTS TO DEATH BY HANGING
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 …
Read More »BURATAI QUESTIONS SECURITY AGENCIES’ ABILITY TO TRACK OYO KIDNAPPERS, SAYS ORDINARY CITIZENS ARE EASILY LOCATED
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 …
Read More »HOW A SISTER BECAME A LAWYER TO FREE HER INNOCENT BROTHER AFTER 18 YEARS IN PRISON
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 …
Read More »BREAKING: Former Defence Spokesman, Wife Abducted by Armed Bandits in Katsina Ambush
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 …
Read More »Police Sergeant Sentenced to Death Over Torture, Killing of Suspect in Akwa Ibom
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 …
Read More »DSS Releases Wrongfully Detained Yobe Youth, Provides ₦2 Million Reintegration Support
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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