Category: Judicial
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ILLEGAL MINING CRACKDOWN: KWARA COURT JAILS MAN FOR 5 YEARS
No licence, no mercy. A Kwara State High Court has sentenced 52-year-old Ilori Elicanah to five years in prison for illegally mining and possessing solid minerals, in a landmark conviction secured by the EFCC. Justice Abimbola Awogboro ruled that Elicanah had no lawful authority or mining licence, dismissing claims that he acted on verbal permission…
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COURT ENDS LP LEADERSHIP SAGA, NAMES NENADI USMAN BOSS
The gavel has finally dropped in Labour Party’s long-running leadership crisis. A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise former Finance Minister, Sen. Nenadi Usman, as the legitimate leader of the Labour Party (LP). Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Peter Lifu relied on an earlier Supreme…
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COURT ORDERS ARREST OF TURJI-LINKED SUSPECTS
Things took a dramatic turn in Abuja as a Federal High Court issued a bench warrant for the arrest of suspects allegedly linked to notorious terror kingpin Bello Turji—after they failed to show up for trial. Justice Emeka Nwite approved the warrant on Wednesday when four defendants connected to the terrorism case were absent in…
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ADC KICKS AGAINST PLAN TO FREE 70 SUSPECTED BANDITS IN KATSINA
A fresh controversy is brewing in Katsina as opposition voices slam a proposed move to release suspected bandits. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has outrightly rejected plans by the Dikko Radda-led government to free 70 suspected bandits, calling it dangerous and unfair to victims of insecurity. Speaking in Katsina, ADC spokesperson Lawal Tukur-Batagarawa said a…
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COURTROOM DRAMA AS AUXILIARY COLLAPSES MID-TRIAL IN IBADAN
Panic briefly took over the Oyo State High Court on Tuesday when Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary, suddenly collapsed while seated in the courtroom. The former Oyo NURTW chairman reportedly slumped as he awaited the hearing of his case, forcing court officials and security operatives to rush to his aid. The incident brought proceedings…
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UN SOUNDS ALARM ON RISING EXECUTIONS, CALLS FOR GLOBAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
2025 saw a shocking spike in executions worldwide, prompting the UN to renew calls for a global end to capital punishment . The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that executions rose sharply in a handful of retentionist countries—often for drug offences, crimes committed by minors, or cases not considered “most…
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TARABA COURTS GO DIGITAL WITH ONLINE CRIMINAL CASE FILING
Goodbye paperwork, hello faster justice Taraba State has taken a big leap in judicial reform with the launch of an online portal for filing criminal cases, officially moving court processes from manual to digital. Governor Agbu Kefas, through the Secretary to the State Government Timothy Kataps, unveiled the Nigerian Case Management System (NCMS) in Jalingo,…
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“SHE FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE—NOW WE DEMAND IT FOR HER”
Grief mixed with resolve on Friday in Abuja as the family of slain lawyer Mediatrix Chigbo and the Global Association of Female Attorneys (GAFA) renewed calls for a thorough, no-nonsense investigation into her murder. The demand came during a Night of Tribute organised in her honour, where emotions ran high and one message stood out…
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A’IBOM ASSEMBLY SHUTS DOWN WILD RUMOR: NO BILL JAILING WOMEN FOR DATING MARRIED MEN
Scrolling past that shocking Facebook post claiming Akwa Ibom wants to lock up women for 10 years over married men? Total fake news, says the State House of Assembly. In a Monday statement, Info Committee Chair Mr. Jerry Otu blasted the viral claim—traced to one Obiavel Albert Abigo—as “fabrication with no legislative basis.” No bill…
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ROHINGYA GENOCIDE CASE KICKS OFF AT WORLD COURT—GAMBIÁ LEADS CHARGE AGAINST MYANMAR!
Real lives hang in the balance as Gambia’s Justice Minister Dawda Jallow laid bare Myanmar’s alleged systematic destruction of the Rohingya minority Monday at the ICJ in The Hague, kicking off oral arguments in the 2019 case under the 1948 Genocide Convention! Jallow hammered home the human toll: 2017 military crackdown drove 700,000 Rohingya Muslims…
