Category: Judicial
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EX-MINISTER NGIGE REMANDED OVER N2.2BN FRAUD CHARGES
Former Labour Minister and ex-Anambra Governor Chris Ngige faced a dramatic Friday court showdown in Abuja, where an High Court judge ordered his remand at Kuje Prison pending bail hearing after EFCC hit him with eight counts of fraud and bribery tied to his Buhari-era tenure. Prosecutors accused Ngige of dishing out juicy NSITF contracts…
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SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TINUBU PARDON, UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MARYAM SANDA
The Supreme Court dropped a bombshell Friday, slapping down President Bola Tinubu’s recent pardon and reinstating the death-by-hanging sentence for housewife Maryam Sanda, convicted of killing her husband Bilyaminu Bello in a 2020 domestic brawl. Justice Moore Adumein led the 4-1 ruling, saying prosecutors nailed the culpable homicide case beyond doubt, the Court of Appeal…
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PDP VOWS LEGAL BATTLE TO RECLAIM RIVERS MANDATES FROM DEFECTING LAWMAKERS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is gearing up for court action to snatch back mandates from Rivers State lawmakers who ditched the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling their flip-flop a blatant betrayal of voters. National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong blasted the assembly members as political puppets dancing to their “paymaster and demigod’s”…
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COURT JAILS MAN FOR FIVE YEARS FOR SLITTING THROAT IN STREET ATTACK
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdullateef Yakub to five years behind bars after finding him guilty of attempting to kill Abubakar Babatunde by slitting his throat during a violent incident at Shao Garage on December 26, 2023. Justice I. Olawoyin, after hearing compelling accounts from the victim and other witnesses, ruled…
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SENATE MOVES TO CLASSIFY KIDNAPPING AS TERRORISM WITH DEATH PENALTY BILL
The Nigerian Senate has taken a bold step by passing for second reading a bill that designates kidnapping, hostage-taking, and related offences as acts of terrorism, pushing for the death penalty without any alternative sentences. Sponsored by Senate Leader Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele and backed by 108 senators, the bill highlights the alarming rise of organised,…
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SENATE SLAMS KIDNAPPING AS TERRORISM – DEATH PENALTY ON TABLE
Nigeria’s Senate just dropped a bombshell: Kidnapping is now officially terrorism, with a bill passing second reading Wednesday to slap death penalty on kidnappers, hostage-takers, and their networks – no fines, no mercy. Sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and backed by 108 senators, the amendment to the Terrorism Act targets the “militarised” crime wave…
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82 NIGERIAN WOMEN ON DEATH ROW – ASF FRANCE DEMANDS JUSTICE NOW
ASF France dropped a bombshell in Abuja: 82 Nigerian women are rotting on death row across correctional centers – one of sub-Saharan Africa’s highest counts – and the justice system is stacking the deck against them with deep gender biases. Country Director Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu lit up the two-day Capacity-building Session on Gender Perspectives in the…
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ECOWAS PARLIAMENT SLAMS GUINEA-BISSAU COUP AS DEMOCRACY KILLER
Picture this: Right after a peaceful election, soldiers storm in and snatch power in Guinea-Bissau – ECOWAS Parliament just called it an “unacceptable assault on democracy” that’s rocking regional stability big time. Speaker Memounatou Ibrahima dropped this fiery warning during the 2025 Second Ordinary Session in Abuja on Tuesday, her keynote read by Nigeria’s Deputy…
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SENATE TO SCREEN GEN. CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS NEW DEFENCE MINISTER TODAY
Talk about a swift power move – Nigeria’s Senate is gearing up to grill retired Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, the ex-Chief of Defence Staff, for the Defence Minister role on Wednesday, hot on the heels of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar’s resignation over health woes. Senate Leader Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele spilled the beans Tuesday via his media…
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FIRST LADY ENDORSEMENT OF RESERVED SEATS BILL HAILED AS GAME-CHANGER
Osasu Igbinedion-Ogwuche, top advocate for the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, described First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu’s backing as a “decisive milestone” in Nigeria’s journey toward gender inclusion. She said this strong support marks a pivotal moment fueled by months of advocacy and strategic dialogue by women’s groups nationwide. The Bill aims to guarantee women…
