Category: Judicial
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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…
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FIRST LADY TINUBU RALLIES NASS FOR WOMEN’S SEATS AT STATE DINNER
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu hosted National Assembly leaders like Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, VP Kashim Shettima, and Imo Gov. Hope Uzodinma for a pivotal dinner at Aso Rock’s Banquet Hall, blending dialogue on national fixes with a passionate push for the Gender Parity Bill (Reserved Seats for Women). She hailed lawmakers’ democratic grit…
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EDO ASSEMBLY SUMMONS EX-GOV OBASEKI OVER MOWAA & RADISSON HOTEL FUNDING PROBE
Edo State House of Assembly has summoned former Governor Godwin Obaseki, MOWAA Director Philip Iheanacho, ex-SSG Osarodion Ogie, Finance Commissioner Joseph Eboigbe, AG Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, and key private players like Tilbury House MD, HIMC’s Pramod Thorat, Afrinvest’s Ugochukwu Anigbogu, and trustees MDs for a Dec 4 public hearing on billions spent on the stalled Radisson…
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SENATE UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMS AYO OMIDIRAN AS FCC CHAIR, CLEARS 37 COMMISSIONERS
The Nigerian Senate swiftly confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran, a former Osun lawmaker succeeding Dr Muheeba Dankaka’s controversial tenure, as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission alongside 37 commissioners for all 36 states and FCT—ensuring equitable federal appointments. Senate Committee Chair Sen Allwell Onyesoh reported clean screenings on Nov 13: all submitted CCB clearances, police…
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FCT COURT BLOCKS PROSECUTION WITNESSES IN EMEFIELE’S CORRUPTION TRIAL
Justice Hamza Muazu of FCT High Court, Maitama, halted the prosecution from calling three subpoenaed witnesses Tommy Odama, Ifeanyi Omeke, and Alvan Grumman in the ongoing trial of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele on Thursday. The ruling stems from a March 20 decision striking out the prosecution’s additional proof of evidence (now under appeal), making…
