Tag: #RuleOfLaw
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LAWYER STEPS ASIDE FROM NNAMDI KANU’S CASE
Courtroom drama in Abuja as Legal Aid counsel bows out, citing attempts to “dictate” legal strategy. A lawyer from the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON), Demdoo Asan, has withdrawn from representing Nnamdi Kanu at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The reason? He told the court that Kanu was insisting on controlling how the…
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FORGERY CASE: COURT THROWS OUT LAWYER’S BID TO REMOVE JUDGE
No room for delay tactics. An Abuja High Court has struck out multiple motions filed by Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa, including one seeking the recusal of Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, describing them as incompetent and aimed at stalling trial. Giwa, who is standing trial alongside a co-defendant over alleged document forgery and impersonation of a Senior…
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LAGOS ASSEMBLY BACKS DEMOLITION OF ILLEGAL SHANTIES TO SAFEGUARD RESIDENTS
The Lagos State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the government’s ongoing demolition of illegal structures along shorelines and beneath high-tension cables . While residents of Makoko and Oworonsoki recently protested the clearance, the Assembly, through Mr. Stephen Ogundipe, stressed that the move is vital for public safety, disaster prevention, and sustainable urban…
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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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FORMER JUSTICE MINISTER IN COURT OVER MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES
From the seat of power to the dock — a former nation’s chief law officer faces the law he once helped to interpret. Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday to answer to alleged money laundering charges, marking a dramatic…
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FEDERAL HIGH COURT SENTENCES NNAMDI KANU TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR TERRORISM
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment. This judgment comes four years after Kanu’s contentious arrest in Kenya and his return to Nigeria. Kanu was convicted on all seven terrorism charges filed against him by…
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IPOB LEADER NAMNDI KANU CHALLENGES JUDGMENT DAY AT FEDERAL HIGH COURT
At the Federal High Court in Abuja, IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu interrupted proceedings as Justice James Omotosho was about to deliver judgment in his terrorism trial. Standing up, Kanu declared, “My lord there is no judgment today because we have joined issues in the matter,” challenging the court’s move. The judge reminded him of courtroom…
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FEDERAL HIGH COURT ORDERS JUDGMENT IN NAMNDI KANU TERRORISM TRIAL TO PROCEED IN HIS ABSENCE
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the judgment in the terrorism trial of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu be delivered without him present. Justice James Omotosho cited Section 266(1)(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 to justify proceeding despite Kanu’s absence. The judge noted Kanu’s disruptive courtroom behavior and said,…
