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326,113 Cries for Justice in 30 Days: NHRC Says Killings, Child Rape Push Nigeria Deeper into Human Rights Crisis

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Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and human rights crisis has assumed alarming proportions, with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealing that it received 326,113 human rights complaints in June 2026 alone, while warning that killings and sexual violence against children are escalating across the country. The staggering figure—equivalent to more than 10,800 complaints every day—has triggered…

EFCC Arraigns Two Brothers for Alleged Land Fraud in Port Harcourt

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The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 2, 2026 arraigned two brothers, Cypril Nwalaezi and Smart Chinedu Nwalaezi before Justice S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt for property fraud. The duo was arraigned on amended five-count charge, bordering on conspiracy and obtaining…

Court Reserves Ruling on Admissibility of Emefiele’s Statements Until July 9

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Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has reserved ruling until July 9 on the admissibility of extra-judicial statements allegedly made by former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in his ongoing $4.5 billion fraud trial. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are being prosecuted by…

Alleged N109.5bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-AGF Idris’ Case to October 13

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Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned the trial-within-trial in the alleged N109.5 billion fraud case involving former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, until October 13, 2026, for the adoption of final written addresses. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Idris alongside Geoffrey Olusegun…

FG, EU Strengthen Justice System as 42% of Nigerian Schoolgirls Suffer Gender-Based Violence

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Nearly one in every two female students in Nigeria experiences some form of gender-based violence during years in school, a disturbing trend that is fuelling school dropouts, inflicting lasting psychological trauma and denying thousands of children justice, stakeholders warned on Tuesday. The alarming figures emerged as the Federal Government, the European Union (EU) and the…

Court Voids N110bn National Assembly Vehicle, Allowance Spending

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck down the controversial N110 billion expenditure approved for vehicles and allowances for members of the National Assembly, describing the spending as unlawful, unconstitutional, and inconsistent with public accountability standards. In a landmark judgment delivered on May 6, 2026, Justice Yellim Bogoro ruled that the proposed expenditure of…

Court Sentences Four To Death Over Owo Church Attack

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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four suspects to death by hanging for carrying out the deadly June 5, 2022 attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. ‎The convicts were among the five accused persons who had been standing trial on a nine-count terrorism charge filed…

Alleged Cybercrime: FG Opens Case Against ‘Justice Crack’

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The Federal Government has opened its case against social media influencer, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as “Justice Crack,” over an amended three-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime and felony. Chidiebere was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following his plea, the…

Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Private Jet Linked to NNPC Power Project Fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured a final forfeiture order on a Hawker 125 private jet allegedly linked to fraud, corruption and money laundering connected to the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court granted the order on Monday at the court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, following an…

EFCC Clarifies Circumstances Surrounding UUTH Incident

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a clarification regarding the recent incident involving operatives of its Uyo Zonal Directorate and staff of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. In a statement released following widespread public reactions, the Commission explained that the presence of its operatives at the hospital on Tuesday, May 12, 2026,…