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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, January 5, 2026, turned down bail applications of Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi State’s Commissioner of Finance and three others. The three others are Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed. They were arraigned on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 on a ten-count charge bordering…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has demanded the immediate recusal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an ongoing investigation involving him. Malami, in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Muhammad Doka, alleged bias, personal vendetta and political persecution linked to his…
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the death sentence that was handed to Maryam Sanda, the daughter-in-law of a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for committing culpable homicide. In a split judgment of four to one, a five-member panel of justices of the apex court restated the judicial pronouncement that ordered her death…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, has strongly condemned the assault on Juliet Enabulele, a reporter with the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), who was attacked and manhandled by Kelly Okungbowa, popularly known as Ebo Stone, at a public event in Benin City on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. In a statement jointly signed…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence three video clips supplied by the Department of State Services (DSS) to puncture claims of duress by five suspected masterminds of the 2011 bombing of the United Nations complex in the city facing trial. The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, subsequently fixed the fifth of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment for terrorism. Justice James Omotosho said he sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence. He also sentenced the IPOB leader to 20…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Hussaini Ismaila, a leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province, to 20 years in prison for terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment on Tuesday after Ismaila, also known as Mai Tangaran, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on four counts filed under…
…Chief Judge Urges Full Adoption of New Web-Based Solution By Katherine Abayomi Rivers State has rolled out a digital monitoring system to strengthen the administration of criminal justice, becoming the first state in Nigeria to deploy a comprehensive web-based and Android solution for real-time justice sector reporting. The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s judiciary to safeguard its integrity and root out all forms of misconduct, warning that corruption within the justice system strikes at the heart of the nation’s democracy. Speaking at the 2025 Conference of All Nigerian Judges of Superior Courts of Record on Monday, Tinubu said the credibility of the…
The Federal High Court will, on December 19, commence its Christmas vacation. The FHC’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher, in a statement in Abuja, said court sittings would resume in all judicial divisions on January 7, 2026. In a statement titled “Notice of 2025 Christmas Vacation and Roster for Vacation Judges,” she said this…