President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Justice Oyewole Kayode as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter during plenary on Tuesday. In the letter, Tinubu cited Section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
The Kaduna State Judiciary has taken a decisive step towards modernising its justice system with the unveiling of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2025, and new affidavit forms by the Chief Judge, Justice Muhammad Aliyu. At the presentation ceremony on Tuesday, Justice Aliyu said the reforms were aimed at addressing longstanding issues within the…
Justice Eberechi Wike of the Court of Appeal has urged Nigeria’s judiciary to embrace digital transformation as a means to deliver quicker, more transparent and citizen-focused justice. She made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the Access to Justice Parley 2025, organised by the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC). The event, themed “Justice,…
Nigeria’s top defence chief has called for stronger safeguards within the armed forces’ justice system, stressing that discipline must go hand in hand with fairness for personnel on dangerous missions. General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, said at a book launch in Abuja on Wednesday that military justice was “central to protecting rights” and…
Nigeria has launched a new initiative to strengthen criminal justice delivery and advance women’s role in peacebuilding, with support from the Norwegian Government and Cleen Foundation. The Attorney General of the Federation, Justice Lateef Fagbemi, said the project seeks to expand the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) across 12 states while…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, Enugu governor, Peter Mbah, and South African politician Julius Malema have urged lawyers to defend justice and protect the poor. They made the call during the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference on Sunday at the International Conference Centre, Enugu. The theme was ‘Stand Out And Stand Tall’….
The Federal Government has vowed to hunt down and prosecute those responsible for the killings of worshippers in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Abuja. Describing the attack as “callous and barbaric,” Idris said…
Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi said on Thursday the government would not interfere in investigations conducted by the country’s anti-corruption agencies. Speaking at a justice ministry retreat in Akwa Ibom state, Fagbemi said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) remain “well organised and best suited”…
The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has described late former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Daniel Abutu as an erudite jurist who laid a foundation for the 2010 doctrine of necessity. Fagbemi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the valedictory court session in honour of the…
Alhaji Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, has strongly denounced the killing of Nigerian soldiers in an ambush in Mariga Local Government Area, labelling the act as “heartless” and a direct threat to regional security. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday in the communities of Kwanan Dutse and Gulbin Boka, resulted…
