The Oyo State Police Command has said the suspect arrested over the alleged killing of six-year-old Mutiyatu Sunday has been taken to a medical facility for treatment after sustaining injuries from mob action. DSP Ayanlade Olayinka said the suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further discreet investigation and prosecution….
Gov. Hyacinth Alia has condemned the brutal attack allegedly carried out by gunmen on Mbalom in Gwer-East Local Government Area. In a statement on Sunday in Makurdi, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, conveyed the governor’s reaction to the incident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attack occurred on Saturday evening,…
The FCT chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has condemned the assault of one of its members by suspected ‘one-chance’ criminals in Abuja. The condemnation is contained in a statement signed by the chapter’s Chairman, Mr Jama Medan, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. Medan said the victim, a…
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…
