Benue Deputy Governor, Dr Sam Ode has strongly condemned the gruesome attacks on Akpachi community in Ugboju District and Otukpo-Nobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. Ode said innocent citizens were brutally murdered in the early hours of July 12 by suspected armed herders. The deputy governor’s condemnation was conveyed in a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday threatened to dismiss a suit filed against the Chief Judge (CJ) of Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Peter Lifu for lack of diligent prosecution. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a ruling, held that the case may be dismissed if there was no representation for…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has strongly condemned the gruesome mob killing of a woman, Ummulkhair, at Mararaban Jos in Kaduna State, describing the incident as barbaric and ungodly. The organisation, under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, expressed shock and grief over the incident, saying it reflected the collapse of moral…
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…
