…his friend, Momohjimoh Abduljafar. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Justice A.S. Hussein found the defendant guilty of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019 (as amended). The presiding judge held that the evidence tendered by the prosecution was ov…
…please do not listen to it for just a moment and then forget it! 'People, I only want justice and the opportunity to defend myself. I request that lawyers, legal scholars, human rights activists, and everyone who hears the voices of innocent people review my case file. 'I request that international human rights organis…
…not alert hospital personnel that he had merely assisted in conveying the body."We want justice and to establish whether the operator handed over the body out of ignorance or for financial gain. The Commissioner of Police has directed that they produce the drivers of the Conoil truck," the family member said. The relat…
…have far-reaching implications for asylum seekers, depending largely on how the nine justices — six conservatives and three liberals — interpret the concept of “material support.” Izuchukwu Ozurumba says he was forced to cook for about six months at a separatist group’s camp in southern Nigeria beginning in 2022. He th…
…to investigate the incident and ensure that anyone found responsible was brought to justice. Both organisations urged residents to remain vigilant, report suspicious activities and avoid reprisals or the circulation of unverified information. The post Plateau attacks: Three killed, two injured, 114 cattle rustled appea…
…for the rest of his life. During sentencing, Judge Carli Kierny said Davis must face justice for taking Shakur’s life and depriving his family of a future with the rapper. “You don’t get to take a man from his family,” the judge said. “You don’t get to take his very life, his whole future from him, and just walk away f…
…financial support to terrorists. Following his rearraignment on Tuesday, October 14, Justice Salim Ibrahim ordered that Kaigama be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja.The defendant is facing seven counts bordering on alleged terrorism, failure to disclose information about terrorist activities, receipt of…
…cost," it said. It added that "staff affected by this decision will be treated with justice and charity, in accordance with Church teaching on the dignity of labour".
…and the employee, Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested on October 9, the US Justice Department said. Alfozan, a 35-year-old engineer who had worked for OpenAI since July 2025, allegedly wrapped a USB device in toilet paper and inserted it into a television located in an “executive conference room,” accordin…
…filed by Ohha Microfinance Bank Limited. The suit, marked E/37/2025, is pending before Justice Cyprian Ajah of the Enugu State High Court, Enugu Judicial Division. In its defence filed by G.I. Iloma, Assistant Chief Legal Officer, the state government admitted that the offer for the lease of the land where it construct…
…Bukola Saraki, ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish any criminal offence.Justice Ridwan Abdullahi delivered the judgment on behalf of his colleagues, Justices Gabriel Omoniyi Kolawole and Abdu Dogo, finding that the evidence presented by the prosecution fell short of what the law requires to sustain such…
…of rival gangs that controlled parts of Los Angeles in the 1990s. He spent years evading justice and seemingly believed he was beyond the reach of the law when he wrote in his memoir that he had ordered the killing of Shakur. “For three years, I’ve heard you say some variation of the same thing to law enforcement… in y…
Justice Ibrahim Salim of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, an alleged ransom negotiator for Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists, be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the commencement of his trial on November 13. Kaigama was arraigned by the Department…
…among the 68 legal practitioners sworn in as Senior Advocates of Nigeria by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the 2026/2027 Legal Year ceremony. The ceremony, which was held on Monday, marked the new legal year. The appointees comprise 67 advocates and one academic, Professor Nnamdi Obiaraer…
…the government and its people rejected xenophobia. “I wouldn’t be doing my country any justice if I don’t actually address and defend that South Africa is not xenophobic and we reject, we completely reject what is happening,” she said. “But we cannot be generalised with small pockets that are using the opportunity, whi…
…experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources Ibegwura continued, “We are speaking for justice, and we must get it. They must be made to pay for their wrongs. We must get justice.” Similarly, Mitema Suoye George, from Otuabagi Community in Bayelsa State, said pollution had affected fishing activities and raised concerns…
…it by the Federal Capital Territory High Court. A three-member panel presided over by Justice Danlami Senchi reserved judgment on Tuesday after hearing arguments from SERAP’s counsel, Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, and counsel for the first and second respondents, O.S. Kehinde. The appeal challenges the judgment delivered on May 5…
…Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ruling the suit was filed in bad faith.Justice Musa Liman delivered the judgment on Monday, October 12, 2026, after Achimugu challenged the EFCC's search of her home and its seizure of vehicles, jewellery and other property. She asked the court to rule on whether those a…
…Bad, Mitte featured in productions including the Netflix series The Guardians of Justice and films such as The Oak Room and The Recall. He also advocated for greater representation of people with disabilities in the entertainment industry. He worked with organisations including United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Childr…
A prosecution witness, PW1, Dr Onuoha Okeigwe, told Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, how he allegedly paid N69,150,000 for a five-year lease of a property allegedly represented to him as belonging to social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing C…
…of the surviving victims. Further hearing in the case continues on Tuesday at 9am before Justice Salim Ibrahim.
…Auwal, a Mobile Police officers, who was k!lled in Plateau State, is demanding justice. LIB reported that the deceased was k!lled around Kwi-Beco Road, a community between Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state while he was returning from a community on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family said many…
Justice Yinka Aderibigbe of an Osun State High Court, Osogbo, has ordered the remand of two brothers, Abiodun Atoyebi (29) and Sodiq Atoyebi (33), accused of defiling a minor. The two brothers were alleged to have had sexu@l intercourse with an eight-year-old girl, and thereby committed offences contrary to the law. Th…
…that police would continue working with clubs to identify offenders and bring them to justice, warning that those involved risked arrest and a criminal record. Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday, extending their perfect start to the Premier League season to six consecutive victories. The match…
…also murdered prior to the rescue operation.” Further hearing resumes October 13 before Justice Salim Ibrahim. Oriire abduction planned by Ansaru terrorists with Al-Qaeda support – Witness tells court