…allegations involving Nigerian oil contracts. In 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced the recovery of approximately $53 million in assets connected to two oil businessmen who were mentioned during the UK proceedings. The former minister argued that she was never given an opportunity to challenge thos…

…complex security cases, Nigeria has an opportunity to deepen a culture in which justice - not merely force - becomes a cornerstone of national security. Nigeria's fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and violent extremism has largely been measured […]

…While the military maintained that the arrests were necessary to bring perpetrators to justice, families of the detainees and human rights organisations argued that the elders were being held without sufficient evidence linking them to the killings. The controversy deepened when the Warri Federal High Court on June 10,…

…raised questions that extend far beyond the legal fate of the organizations involved. Justice Peter Lifu held that the affected parties failed to satisfy the electoral performance requirements established under Section 225A of the Constitution. The ruling concerns the African Democratic Congress, Accord Party, Action A…

…despite having acted as an informant for Nigerian anti-corruption authorities. The US Justice Department in 2023 recovered $53 million in assets from two oil tycoons named in the case, saying Alison-Madueke used her influence to steer contracts to their companies. She said she was never charged in that matter and insis…

…"These are not just policy questions; they touch on the very soul of our national life, justice, and security. The idea of a terrorist genuinely repenting is the most difficult hurdle for any Nigerian to accept. The pain is still too fresh; victims and communities are understandably traumatised and view this as priorit…

…by Berom Militia in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, prompting calls for justice and renewed efforts to prevent further violence in the area. Security expert, Zagazola Makama who disclosed this in a report on Friday, said troops of Operation Enduring Peace responded to a distress call at about 4:00 p.m. on…

…billion, leaving an unaccounted balance of approximately N139.8 billion," he said. Justice Idrisu explained that the commission, inaugurated in June 2025, was tasked with examining the finances of the immediate past administration as well as the 23 local government councils between May 29, 2015, and May 28, 2023. The p…

He told us we were slaves - The fight for justice on a Scottish fishing trawler9 June 2026Chris ClementsScotland social affairs correspondentBBCKow Mensah and Joshua Amissah were told to work non-stop without enough foodJoshua Amissah got up from his seat in the witness box and stepped away from the interpreter by his…

…than 70 people were killed, while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries. Justice James Omotsoho, in a judgment delivered in the just-concluded Abuja mass trial of suspected terrorists, also handed down a life imprisonment for Garba in another count of the five-count charge. Justice Omotosho convicted the…

…centres on the lingering leadership tussle within the opposition party, came up before Justice Ahmad Mahmud Gama, who had earlier adjourned the matter on June 4 to June 19 for hearing. Proceedings on Friday witnessed extensive legal arguments lasting several hours, culminating in the court delivering rulings on three s…

Algeria have lodged a complaint with FIFA over “refereeing injustice” in their opening World Cup loss to Argentina, particularly a tackle by Lionel Messi, an Algerian football federation source told AFP on Friday. Messi caught Algeria defender Aissa Mandi on the calf with a studs-up challenge from behind in the 30th mi…

…their tenure by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s executive order. The court presided over by Justice Funmilola Demi-Ajayi on Monday dismissed the suit, saying, ‘No matter the interruptions/interjections in the tenure of the elected public officer after subscription to the oath of office and oath of allegiance, the expiration…

"This disturbing act is a grave violation of the rights and dignity of a child. It must be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians,"

Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the order after counsel to the plaintiffs, Gordy Uche, SAN, informed the court that the suit is time-bound.

…but there is more hope than fear, more faith in the power of righteousness to defeat injustice, in its pages."We're honored to bring Opal Lee's extraordinary story to life for a new generation through the creative vision of Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, Bex Glendining, and Millicent Monroe," said David Steward II, CEO o…

…and a plurality of MAGA supporters, 45%, oppose the controversial fund set up by the Justice Department to pay people who believe they've been victimized by the government.Republican lawmakers have also revolted against Trump over the fund, which was established to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and is widely e…

…never involved in the purchase, use, or sale of the assets linked to her. In July 2025, Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja rescheduled the hearing of a suit filed by Alison-Madueke challenging the final forfeiture of her assets to the Federal Government based on an EFCC application.

…argued the ease of modern travel necessitated reinterpreting the constitution, Chief Justice John Roberts quipped: "It's a new world. It's the same constitution."It may be coincidence that the World Cup, the birthright Supreme Court decision and the country's 250th anniversary are happening at the same time. But with i…

…34(1) of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority Law, 2020. Delivering his judgment, Justice A.K Araba found the eight offenders – Oyebanjo Abidemi, Aminat Adewusi, Aminat Olarewaju, Omolana Olusola, Abiola Moridiya, Olaogun Mary, Abiodun Aromokun and Iwenya Sylvester – guilty and sentenced them to community service…

Justice Hawa Joseph Yilwa of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Halima Abdullahi to 40 years’ imprisonment for failing to report the terrorism activities of her son, Battujo, to the federal government and for aiding and abetting him in the crime. Mrs. Abdullahi, of Dungun Mu’aza in Sabuwa Local Government Ar…

…against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The suit, which is before Justice Salim Ibrahim, seeks an order of the court compelling INEC to recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP on its official website. The BoT and the PDP filed the fresh suit. The plainti…

…June 10, 2026, in a forest near Iluke in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa handed down the sentences after both women pleaded guilty to Counts 2, 4 and 5 of the five-count terrorism-related charge brought against them by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation. Both…