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Nov

2025

Terrorism Charge: Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment

Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment For Terrorism Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment, concluding a high-profile trial that has lasted several years. Kanu, who was arrested in Kenya under contentious circumstances four years ago and extradited to Nigeria, faced seven counts related to terrorism. The judgment was delivered in his absence after he refused to participate in the proceedings, insisting that the court had no authority over him regarding the terrorism charges. His refusal led the presiding judge to order…

Nov

2025

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Unical’s Cyril Ndifon Jailed Five Years For Sexual Harassment

Crime, Education, Judiciary, News Flash

UNICAL’s Cyril Ndifon Jailed Five Years For S3xual Harassment Cyril Ndifon, suspended law faculty dean at University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine. James Omotosho, the presiding judge in the case, handed down the sentence at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday. In 2023, Ndifon was removed as a UNICAL dean over alleged abuse of office and sexual harassment, with female students as victims. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had charged Ndifon alongside his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu. Counts one and two, of four, accused…

Nov

2025

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FG Pushes For Ekweremadu’s Transfer To Nigeria

FGN, Judiciary, News Flash

FG Pushes For Ekweremadu’s Transfer To Nigeria The Federal Government is exploring the possibility of securing the transfer of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a nine-year sentence in a UK prison for organ harvesting. A high-level delegation from Nigeria was dispatched to the United Kingdom on Monday to engage British authorities. The delegation, which met with officials at the UK Ministry of Justice in London earlier on Monday, included Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. The team was later received at the Nigerian…

Nov

2025

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Court Sentences Teacher To Life Imprisonment For Raping 9-Year-Old Pupil

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Sentences Teacher To Life Imprisonment For R@ping 9-Year-Old Pupil The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced the sentencing of a teacher to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year old pupil. The decision was reached after a suit was filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. The court presided over by Justice M Osho – Adebiyi, sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass working in one of the foremost schools located in Kwali, , to life imprisonment, without option of fine. “The landmark judgment which underscores the efforts of the present management…

Nov

2025

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My Husband Don’t Have Money, Separate US- Woman Tells Court

Judiciary, Marriage And Love, News Flash

My Husband Don’t Have Money, Separate Us – Woman Tells Court A housewife, Mulikat Abdulrasheed, has prayed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on grounds that her husband, Abdullahi was jobless and had no source of livelihood. “My uncle arranged the marriage with Abdullahi. I didn’t know that he was jobless, had no money or any source of livelihood. “I later realised that he had no money after giving birth to my first born. I told my mother I could not continue living with him but she begged me to be patient and persevere. “I persevered…

Oct

2025

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Court Grants Bail To Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Brother And Others

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Grants Bail To Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Brother A Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday, October 24, granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and Aloy Ejimakor, the counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The court Magistrate, Abubakar Umar Sai’I’d also granted bail to Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel and 10 other protesters who were arrested for participating in the Monday, October 20, #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. The conditions listed by the court for the release of the defendants include the sum of N500,000 each and a submission of their…

Oct

2025

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“I Am Defending Myself Because My Lawyers Are Too Afraid To Mention Names; When I’m Done With Nigeria, Then I Can Die In Peace” – Nnamdi Kanu Declares

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash

Breaking News: “I Am Defending Myself Because My Lawyers Are Too Afraid to Mention Names, I Will Say It Live Here in the Courtroom!” “When I’m Done With Nigeria, Then I Can Die in Peace” — Nnamdi Kanu Declares, — Turns Court Into a Battlefield, Vows to Expose Hidden Truths That Will Shake the Nation to Its Core Lagos state Traditional ruler "Oba Rilwan Akiolu" warns Federal government of the danger ahead Nnamdi Kanu defending himself in court is the boldest and riskiest move Nigeria has ever witnessed since its creation. Have you ever heard that man speak on the…

Oct

2025

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Amupitan Not Part Of Tinubu’s Election Legal Team – Ogala Refutes Viral Report

Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

Amupitan Not Part Of Tinubu’s Election Legal Team – Ogala Refutes Viral Report The Coordinator of the Tinubu presidential legal team, Babatunde Ogala, SAN, has debunked the claim that the newly appointed chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, was part of the legal team that defended President Bola Tinubu at the election tribunal. Ogala made this clarification in a statement on Friday, stating that Amupitan was not among the 123 lawyers assembled to represent Tinubu at the tribunal. He challenged those peddling the claim to produce evidence to indicate that Amupitan was among the Tinubu…

Oct

2025

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Sowore Meets Jonathan In Abuja Over Nnamdi Kanu

Judiciary, Human Rights, News Flash, Security

Sowore Meets Jonathan In Abuja Over Nnamdi Kanu Activist Omoyele Sowore on Friday met with former President Goodluck Jonathan over the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is being held by the Department of State Services (DSS) on terrorism charges. Mr Sowore is planning a march to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on October 20 to demand Kanu’s unconditional release. He said in an X post that the ex-president agreed with him that there is an “urgent and compelling need to address this matter decisively and justly.” Sowore thanked Jonathan “for recognizing the…

Oct

2025

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Toe The Path Of Honour And Resign Immediately – A Civil Society Group In Nigeria Challenge The Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, Judiciary

The Dependable Patriots for Nation Building and Transformation Initiative, a Civil Society group in Nigeria has challenged the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Kekere-ekun to toe the path of honour and resign immediately. The group while commending the Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji for being honourable indeed; by resigning from office following allegations of certificate forgery, has called on Justice Kekere-ekun to resign immediately for sustaining endemic corruption in Nigeria's judiciary. Briefing news men in Abuja on Tuesday, the Secretary of the Civil Society Group, Malam Ali Abacha berated the Chief Justice of Nigeria for imposing…