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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ruled that Hussaini Ismaila, a top commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), is guilty of terrorism offences and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment.
Renowned legal scholar and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has ignited a firestorm of criticism after accusing the country’s top judiciary of formally aligning with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during President Bola Tinubu’s address at the 2025 All Nigerian Judges Conference. Odinkalu’s scathing X post, described the moment as “the moment… when Nigeria’s senior-most judges, led by CJN Kekere-Ekun, officially decamped to @OfficialAPCNg,” in reaction to judges enthusiastically singing the pro-Tinubu anthem “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand.”
A PAPER PRESENTED BY PROF ABIODUN AMUDA-KANNIKE SAN, JP, FCArb, FCIAP, FIIHP, ACTI, ACSP, LFWLS, AG DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (DLSS), OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE AND DEMOCRATIC STUDIES (NILDS)ABUJA AND THE PIONEER DEAN, FACULTY OF LAW, KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, VIA -ILORIN KWARA STATE, THE SAID PRESENTATION WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY CIVIC ENLIGHTENMENT ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA (CEON) ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTE (NJI) OF NIGERIA, IN DUBAI, UAE FROM 17TH NOVEMBER , 2025.
From January 2026, millions of Nigerians will enjoy relief from five common bank charges as the Federal Government rolls out major tax and financial reforms.
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned lawyer Steve Adamu, Esq before the Kaduna State High Court on charges of disseminating false information to the anti-graft agency.
A man, Charles Osaibovo, was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, for defrauding a foreign woman of £15,000
Osaibovo impersonated popular Nigerian actor, Fredrick Leonard, to deceive his victim, Miss Shenika Garati, into sending the money under the pretence that it was needed for a movie production in Nigeria.
Lagos State has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to commence contempt proceedings against the National Assembly over its continued efforts to pass the Central Gaming Bill, despite a subsisting judgment of the apex court declaring such legislation unconstitutional.
In a motion filed on behalf of the Attorney-General of Lagos State by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Bode Olanipekun, the state is seeking the Supreme Court’s leave to initiate judgment enforcement proceedings through the issuance of Form 48—a legal step that precedes the commencement of committal or contempt proceedings.
The Senate has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and other relevant regulatory bodies to strictly enforce the ban on the packaging of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet formats beginning December 2025. The red chamber of the National Assembly further resolved that no additional extension should be granted beyond the current moratorium. This followed adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong on the need to halt further extension of the phase out of Alcoholic Beverages packaged in satchet formats. Ekpeyong, in his lead debate during plenary, reminded the Senate that NAFDAC, in…
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Salim Umar, a court clerk at the Upper Shari’a Court in Rijiyar Lemo, and demoted two other officials — Alkali Shamsu Maul’ainaini, a presiding judge at the Upper Shari’a Court, Durbunde, and Isa Yuguda Wudilawa, a principal registrar at the Magistrate Court, Zungeru Complex — over allegations of gross misconduct.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to speed up the handling of pending matters and work towards improving the efficiency of its justice delivery system. Justice Kekere-Ekun emphasized that both the CCT and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) must adopt proactive measures, such as sending timely reminders to public institutions and agencies to file their declarations before deadlines, to further improve compliance. The CJN made the remarks while receiving members of the Tribunal, led by Chairman Mr. Mainasara Umar, at her office. The CCT is mandated to try public…