Tag: Justice

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AzeezAugust 6, 2016

I promise to punish officers who killed Nassarawa protesters – IG

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said any police personnel indicted in the shooting of protesting workers at ...

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AzeezJuly 31, 2016

Reps demand justice for murdered Nigerian in South Africa

Following the murder of a Nigerian, Ikejiaku Chinedu in South Africa, the House of Representatives has asked South Africa’s President, ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 25, 2016

Opinion: Death of a preacher – When religion becomes evil

By Bayo Oluwasanmi She didn’t have to die this way. Let me paint the picture for you. Saturday, July 9, began ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 11, 2016

14 senators gear up to testify against Saraki, Ekweremadu in forgery case

The trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, outgoing clerk to the National Assembly, Salisu ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 8, 2016

FG trains special team to prosecute Saraki, Ekweremadu, others

The Federal Government has instituted 20 teams of prosecutors, comprising 80 lawyers all together to handle high profile criminal cases ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 29, 2016

Fresh court order sacks already sacked PDP chairman, Sheriff

Embattled former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has once again been hit with a ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 28, 2016

‘We will kill you and nothing would happen’ | Fani-Kayode was allegedly told this by the EFCC

The operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who allegedly assaulted former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode will ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 27, 2016

Saraki, Ekweremadu’s trial: Senators refuse to vacate seats for lawyers

The trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu was temporarily stalled for about 10 minutes ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 24, 2016

3 ‘mansions traced to Fayose’s close associate’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) has traced 3 exotic houses to a close associate of Governor Fayose of ...

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Dele BenjaminJune 20, 2016

Retired Supreme Court Justice dies

A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Niki Tobi, has died. Justice Tobi passed on in the wee hours of Friday ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 19, 2016

‘Don’t mistake our maturity for weakness’ | The Senate’s welcome gift to Buhari (READ)

The Nigeria Senate has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of attempting to disrupt the 8th Senate. The accusation came a few hours ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 19, 2016

EFCC ‘seizes N2bn mansion’ from ex-Customs boss, Dikko

A N2 billion mansion allegedly owned by a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko has been ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 10, 2016

Fayose’s mouthpiece makes some serious allegations

Spokesperson to Ayodele Fayose, Governor of Ekiti state, Lere Olayinka has made some pretty bold allegations against the Attorney General ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 9, 2016

AGF gave ex-convict FG contract, fired him and now DSS has arrested him

The owner of Public Alerts Security Systems, George Uboh has been arrested and detained by operatives of the Department of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 9, 2016

Judge handling cases against Saraki, Ekweremadu, others dies

A judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja division, Justice Steven Evoh Chukwu has been reported dead. Justice Chukwu, who ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 8, 2016

FG wants secret trial of Dasuki because he’s ‘a crown Prince of Sokoto Caliphate’

Despite the February 2015 ruling of the Federal High Court against the protection (masking) of witnesses in the trial of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 25, 2016

Appeal Court says no bail for Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has today, dismissed the appeal of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 23, 2016

Shi’ite leader, El Zakyzaky drags FG to court, demands N2bn

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, fixed a date for the hearing of the N2billion suit the detained ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 21, 2016

5 reasons why Buhari should fire the Minister of Justice

As the government of Muhammadu Buhari is about to clock one year in office, his strengths, weaknesses and shortcomings as ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 21, 2016

Group petitions Buhari to immediately fire AGF

A civil rights group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has written President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to immediately relieve the Attorney-General ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 20, 2016

Ekiti state PDP attacks Fayose, governor says they are “day dreaming”

The first Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Clement Awoyelu, has attacked Governor Ayodele Fayose, calling ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 19, 2016

This is why FG will not let Dasuki go

The Federal Government has revealed the reason why former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is still in the custody of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 19, 2016

‘Jonathan told me he ordered N400m to be paid to Metuh’- Doyin Okupe

Former public affairs aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has declared that his former boss authorised the disbursement of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 18, 2016

Saraki did not declare his London house and N375m- EFCC witness

As the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki continued at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday, May 18, the ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 17, 2016

Umar Danladi says he was ‘under serious influence’ during Bola Tinubu’s trial

The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, admitted that he was “under serious influence” ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 16, 2016

The Thread: Who deserves credit for criminal justice successes – OBJ, GEJ or PMB?

      Let’s talk about the successes the courts may or many not have had with corruption, Writer and ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 13, 2016

PDP won’t hold South-West Congress anymore

Following the ruling of a Federal High Court given by Justice Ibrahim Buba restraining the Peoples Democratic Party from going ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 10, 2016

A group wants N100 billion from FG for herdsmen attacks

The Federal Government has been dragged to court by the Human Rights and Empowerment Projects over the death of dozens of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 9, 2016

An appeals court in Lagos just sent potential terrorists a strong message

#TheNewsIn100Words A Court of Appeal in Lagos state has confirmed the September 30, 2015 judgment of a Federal High Court in ...

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Op-Ed EditorMay 8, 2016

Femi Falana: The frustrations of Buhari’s war against corruption

Since the Buhari Administration was inaugurated 10 months ago, there has been a wave of arrests of many alleged looters ...

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