The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has postponed the trial of the two Ansaru leaders, Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba, captured by the Department of State Services (DSS), which will begin on January 15, 2026.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Hussaini Ismaila, one of the leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged terrorism, to 20 years imprisonment.
A court in Lagos State sentenced Emmanuel Lakehinde, a press worker, to life in prison for raping an 11-year-old child. Lakehinde went before Justice Rahman Oshodi at Ikeja's Special Offences and Domestic Court, where he was found guilty and sentenced to life.
As Nigeria awaits the court verdict in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), public debate continues to swirl along political and ethnic lines. Yet the real issues remain rooted in law, national security, and global democratic standards. This moment calls for calm, clarity, and fidelity to the principle that justice must be grounded in evidence, not sentiment.
The Kwara State Police Command has stated that suspected bandits have abducted several worshippers and killed several during an attack at a branch of Christ Apostolic Church, Eruku, Kwara State. This was made known on Tuesday in a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi.
The Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years in prison for sexual harassment. Justice James Omotosho handed down the sentence on Monday, finding Ndifon guilty on counts one and two. He imposed two-year terms on the first count and five-year terms on the second, to be served concurrently. No option for a fine was presented. Justice Omotosho determined that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had proven the first two offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. The court, however, acquitted Ndifon's co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu. Anyanwu, a member of Ndifon's legal team, was released after the court determined that the ICPC failed to establish a link between him and the charges in counts three and four.
