Category: Judiciary

FIVE EX-SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR ALLEGED AGE FRAUD. 

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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has filed charges against five retired senior Police officers for allegedly falsifying their ages to unlawfully extend their service years. The case, brought before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court, has been assigned to Yusuf Halilu, a judge, who has fixed Thursday, September 25, for the arraignment of the defendants.  The retired Police Chiefs are to face 14-count charge lists: Idowu Owohunwa, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police; Benneth Igwe and Ukachi Opara, both retired Commissioners of Police; Obo Ukam Obo, a…

UNFPA PARTNERS BAUCHI GOVT TO STRENGTHEN PROSECUTION OF SGBV CASES

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By; Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Ministry of Justice, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has organised a two-day intensive training to strengthen the prosecutorial skills of police investigators and other key stakeholders in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Declaring the session open, the State Solicitor-General Adamu Yusuf said government has introduced laws, policies, and institutional reforms to curb SGBV, but warned that “their effectiveness depends on how well we, as duty bearers, investigate, prosecute and secure justice for victims.” He noted that…

IPPIS ACCOUNTANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO DIVERTING EX-STAFF SALARIES

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The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, fixed September 18 for the review of facts in a charge against two staff members of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) over alleged corruption. The defendants, Shola Onasanya, a Chief Accountant, and Halimat Olalere, a Principal Executive Officer of accounts, are both staff members of the IPPIS Payroll Desk Office at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Ebute Meta, Lagos. They were dragged before Justice Ibrahim Kala by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) on an amended two-count charge related…

MAN, STILL IN PRISON 20 YEARS AFTER STEALING PHONE

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Leroy Douglas has been in prison since 2005 after being given an indeterminate SENTENCE. The father of a Cardiff man who has spent 20 years in prison after stealing a mobile phone has said his son has served a “life sentence” behind bars. According to BBC, Leroy Douglas, 44, was handed a minimum term of two-and-a-half years in 2005 for robbery, but remains in custody as he is subject to an indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP). The controversial measure was scrapped in 2012, but campaigners are calling…

TINTED GLASS PERMIT: NBA DRAGS IGP TO COURT OVER POLICY

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) HAS dragged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over the tinted glass permit policy, describing it as unlawful and a violation of fundamental rights. This was agreed during its pre-conference National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Enugu on August 23, where it has resolved to challenge the policy introduced in April 2025 by Kayode Egbetokun, the IGP. The policy, which was initially billed to take off on June 1 before being shifted to October 2, requires motorists to obtain annual permits for tinted glasses through a…

NIGERIAN ARMY DEFENDS EXISTING SERVICE RULES DESPITE COURT RULING.

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The Defence Headquarters of the Nigerian Army has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria will continue to operate under the existing Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service. This is despite a recent National Industrial Court ruling that struck down a key provision of the document. On Tuesday, the National Industrial Court in Abuja declared the provision requiring a minimum of 15 years’ service before personnel could resign or retire as unconstitutional and a violation of fundamental rights under the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Subilim delivered the judgment in a suit…