Category: Judiciary

BREAKING: Certificate Forgery: Embattled Minister Geoffrey Nnaji Resigns

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Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, has resigned. President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the embattled minister, who had been under public scrutiny for defending himself against allegations of certificate forgery published by PREMIUM TIMES. In a statement released on Monday, October, 6 by the President’s spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President said he has accepted Nnaji’s decision, which came about, ‘following some allegations against him’. The statement recalled that Nnaji was appointed in August 2023. ‘He resigned today in a letter thanking…

Bauchi SEC Decision Marks Victory for UNICEF’s Sustained Advocacy on Women’s Workplace Rights

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar Following a sustained advocacy campaign to key stakeholders in the healthcare sector in Bauchi State by the Bauchi Field Office of UNICEF Nigeria to promote Exclusive Breastfeeding of babies, the Bauchi State Executive Council (SEC) on Monday approved six months of maternity leave for nursing mothers across all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the state’s civil service. The Council also endorsed the establishment of crèche facilities in workplaces to enable working mothers to keep their babies close while performing official duties. Announcing the development after…

Police To Await Court Order Before Halting Tinted Glass Enforcement

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The Nigeria Police Force said, ‘We have not been formally served with the Federal High order stopping the enforcement of tinted-glass permits across the country. Recall that the Federal High Court, in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025: John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police & Nigeria Police Force, had on Friday granted an interim order directing the police to suspend enforcement of the permits pending the determination of the substantive case The court order directed the police to maintain the status quo, and this halts any action against motorists with tinted vehicle windows…

Joseph Kabila, Former DRC President, Sentenced to Death In Absentia

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Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason. The charges, according to BBC, concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country’s eastern region. Kabila was convicted on Friday by a military court of treason, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, including murder, sexual assault, torture and insurrection. He denied the charges, but did not appear in court to defend himself. The ex-president rejected the case as “arbitrary”…

China hands death sentences to 11 members of mafia family over billion-dollar scam empire

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A Chinese court has sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centers in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media. Dozens of members of the Ming family were found guilty of conducting criminal activities, with many receiving lengthy jail sentences. The Ming family worked for one of the four clans that ran Myanmar’s sleepy backwater town of Laukkaing, close to the border with China, and turned it into a hub for gambling, drugs and scam centres. Myanmar eventually cracked down, arresting many members of these families…

FG FILES CYBERCRIME CHARGES AGAINST SOWORE, X, and META OVER POSTS CONCERNING TINUBU

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The charges have X. Incorporation and Meta (Facebook) as two other defendants. The Federal Government is set to arraign a human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, on a five-count charge for allegedly making false posts against President Bola Tinubu, which it claims could cause a breakdown of law and order. Others joining in the charges are X. Incorporation and Meta (Facebook) as two additional defendants. Sowore was accused of using his official X handle to make the post, “This criminal @ official PBAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is no…

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…