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The Chief Justice of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, has delivered a landmark judgment in the widely followed case of the killing of University of Jos student, Rinji Bala. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday at the Plateau State High Court 1 in Jos, brings a major legal chapter to an end, according to Very Nigerian. Justice Mann sentenced Sgt. Ruya Auta to death by hanging or lethal injection after finding him guilty of culpable homicide. The decision was reached after the court reviewed the prosecution’s evidence, assessed witness statements and examined the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident. The court stated…

Security agencies in Kogi State have rescued twenty one underage children who were allegedly being trafficked into the state for what authorities suspect was a covert recruitment exercise linked to banditry training. The children, whose ages range from 6 to 17, were intercepted in Yagba East local government area following credible intelligence. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed the development in a statement released on Tuesday. According to him, the operation took place around 3 o’clock in the afternoon on December 5 when operatives of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Yagba Area…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over allegations bordering on terrorism financing and money laundering. According to Reports, the former Minister is being questioned on several financial matters, including the operation of accounts flagged as suspicious and alleged investments worth about ₦10 billion in Kebbi State. He is also expected to explain the status of three hundred and twenty two million dollars in Abacha loot returned from Switzerland, as well as an additional twenty two million dollars recovered from Jersey in the United Kingdom. As of…

A visiting United States Congressman Riley Moore, has raised deep concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Benue State, revealing that more than six hundred thousand Christians are currently displaced and living in various camps across the state. During his visit, the lawmaker met with several victims who shared heartbreaking accounts of the violence that forced them from their homes. He said the stories he heard were so tragic that he would never forget them. According to him, one of the women he spoke with recalled how armed attackers brutally murdered her husband and five children while she was forced…

A United States delegation investigating the rising cases of killings in Nigeria held a closed door meeting on Tuesday with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. The engagement is part of a broader fact finding mission being carried out by American lawmakers and diplomats following renewed concerns about religiously motivated violence in the country. The team, which includes United States Congressman Riley Moore and the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Junior, had earlier met with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and travelled to Benue State to interact with Catholic bishops, Governor…

Two members of the house of representatives from Bayelsa have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party and joined the All Progressives Congress, marking another shift in the political balance at the national assembly. The lawmakers, Rodney Ambaiowei who represents Southern Ijaw federal constituency, and Oboku Oforji who represents Yenagoa Kolokuma Opokuma federal constituency, formalised their defection through letters addressed to the speaker of the house, Tajudeen Abbas. The letters were read during plenary on Wednesday. Ambaiowei explained that he was leaving the PDP because of what he described as a lingering leadership crisis that has affected the party across the…

Burkina Faso has released eleven Nigerian military personnel who were held after a Nigerian Air Force transport aircraft landed in the country without approval. Officials confirmed the release on Tuesday, marking the end of a tense episode that briefly intensified diplomatic friction between Nigeria and the military governments in the Sahel. According to Business Insider, the officers were cleared to return home after Burkinabe authorities completed preliminary security checks. Their aircraft, a Nigerian Air Force C-130, landed on Monday in the western city of Bobo Dioulasso with two crew members and nine other military officers on board. The Nigerian government…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday restated his decision to withdraw police officers attached to Very Important Persons and redeploy them to regular policing duties. The President made the remark shortly before the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the State House in Abuja. Tinubu expressed frustration over the slow pace of compliance with his earlier directive. He emphasised that any official who feels that their assignment genuinely requires police protection should contact the Inspector General of Police for clearance. The President instructed the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, to work with the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and…

Re: Urgent Demand for Legal Advisory to Imo State Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) to Comply with Binding Court of Appeal Judgments, Dismantle Illegal Roadblocks, and Cease Unlawful Operations on Imo Roads I write to you as a social engineer deeply committed to upholding the rule of law and safeguarding the fundamental rights of our citizens. Over the recent months, I have witnessed and documented numerous instances where state agencies overstep their bounds, infringing on the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution. Today, I am compelled to address the persistent and egregious misconduct by the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) in Imo State,…

Rev Ezekiel Dachomo, a prominent cleric and regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations in Barkin Ladi, has again raised alarm over rising insecurity in Plateau State. He revealed that he and other community leaders have asked Christian youths across vulnerable communities to take steps to protect themselves from renewed attacks. His message comes as memories of the tragic events of December 2023 remain fresh. More than two hundred people were killed in coordinated attacks that swept through seventeen rural communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi between the twenty third and twenty fifth of that month. The incidents…