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Brazil Supreme Court Keeps Bolsonaro Under House Arrest

Brazil Supreme Court Keeps Bolsonaro Under House Arrest

October 13, 2025 2:00 pm

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, weeks after his historic conviction for plotting a coup to stay in power following his 2022 election defeat. According to Reuters, Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the measure was necessary to guarantee public order and ensure the enforcement of criminal law.

‘’The guarantee of public order and the need to ensure the full application of criminal law justify the maintenance of house arrest and other precautionary measures,’’ Moraes wrote in his ruling.

Bolsonaro, 70, was sentenced in September to 27 years and three months in prison …

In the heart of Owerri, Douglas House, the Government House of Imo State, stands as a symbol of the region's political trajectory and accomplishments. Nonetheless, a robust case can be made for a renaming that honours a distinguished individual whose influence and legacy still resonates - Chief Sam Mbakwe.

Why Tinubu Needs To Ensure The Unconditional Release Of Kanu

July 20, 2023 4:47 am

In a world where justice and fairness should be the pillars upon which nations or nation-states like Nigeria build their societies, the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), casts a dark shadow on Nigeria’s commitment to these ideals. It’s a saga that challenges the integrity of the country’s justice system, the value placed on human rights, and the essence of democracy. This situation calls for immediate rectification, and President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has both the power and responsibility to ensure this. By championing the unconditional release of Kanu, Tinubu can not …

Prof. Nze's The Genocide

Prof. Nze’s The Genocide: 1967 – 1970, And Its Sad Reality

February 2, 2023 4:58 am

Healing will always naturally come where there is justice and hence whenever justice is denied, any efforts made at chasing peace and reconciliation will thus always end up an exercise in futility. The question is; does Nigeria want genuine healing that can help it eventually lay events of the last 63 years to rest? The answer is simply embedded in her body language which is a screaming No.

The avoidable deaths of more than three million people as a result of the brutal genocide which took place between 1967 -1970 is one that can never be swept under the carpet. …

Will Deborah Yakubu Ever Get Justice?

Will Deborah Yakubu Ever Get Justice?

December 15, 2022 3:16 am

Justice is the first condition of humanity and even though the arc of the moral universe appears long, it will always bend toward justice. A few days ago, the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar reminded the world once more that the young blood of a young Christian girl whose life was terminated by Islamic fundamentalists was yet to be accounted for and that justice may never be served in her case.

In May this year, a young Christian woman by name, Deborah Yakubu was lynched by a mob in Sokoto State. The headless mob began …

Paris Club Refund Deduction Will Not Stop, Malami Insists

Deduction Of Paris Club Refund Will Not Stop, Malami Insists

August 12, 2022 5:48 am

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday, has declared that state governors have no basis for complaining about Paris Club refund deductions paid to consultants they hired.

He made this comment while speaking at a ministerial media briefing at the State House in Abuja which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

Malami went on to that after taking action to pay the consultants, the governors changed their minds and asked for an out-of-court settlement when the matter was brought before a judge.

He claims that as a result, President Muhammadu …

Again, Journalist Killed In Mexico, 12th In 2022

Again, Journalist Killed In Mexico, 12th In 2022

June 30, 2022 4:56 am

A Mexican reporter was shot dead on Wednesday in the violence-plagued northeastern state of Tamaulipas — the 12th journalist killed so far in a particularly bloody year for the country’s press.

In his some of his social media posts, Antonio de la Cruz, a reporter for the daily Expreso, frequently accused politicians of engaging in crimes of corruption.

The reporter was attacked as he was leaving his Ciudad Victoria house, and both his wife and daughter were hurt.

‘We must not allow more attacks on journalists and activists. These crimes will not go unpunished,’ President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s spokesman, …

Mother Of Gboah TV Reporter, Pelumi Onifade Demands Justice

Mother Of Gboah TV Reporter, Pelumi Onifade Demands Justice

November 5, 2020 5:58 am

Bose Onifade, the grieving mother of the Gboah TV reporter Pelumi Onifade who was killed while covering a story about a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives were stored in Agege/Gegetu area of Agege LGA of Lagos has demanded for justice.

Read Also: Please Stop Killing Us – Ogun Police Beg Protesters

According to a statement on Monday by the company, Onifade died while covering the looting of COVID-19 palliatives at a storage centre in Agege area of Lagos.

He was reportedly arrested by the Lagos State Task Force at the Ministry of Agriculture, Abbattoir, Agege.

It was gathered that Mr Onifade …

Sanda’s Death Sentence And The Sharia Justice That Gave It

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

The crime was committed in Abuja and tried in a federal high court.

All convicted capital offenders get an automatic appeal which can be continued up to the Supreme court.

If all appeals are exhausted, the execution can only be carried out by an executive order by a duly elected governor which the FCT does not have. The minister of FCT is not constitutionality empowered to grant pardons or a prerogative of mercy. So if the minister can not grant pardons, he can not sign warrants either.
Who then will sign her death warrant as constitutionally mandated for executions?

This …

Ex-Justice Minister, Petitions AGF Over Police Disobedience

January 19, 2020 2:32 pm
Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), has petitioned the current AGF and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) over the continued disobedience to lawful court orders by the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.

NAN learnt that Agabi in the 7-page petition already served on Malami expressed disgust on police attitude to court judgments and asked the AGF Malami to compel the Nigeria Police Force to obey court orders.

The petition came on the heels of fresh clampdown on members of the Peace Corps of Nigeria PCN and

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Justice Ekwo Summons CBN Governor, Emefiele, Over $53M

January 11, 2020 1:13 pm
Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has summoned the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele to appear before him.

Emefiele is summoned to answer questions on why he should not be committed to prison for defaulting in the payment of $53,000,000.00 (Fifty Three Million US Dollars) creditor balance.

Justice Ekwo issued the judgment summons to Emefiele in a case with Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/1193/2017 instituted against Central Bank of Nigeria as Garnishee/Respondent, Linas International Limited and the Minister of Finance as Judgment Debtors Garnishees by Mr. Joe Agi Judgement as Creditor/Applicant on behalf of a team

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Soleimani Killing: Iraq Demands Justice From UN Over Attack

January 7, 2020 1:31 pm

Iraq, through its United Nations Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom, has sent a message to the United Nations’ Security Council, asking it to condemn America’s raid that killed Qussem Soleimani.

Maj.-Gen. Soleimani, Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, was killed in a US airstrike on his convoy at Baghdad airport on Friday rising the tension of another World War.

Read Also: The Deadly U.S Drone That Killed Soleimani

The airstrike, which was an order from US President, Donald Trump, has since generated a lot of controversies and reactions from world leaders.

The Ambassador urged the …

Reps To Separate Attorney General From Minister Of Justice

December 11, 2019 4:35 am

The House of Representatives is seeking to separate the office of the Attorney General of the Federation from that of the Minister of Justice, saying the separation will remove political interference in the operations of the Attorney General.

A bill to alter the 1999 constitution to separate the two offices sponsored by the Chief Whip of the House, Mohammed Tahir Monguno scaled through second reading at Tuesday’s plenary of the house.

Hon. Monguno said he was sponsoring the bill based on his experience as a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Borno state, adding that at the …

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