After 47 years in the judiciary, Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad took a bow on Friday, October 27, 2023 after clocking the statutory age of 70 years. From a hall in Abuja, the voice of Justice Dattijo reverberated across the land. In this article, we analyse seven highlights of the judge’s speech. The high and…
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A cross section of senior lawyers in the country have paid glowing tribute to the late Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Slyvester Nwguta, who died in the early hours of Sunday.
A statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hadizatu Mustapha announcing the death of Justice Ngwuta, said he died in the early hours of Sunday in his sleep at his official Abuja residence.
The statement said “He felt sick and was admitted in the last one week in the National Hospital, Abuja, but before he was moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital on Friday, March 5 he tested negative to COVID-19 investigative test conducted on him.’
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The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment towards ending gender-based violence in the country.
Malami reiterated government’s position in a speech he delivered to commemorate the 2021 International Women Day.
According to the AGF, the federal government is focusing “significant attention on the issue of sexual and gender based violence and therefore working towards the establishment of specialized courts and Judicial Divisions focused on sexual and gender-based violence”.
Speaking on the theme, “Special Event on Gender Dimensions of Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism” organised by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), the minister recalled that he inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Management Committee on Eradication of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence last year with the hope that they will be important tools in helping Nigeria to address the crim
‘ Only one S’East justice now left at apex court’
About three weeks to his retirement, Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta of the Supreme Court died yesterday morning. He was 69 years old.
In a statement, the apex court announced that Ngwuta passed on around 2:30 am in his sleep at his residence in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The statement issued by the Chief Registrar, Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha, revealed that the deceased judge fell sick and had been admitted in the last one week in the National Hospital, Abuja, before he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital on Friday March 5. He tested negative for COVID-19. The body has been deposited in the hospital’s mortuary.
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Bandits in Kaduna
Bandits terrorising some parts of Kaduna State and the Northern region are still going strong but the military has said it is not giving up on taking them out.
In its latest onslaught against the bandits, the military said it conducted aerial missions over locations in Chikun and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, killing several of the bandits.