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Nigeria’s suspected coup plotters deny treason charges

April 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

Six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have pleaded not guilty to plotting a coup to overthrow Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. The defendants appeared at the Federal High Court in […]

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Operation against Nigerian kidnapping gang kills ‘200 bandits’

January 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

More than 200 suspected members of an armed criminal gang in central Nigeria have been killed in an ongoing operation, an official has told the BBC. The large-scale, multi-agency offensive started on Saturday and had […]

Nigeria’s ex-justice minister granted bail in $6m corruption case

January 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Nigerian court has granted bail to the country’s former attorney general, Abubakar Malami, along with his wife and son, who are facing money laundering charges. Malami, 58, was one of the most influential figures […]

British man baffled by Nigeria declaring him a top fugitive

September 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A British national has said he is at a loss as to why the Nigerian police have accused him of planning to overthrow Nigeria’s government and placed a bounty on his head. It was alleged […]

Cryptocurrency firm Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla escapes custody in Nigeria

March 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

An executive of the cryptocurrency firm Binance has escaped from custody in Nigeria, the authorities there say. Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan dual national, was arrested in February with his US colleague Tigran Gambaryan. Their detention […]

Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped

February 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other person in south-western Nigeria, authorities say. The attackers stormed the palace of Segun Aremu – a retired army general and […]

Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” jailed for organ-trafficking plot

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man to the UK from Lagos. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted […]

Abuja to Kaduna train attack: Gunmen free 11 hostages

June 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Kidnappers who had detained some victims of the March attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train in northern Nigeria have released 11 hostages. The spokesman to the cleric acting as go-between for the government and […]

Nigeria’s Kaduna train attack: Pregnant woman freed

May 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Gunmen who abducted dozens of train passengers in northern Nigeria have released one of the hostages – a heavily pregnant woman. In a video message circulating on social media, the woman said the abductors told […]

End Sars protest: Nigeria police to free all protesters

October 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Nigeria’s police chief has ordered the unconditional release of all demonstrators arrested during protests against police brutality. This was a key demand of protesters who have rallied against the hated Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) in […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]