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Court orders ‘maximum comfort’ for Nigeria separatist

December 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has ordered the security police to ensure that separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu gets “maximum comfort” while in their custody on treason and other charges. The order followed […]

Nigeria jailbreak in Kabba: Prisoners on the run after armed raid

September 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

Some 240 prisoners have escaped after unidentified gunmen attacked a facility in Nigeria’s Kogi state, officials say. It is the second mass jailbreak this year in Nigeria, which is struggling with multiple security crises. The attackers […]

James Ibori: UK promises to return to Nigeria £4.2m stolen by ex-governor

March 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

The UK has promised to return to Nigeria £4.2m ($5.8m) which was stolen by a former governor. Former Delta State Governor James Ibori was convicted of money laundering in the UK in 2012. He is […]

Tanker hijack: Seven stowaways detained off Isle of Wight

October 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

Seven suspects have been detained after a suspected hijacking involving stowaways on a tanker off the Isle of Wight. UK special forces completed the operation in nine minutes, BBC Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale said. Military […]

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 […]

Gracious David-West: Nigerian serial killer sentenced to death in Port Harcourt

October 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man who killed nine women in a case that caused outrage in Nigeria has been sentenced to death in the southern city of Port Harcourt. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Gracious David-West strangled his victims in […]

Nigeria’s Kaduna passes law to castrate child rapists

September 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

Lawmakers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of raping children under the age of 14. State governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai needs to sign the bill for it to […]

How the US caught flashy Nigerian Instagrammers ‘with $40m’

July 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

The day after his 29th birthday in May, Olalekan Jacob Ponle posted a picture on his Instagram standing next to a bright yellow Lamborghini in Dubai. “Stop letting people make you feel guilty for the […]

89 Cattle bandits killed in joint Nigeria-Niger raid

April 26, 2020 World Justice News 0

Nigeria’s military says it has killed 89 bandits responsible for a series of attacks against civilians in the country’s north-western Zamfara state. The operation was supported by troops from neighbouring Niger and led to the […]

Nigeria visa firm owned by man on fraud charges

April 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

The owner of the Nigerian government-appointed company which produces visas for people wishing to travel to Nigeria from around the world is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in Nigeria in relation to a […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]