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Keeping children in the same facilities as adults violates international human rights standards and exposes the children to immediate dangers, physical and sexual abuse, and other dangers. On a sunny afternoon in August 2020, 13-year-old Omar Farouq stood before a Sharia court in Kano State, accused of blasphemy. Too young to understand the gravity of the charges, he listened in …

By Alltimepost Correspondent BENIN CITY – The Federal High Court in Benin City has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other law enforcement agencies are legally empowered to break into buildings during lawful operations when access is denied, in accordance with Section 12(1) and (2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. Justice C.A. …

The Nigeria Police Force says it has uncovered credible leads on the gun suppliers who armed the suspects allegedly responsible for the killing of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command had earlier announced the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the September 29, 2025, robbery and murder at Unique Apartments, Katampe Extension, Abuja, where Maduagwu and …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu suddenly ran out of oxygen. He was appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by former President Muhammadu Buhari on October 21, 2015. He was sworn into office on November 9, 2015, for a five-year tenure that was renewable for one more term upon completion. He would have statutorily run his course by November 8 …

Hamas recalls 7,000 fighters to reassert control over Gaza amid fears of renewed internal violence after Israeli forces pulled back from parts of the territory The mobilisation has been widely anticipated as uncertainty grows about who will govern Gaza once the war ends – this is a key sticking point for later phases of Trump’s plan Elsewhere, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency says …

According to insider accounts, the disagreement has become so severe that Wike boycotted the Council of State meeting in protest, sending the Minister of State for the FCT in his place. The appointment of Joash Amupitan as Nigeria’s new INEC Chairman has deepened the growing rift between the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, further …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that the National Assembly will not be held hostage by the “disruptive instincts” of any of its members, insisting that the upper chamber must uphold discipline and respect for its rules to preserve the sanctity of Nigeria’s democracy. Akpabio made the remark in a statement issued by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, on Saturday, …

The trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on charges of alleged $4.5 billion fraud and abuse of office, took a significant turn on Thursday as an Ikeja Special Offences Court admitted key digital evidence, including a WhatsApp conversation and several mobile phones. The court, presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi, also …

The suspects were apprehended by officials of the Aviation Security (AVSEC) unit at the domestic terminal (MMA 1) of the airport. Security officials at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos have arrested some passengers alleged to be travelling on an Aero Contractors flight with cash exceeding $6.1 million in their possession. Sources familiar with the matter, …

Hamas is pressing Israel to include prominent Palestinians in a prisoner-release list – part of a ceasefire deal that will also see hostages returned from Gaza. Hamas’s insistence comes after the Israeli justice ministry published the names of 250 prisoners to be freed, but excluded seven high-profile prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat. Marwan Barghouti was convicted of deadly …