In a significant milestone for judicial reform in Nigeria, Delta, Rivers, and Nasarawa states have emerged as leaders in the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJLs). This achievement was highlighted at a recent convocation of the administration of criminal justice monitoring committees (ACJMCs), which brought together key stakeholders to assess ...

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dissolved all political appointees serving in his administration. The announcement was made on Friday, February 7, during a valedictory session at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House. Addressing outgoing Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, and Personal Assistants, Governor Sule expressed gratitude for their contributions to the state’s ...

  A Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Akwanga has sentenced Gambo Adamu to death by hanging for the murder of Hassan Ahmed. The court found Adamu guilty of killing Ahmed and harvesting his organs, a heinous act that led to the victim’s death. Delivering the judgment, Justice Mustapha Ramat ruled that the crime committed ...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the victory of Abdullahi Sule as the Nasarawa State Governor. A three-member panel of justices unanimously held on Thursday, November 23, 2023, that the Nasarawa State Election Petition Tribunal erred in law in concluding that Sule, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not win majority ...

The Area Court Judges Association of Nigeria has appealed to the recently appointed Attorney General and commissioner for justice Bar. Labaran Shuaibu Magaji to intervene on the general legal reforms in the state. Speaking on behalf of the Association at the office of the Attorney General and commissioner for justice on Wednesday, Hon. Ado Musa ...

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has advised Area Court Judges without law degrees to obtain the requisite qualification within 10 years of employment or risk expulsion from the bench. Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker of Nasarawa State House Assembly, made this known at a preliminary in Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports ...

The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Aisha Aliyu, yesterday signed the Small Claims Court Creation Warrant for the establishment of special courts that would enable people easy access to justice in the state. Justice Aliyu performed the signing ceremony in Lafia, stating that the Small Claims Court has brought particular support to the high ...

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has sworn-in four new high court judges. The governor said the swearing-in of the judges was in line with his administration’s readiness to enhance the judicial system in the state. He said it is imperative and a collective desire to fill in the available vacancies of four high court judges ...

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has nominated a 28-year-old law graduate, Barrister Hannatu Bala Abimiku (Lafia) and 14 others as members of the state executive council. Majority Leader of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Tanko Tunga, disclosed this while presenting the list of nominees before the assembly, on Thursday. According to him, ...