By Iliyasu Haruna Bala How the introduction of verbatim technology at the Federal High Court, Abuja, is changing the pace of proceedings and forcing court reporters to rethink how they listen, write and tell the story. There was a time when covering court proceedings in Nigeria was largely a contestContinue Reading
The retrial of former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa, his two sons and others over alleged N1.35 billion fraud suffered setback, on Friday, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The case, which is now reassigned to Justice Peter Lifu, could not proceed due to the absence of theContinue Reading
By Sylvester Udemezue The headline published by The Nation reads: *“BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court overrides FG’s pardon for Maryam Sanda, affirms death sentence.”* With due respect, this headline is misleading, legally inaccurate, and constitutionally unsustainable. It mischaracterises both the Supreme Court’s role and the scope of the President’s PrerogativeContinue Reading
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence imposed on Maryam Sanda, who was convicted of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in their Abuja home in 2017. Okay News reports that Sanda, daughter-in-law of a former PDP Chairman, was sentenced to death by hanging by an Abuja High Court on January 27, 2020.Continue Reading
