Uganda Bar Bans Lawyers from Bowing to Judges, Drops ‘Your Lordship’

AfricaNewsUganda Bar Bans Lawyers from Bowing to Judges, Drops ‘Your Lordship’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 9, 2026

The Uganda Bar Association has introduced sweeping changes to courtroom practice, directing lawyers to stop bowing to judges and discontinue the use of colonial-era honorifics as part of efforts to reform the country’s judicial culture. The directive, which took immediate effect, was contained in an executive order signed by the association’s president, Isaac Ssemakadde, on Tuesday. The order was issued to coincide with Saba Saba Day, an annual commemoration of resistance against authoritarianism in East...

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Seven Killed, 53 Injured as Windstorm Devastates 13 Jigawa LGAs

Crime & SecurityNewsSeven Killed, 53 Injured as Windstorm Devastates 13 Jigawa LGAs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 9, 2026

At least seven people have been killed and 53 others injured after a windstorm swept through 13 local government areas (LGA) of Jigawa State, destroying homes, schools, hospitals and other public infrastructure. The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hannafi Fagam, disclosed this on Wednesday during a briefing for journalists at the agency’s headquarters in Dutse. Fagam said the disaster affected 5,403 households across 120 communities in Dutse, Miga, Gwaram, Birnin...

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Tinubu Seeks Repeal of ACJA, Proposes Sweeping Criminal Justice Reforms

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Seeks Repeal of ACJA, Proposes Sweeping Criminal Justice Reforms

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 9, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to consider a bill seeking to repeal the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 and replace it with a new legal framework introducing far-reaching reforms to Nigeria’s criminal justice system. Among the key proposals in the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill, 2026, is the abolition of the trial-within-trial procedure, alongside the establishment of a national Sex Offenders Register, the creation of a Witness Support Fund,...

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Senate Passes Bill Proposing 15-Year Jail Term for Fake Drug Dealers, Others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Passes Bill Proposing 15-Year Jail Term for Fake Drug Dealers, Others

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 9, 2026

The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking tougher penalties for the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines and unsafe food products, including a proposed 15-year prison sentence for medicine hawkers. The proposed Counterfeit Medical Products, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Prohibition and Control) Bill, 2026 (SB.951), sponsored by the Senator representing Kwara North, Umar Suleiman, also provides for the forfeiture of assets, compensation for victims and expanded enforcement powers for...

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“Shoot Bandits, Terrorists on Sight; Don’t Wait for Orders”, Defence Minister Orders Soldiers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria“Shoot Bandits, Terrorists on Sight; Don’t Wait for Orders”, Defence Minister Orders Soldiers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 9, 2026

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has ordered security personnel to immediately engage armed bandits and terrorists wherever they are encountered, warning that any operative who fails to act under the pretext of awaiting orders would be regarded as working with the criminals. Musa issued the directive on Wednesday in Sokoto while commissioning 62 operational vehicles and other security equipment worth ₦27.127 billion procured by the Sokoto State Government to strengthen security operations...

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Tinubu Gives ICPC Marching Order To Probe the PFIPC Controversy

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Gives ICPC Marching Order To Probe the PFIPC Controversy

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

Following PFIPCover the establishment of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to launch a comprehensive investigation into the agency’s activities. Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. President Tinubu stated that...

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President Tinubu vows to reposition Nigerian Army

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu vows to reposition Nigerian Army

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration’s resolve is to reposition and strengthen the Nigerian Army by deploying emerging technologies and strengthening operational capabilities across all theatres of operation. The President made the declaration at the closing ceremony of the 163rd Nigerian Army Day Celebration, held on Monday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said the measure is to improve military planning, combat readiness, and the nation’s response to evolving...

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Rural Electrification Agency deploys 20 solar-powered mini grids to Adamawa 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRural Electrification Agency deploys 20 solar-powered mini grids to Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

The Rural Electrification Agency has approved 20 solar-powered mini grids and are currently being deployed across Adamawa State to provide electricity to underserved communities. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe disclosed this on Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Kofare, Mbamba and Saminaka Solar Hybrid Interconnected Mini Grid in Adamawa state. He said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to improving electricity supply across the country, describing the...

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Government will not negotiates with bandits- Council Chairman 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernment will not negotiates with bandits- Council Chairman 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

The chairman of Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Yahaya Abubakar Yari, has insister that criminals have no genuine demands that would justify peace talks.  He said negotiations with bandits should be held only with armed groups that take up arms over specific political or social grievances. Speaking to BBC Hausa, Yari cited the example of former rebels in Colombia, saying they ended their armed struggle after the government addressed their concerns. “They...

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NIPSS Attack: Suspect Arrested At Treatment Facility 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNIPSS Attack: Suspect Arrested At Treatment Facility 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2026

One of the suspects in connection with the recent attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area, has been arrested by troops deployed to Plateau State after the incident. The suspect, identified as Paul Kolsen, was reportedly apprehended while receiving medical treatment for a gunshot wound that security operatives believe he sustained during the attack on the government policy institution when security forces repelled the...

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