Nigeria
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- a new constitution was adopted in 1999
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and tribal norms
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges appointed by the Provisional Government Council); Federal Court of Appeal (judges appointed by the federal government on the recommendation of the Advisory Judicial Committee)
RELIGIONS
50% Muslims, 40% Christians, 10% local beliefs
From the country
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic law courts in northern Nigeria had failed to...
Islamic law courts in northern Nigeria had failed to respect due legal process and human rights, resulting in discriminatory and harsh sentences, Human Rights Watch said
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic court in Nigeria sentenced a women to death...
Islamic court in Nigeria sentenced a women to death by stoning for having sex out of wedlock, authorities said
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence...
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence of Msimanga Lesaly, a 37-year-old Nigerian businesswoman, for drug trafficking
- AUGUST 24, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Ado-Ekiti High Court recently sentenced to death...
An Ado-Ekiti High Court recently sentenced to death three persons by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery
- MAY 19, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
United States Human Rights and Democracy report for...
United States Human Rights and Democracy report for the past year stated that the Nigerian government's human rights record had remained poor while the government had continued to commit serious abuses
- APRIL 21, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 20, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Sharia Appeal Court in the central Nigerian city...
The Sharia Appeal Court in the central Nigerian city of Minna, postponed the appeal of a young couple of former lovers who were sentenced to be stoned to death after a new defence lawyer moved to take over the case
- APRIL 11, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Constitution states at Part II, Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights, Art.33.
The Nigerian Constitution states at Part II, Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights, Art.33.
- APRIL 6, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced...
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Nigerian national Humprey Ijike for possession of heroin
- APRIL 5, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian federal government would start hand down...
The Nigerian federal government would start hand down death sentences to couriers of "hard" drugs and other illicit drugs, Almarun Ribadu, director of the Public Relations Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, warned
- APRIL 1, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's notoriously aggressive police killed 7,198...
Nigeria's notoriously aggressive police killed 7,198 suspected armed robbers since the start of the year 2000, the force announced at a news conference
- MARCH 24, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria´s Niger State Sharia Appeal Court postponed...
Nigeria´s Niger State Sharia Appeal Court postponed for almost a month the appeal of a young couple of former lovers who were sentenced to be stoned to death