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
- JULY 10, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. HOUSE INSISTS ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Nigerian House of Representatives rejected a bill, which sought to amend
- JULY 7, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
three Nigerian members of parliament stepped...
three Nigerian members of parliament stepped...
- JUNE 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Delta State High court in Owa-Oyibu...
the Delta State High court in Owa-Oyibu...
- JUNE 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. TWO NIGERIANS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Nigerians were executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking, officials said. Samuel Okoye,
- JUNE 20, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court in Kano, Nigeria...
a High Court in Kano, Nigeria...
- JUNE 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. 60 CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA
no fewer than 60 Nigerian nationals are on the death row over drug- related offences
- JUNE 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: FG APPEALS TO INDONESIA OVER TWO NIGERIANS ON DEATH ROW
the Nigerian Federal Government pleaded to Indonesia Authorities to spare the lives of two Nigerians awaiting execution in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
- JUNE 1, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. REPS SEEK END TO DEATH PENALTY
capital punishment may soon be expunged from Nigeria's statutes book if members
- MAY 1, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: REV KING'S APPEAL SUFFERS SETBACK
attempts by the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly (CPA), Isolo, Lagos, Emeka Ezeugo, alias Dr Rev King, to introduce additional grounds of appeal in the appeal he filed before the Court of Appeal in Lagos suffered serious setback as the c
- APRIL 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ‘DRUG PEDDLERS SHOULD BE EXECUTED’
Muhammed JubrilAlhaji Muhammad Jibril, the commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Nigeria, said that he preferred the death penalty for drug trafficking to a jail sentence.
- APRIL 25, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
the Supreme Court in Lagos, Nigeria, confirmed the death sentence of Abdullahi Ada, who, eight years ago,
- APRIL 21, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MURDER CONVICT TO DIE BY HANGING AFTER 18 YRS
a panel of five justices of the Lagos Supreme Court in Nigeria okayed death by hanging for Basil Akpa for slitting the throat of his guest, Ikechukwu Njoku, 18 years ago, in his shop located at Jibia in Katsina State before dismembering him in order to ma