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
JUNE 1, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING OWN FATHER
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on 1st June 2020 sentenced Rasak Abiona to death for beating his 62-year-old father to death with a metal rod during a dispute over property in Lagos.
MAY 31, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: PASTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR COMMITTING MURDER IN ONDO
Samson Kolawole, a pastor with a Pentecostal church in Ondo State, on 29 May 2020 was sentenced to death for committing murder.
MAY 14, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO TO DIE BY HANGING FOR RITUAL KILLING IN RIVERS
A High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced a second-year student of Physics department, University of Port Harcourt, Ifeanyi Dike and one Ugochukwu Nwamiro to death by hanging over the murder of an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso Nmezuwuba, Biorepo
- MAY 12, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: FOUR PERSONS TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING PENSIONER IN EKITI
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on 11 May 2020 sentenced two men and two women to death by hanging after finding them guilty of murder.
MAY 5, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES DRIVER TO DEATH VIA VIDEO CALL FOR KILLING HIS BOSS’ MOM
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has sentenced a driver identified as Olalekan Hameed to death via an online sitting, Dockaysworld.com.ng reported on 4 May 2020.
- APRIL 6, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO TO DIE BY HANGING IN OSUN FOR KILLING STUDENT
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on 2nd April 2020 sentenced two men Elijah Oyebode and Jelili Raji to death by hanging for the murder of a female student of University of Osun.
MARCH 25, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SIX DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER IN EKITI
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced six persons to death for murder and attempted murder, Daily Post reported on 24 March 2020.
MARCH 19, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR STEALING TWO PHONES, WRISTWATCHES
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on 18 March 2020 sentenced one Muritala Salami to death for armed robbery.
MARCH 17, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OSUN ASSEMBLY PASSES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Osun House of Assembly on 10 March 2020 passed a bill seeking death sentence for convicted kidnappers in the state.
MARCH 16, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER
An FCT High Court sitting in Nyanya, Nasarawa State, on 11 March 2020 sentenced Mohammed Tijani to death by hanging for killing a man who was fighting another in front of his barbershop.
- MARCH 9, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING NEIGHBOR DURING POLITICAL ARGUMENT
A High Court sitting in Kano State on 6 March 2020 sentenced one Yakubu Dalha to death by hanging for killing neighbour, Zakariyau Bala a.k.a Dangote during political argument.
MARCH 3, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR PHONE THEFT IN EKITI
A high court in Ado Ekiti on 28 February 2020 sentenced a middle-aged man named Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery.