AllAfrica News: Legal and Judicial Affairs

[Vanguard] The senator-elect for Enugu North Senatorial District, Ikeje Asogwa, on Tuesday received a Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), expressing confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would clear the 2027 polls in Enugu State.

[Parliament of South Africa] The National Assembly has today passed the Appropriation Bill, which provides for the appropriation of funds from the National Revenue Fund for the State's requirements for the 2026/27 financial year and prescribes conditions for the expenditure of those funds.

[Vanguard] SOKOTO -- A member of the House of Representatives representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Abdussamad Dasuki, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to strengthen diplomatic and security relations with Niger Republic as part of efforts to address insecurity in Nigeria's North-West region.

[Leadership] Nigerian security experts and those versed in international relations have expressed concerns over the United States' designation of a Nigerian national and other individuals and entities as alleged financiers of the Islamic State's (ISIS) operations around the world.

[This Day] Abuja -- Nearly one in every two female students in Nigeria experiences some form of gender-based violence during years in school, a disturbing trend fuelling school dropouts, inflicting lasting psychological trauma, and denying thousands of children justice, stakeholders warned on Tuesday.