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Man convicted and sentenced for raping 56-year-old stroke patient
On Monday, the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates' Court in Ibadan issued an order to remand one Bello Jamiu to the Agodi Correctional Centre for the alleged rape of a 56-year-old stroke…
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Ekweremadu, wife found guilty of organ trafficking in UK
Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, has been guilty of organ trafficking.
The couple alongside a doctor, Obinna Obeta, were convicted of…
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Property developer challenges AGF over legality of theft charges against him
A property developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe has challenged the legality of the charges brought against him by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister…
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Court sends popular actress to prison for abusing new naira notes
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, remanded Nolllywood actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, in Kirikiri penitentiary pending the determination of her bail application,…
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ECOWAS Court decries member countries’ refusal to obey, enforce its judgment
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has decried the attitude of governments in the region to obey and enforce its decisions on cases…
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N500m fraud: Shari’ah Court Judges, others sent to prison in Kano
Some judges and registrars of the Kano State Sharia Court Division, with14 others, and a cashier, have been arraigned before a magistrates’ court in the state for allegedly diverting…
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How pastor kidnapped himself to extort money from church members in Plateau
A pastor who allegedly kidnapped himself several times to extort money from members of his congregation has been nabbed by men of the Plateau State Police Command.
The spokesperson of…
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Murder: NCWS demands justice for Hanifa, others
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has called for justice for Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil, murdered by the proprietor of Noble Primary School, Kano.
The National…
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Aisha Buhari wants killer of 5-year-old Hanifa publicly executed
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has joined several Nigerians calling for capital punishment for the killer of Hanifa Abubakar, the five-year-old Kano girl that was abducted and murdered…
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Angry youth set Hanifa Abubakar’s school ablaze
Angry youth in the early hours of Monday set ablaze the school where the kidnappers of Hanifa Abubakarb buried the remains of the five-year-old girl in Kano.
The private school, Noble…
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