POLICE ARREST MAN FOR HACKING BROTHER TO DEATH IN EDO
The Edo State Police Command announced on Friday the arrest of Iyayi Omokaro, who allegedly hacked his brother, Friday, to death following a dispute on...
MANY FEARED DEAD AS SHIITES, SOLDIERS CLASH IN ABUJA
A clash erupted in Abuja on Friday between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as the Shiite group, and Nigerian Army...
MOTHER, DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN PRISON EACH FOR STEALING PONMO, STOCKFISH, DRY MEAT
Falilatu Amidu and Ayisatu Amidu, a mother and daughter, were sentenced to six months in prison each by an Abeokuta Magistrates' Court in Isabo on...
COURT OVERTURNS RAPE CONVICTION OF EX-BARCELONA STAR DANI ALVES
A Spanish appeals court ruled Friday it had overturned former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction, arguing his trial was marked by “shortcomings” and “inaccuracies”....
POLICE ARREST MAN IN EDO FOR HACKING HIS BROTHER TO DEATH
A 38-year-old man has been taken into custody by Edo State police for allegedly killing his brother. Moses Joel Yamu, a spokesman for the Edo...
COURT SETS MAY 12 TO HEAR APPLICATION PRIORITY IN N19BN FRAUD SUIT AGAINST BANK, OTHERS
A Federal High Court in Lagos has scheduled May 12, 2025, to hear arguments on the priority of applications in a suit filed by the...
WORLD NEWS: COURT JAILS FRENCH-ALGERIAN WRITER FIVE YEARS AS MACRON CALLS FOR RELEASE
An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose case has been at the heart of a diplomatic storm, to five years behind...
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER IN PLATEAU
Thomas Danboyi and Pam Lang were sentenced to death by hanging by a Plateau State High Court on Wednesday for their participation in the murder...
SOUTH-AFRICA RETURNEE JAILED 6 MONTHS, FORFEITS UNDECLARED $299K TO FG
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday convicted and sentenced Okorie Sunday to six months imprisonment for laundering the sum of...
MURDER TRIAL OF OSUKE VILLAGE RESIDENT STALLS AMID ALLEGED INTERFERENCE BY OGUN TOP GOVT OFFICIAL
The trial of five murder suspects involved in a deadly incident in Osuke village, Ado-Odo, Ota, Ogun State, has been thrown into disarray due to...