A Magistrates’ Court, Zuba, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a 27-year-old motorcyclist, Suleiman Lawali to one year imprisonment for theft. Lawali who was convicted and sentenced for criminal breach of trust and theft begged the court for mercy. The Magistrate, Abdullaziz…
Hungarian PM calls for change in European Parliament address
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the European Union (EU) needs to change if the bloc wants to be able to face its challenges. Orban, whose country currently holds the rotating EU Council presidency, made the remarks at a…
Brazil lifts ban on Musk’s X after it pays $5m fine
Brazil’s Supreme Court has said it is lifting a ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that he authorised the “immediate return” of X’s activities in the country…
2 men docked for alleged N18m land fraud
Two men – Ademuyiwa Awonuga and Mustapha Opeyemi – were on Thursday docked in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged N18 million land fraud. The defendants, who had no fixed address, were arraigned on a four-count charge…
US government considers a breakup of Google
For the first time since AT&T was dismantled into Baby Bells four decades ago, the US government is weighing the breakup of one of the world’s largest and most consequential monopolies: Google. The US Department of Justice in a court…
US states sue TikTok, claiming its addictive features harm youth mental health
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is damaging children’s mental health with a product designed to be used compulsively and excessively. The lawsuits stem from a…
Headteacher jailed for defiling girls, Prostitute stabs man to death, Taskforce impounds motorcycles and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Headteacher who defiled 2 pupils jailed for life (Nation) Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual…
China hits back at EU with brandy tax
China has imposed taxes on imports of European brandy in a move that France has said is retaliation for recent big tariffs the EU announced on Chinese electric vehicles. The European Commission said it would challenge China’s tax at the…
UK seeks to move migrants held on secretive island
The UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian Ocean, a temporary move to Romania. After six months, they could be moved to the UK. Others…
Kim Jong-un makes outlandish claim in birthday message to Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toasted his “closest comrade” Vladimir Putin on Monday in a birthday message that claimed the countries’ deepening military alliance would make them “invincible”. The increasingly isolated Russian president turned 72 on Monday and received well-wishes…