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…
US commission decries alleged threat to religious freedom in Nigeria
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has raised serious concerns about the deteriorating state of religious freedom in Nigeria. In a report released over the weekend, the commission criticised the Federal Government for its continued enforcement of blasphemy…
NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandma for drugs trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos State have arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs. Sekinat Soremekun, for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this on Sunday in a statement. According…
Man bags 2 years imprisonment for N1.8m visa fraud
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old man, Michael Timothy, to two years imprisonment for N1.8m visa fraud. Trial Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Timothy without option of fine after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Emmanuel stated…
US court convicts trio for $2.6m inheritance scam and money laundering scheme
Nigerian citizen Okechukwu Iwuji, along with his accomplices Sally Roberto and Monique Jones, have been convicted and imprisoned for orchestrating an elaborate advance fee and money laundering scheme, defrauding Guam-based investors of over $2.6 million. The trio induced victims to…
Contempt: Court vacates order sentencing I-G to 3-month imprisonment
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside its order committing the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Usman Baba to three-month imprisonment for contempt. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling, said that there was evidence before the court that the…
Father and son sentenced to life in prison for federal hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
Two of the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged through a Georgia neighborhood in early 2020 were sentenced to life in prison Monday for federal hate crimes. Travis McMichael, the man responsible for fatally…