Two independent bloggers were detained late last month in Vietnam, including one who is a contributor to VOA’s sister outlet, Radio Free Asia. On February 29, police arrested Nguyen Vu Binh, who regularly contributes to RFA’s Vietnamese Service, and Nguyen…
Cobbler jailed 1 year for illegal possession of firearm
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old cobbler, Jude Jatau, to a year in jail without an option of fine. Jatau had pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a locally-made pistol. Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos summarily tried him, convicted…
Lagos agency hails life jail sentence for man who defiled daughters
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has hailed the sentencing of a man, Ademola Oladimeji, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his three children. The agency commended conviction and sentencing of Oladimeji in a statement it posted…
Mauritania’s former president jailed 5 years for corruption
Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and “illicit enrichment”. Abdel Aziz led the West African country for a decade after coming to power in a 2008 coup and…
Native doctor jailed 12 months for killing neighbour’s cow
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, sentenced a 45- year-old native doctor, Micheal Oyewole, to 12 months imprisonment for killing his neighbour’s cow. The convict, who resides at Araromi Alakaloko Olomore area in Abeokuta, pleaded not guilty to the three-count…
Ukraine war: Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko jailed for anti-war price tags
A Russian anti-war activist has been sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for replacing supermarket pricing labels with anti-war messages. Sasha Skochilenko, 33, an artist from St Petersburg, has been in detention since April last year. She admitted…
Iran dancing couple given 10-year jail sentence
An Iranian couple in their 20s have been given jail sentences totalling 10 years after posting a video of themselves dancing in the street. They were reportedly convicted for promoting corruption, prostitution and propaganda. The video showed them dancing by…
Man, 47, jailed 1 month for disobeying court order
An Ota Magistrates Court in Ogun, on Thursday sentenced a 47-year old man, Oluwole Jacob, to one month imprisonment for disobeying court order. The Police charged the convict, whose address was not provided on a count charge of disobeying court…
Fake LASTMA officer bags 4-month jail term in Lagos
….Agency warns other impersonators to turn a new leaf or go to jail. The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi on Monday, 19th of December, 2022 sentenced an arrested fake Lastma Officer (David Oluchkwu)…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi gets 3 years’ jail for election fraud
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour, a sentence that adds to the 17 years in prison that she was already handed for…