Abraka – A human rights lawyer says three convicted criminals have been secretly executed in the first hangings in Nigeria since 2003. The executions breach a seven-year moratorium on the death penalty here. Chino Obiagwu
A Katsina State High Court sitting in Funtua on Thursday sentenced Mu’ammar Tukur, son of former District Head of Bakori, to death by hanging for culpable homicide.Mr. Tukur, 32, whose late father represented Bakori/Danja
A 61-year-old man, Timothy Onyeukwu, has been arrested by the Abia State Police Command for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl and keeping her as a sex slave in a hotel in Aba. Onyeukwu was
Greece’s Eurozone creditors agreed on Saturday to unblock suspended debt-relief measures after Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras [official website] assured them that a Christmas gift he offered pensioners would be a “one-off.” Last week Greece raised
The Manhattan US Attorney Tuesday announced [press release] charges against three foreign nationals for insider trading, wire fraud, intentional damage, unlawful access, and related conspiracy acts. The defendants are Iat Hong and Chin Hung of
Former Argentine President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner [BBC backgrounder], was indicted [AP report] Tuesday on allegations of corruption. Fernandez and three others are accused of illicit association and fraudulent administration in connection with the use
Yasin Aktay, spokesman for Turkey’s ruling party [official website] said on Wednesday that the government is pushing for a Syrian cease-fire to be in place by 2017. Aktay confirmed that talks between Russia and Turkey
A 21-year-old a Cameroonian, Ledjou Kouemou, on Thursday appeared in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing his employer to death in her residence. Kouemou, a domestic servant, was arraigned on
Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, has accused the country’s aviation authority of “unprofessional” act. The management of Arik said the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) acted in an ‘unprofessional’ manner by publicising the letter detailing
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s court has ordered a church Pastor, Gabriel Asateru, 53, to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl. The police prosecutor, Insp. Bayo Ajiboye, told the court that the
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