Man Gets $75 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned For 31 Years
A man in the US was given $75 after he walked out of a Tennessee prison in 2009 where he served time for 31 years for a crime he did not commit. Lawrence McKinney got exonerated of
Police Declare Chinese Wanted For Attempted Murder In Kano
The Kano State Police Command has declared a Chinese national, Mr Yang Zhong, wanted for alleged attempted murder of another Chinese. This was disclosed in an interview with newsmen by the State Police Spokesperson, DSP
101-Year-Old British Paedophile Bags 13-Year Prison Sentence
A 101-year-old paedophile – one of the oldest convicted criminals in British legal history on Monday was sentenced to 13 years in prison for 21 sexual offences against children. Ralph Clarke, from Birmingham in
40-Year-Old Man Remanded In Prison For Enticing Married Muslim Woman
The police in Kano on Monday arraigned one Kabiru Iliyasu in a Magistrates’ Court for enticing a married woman. Iliyasu, 40, who resides at Unguwar Dabai Quarters, Kano, is facing a one-count charge of
10 Ministers Face Sack As Buhari Notifies Senate Of Cabinet Shake-Up
President Muhammadu Buhari is ready to shake up his cabinet, a move that may affect no fewer than 10 Ministers. According to THISDAY, the presidency has reached out to the Senate, informing it of
N250 Billion Recovered Looted Funds To Be Used To Finance 2017 Budget
Over N250 billion of recovered looted funds is projected to be part of the funds to be used to finance the 2017 budget. The Director General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, disclosed this
Apple launches legal challenge to EU tax ruling
© WikiMedia (en:User:Nishant12) Apple [corporate website] on Monday launched a legal challenge to a $14 billion tax penalty that the EU has levied against the company. The EU claimed in August that Apple took advantage of
IMF chief found negligent in running fraud investigation
© WikiMedia (IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe) Christine Lagarde, current head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [official website], was found negligent by a special French court Monday in her handling of a long-running fraud case involving the
IMF chief found negligent in running fraud investigation
© WikiMedia (IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe) Christine Lagarde, current head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [official website], was found negligent by a special French court Monday in her handling of a long-running fraud case involving the
HRW: India deaths in police custody go unpunished
© WikiMedia (Vrlobo888 at English Wikipedia) Police killings in India continue to go unpunished, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] report [text] Monday. Citing India’s National Crime Records Bureau [official website], the report states that 591 people died
