Tag: jail
Jalekun Yisau, 9 others jailed 17 years for N115m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on June 17, 2016 secured the conviction of one Jalekun Omitawoju Yisau and…
Pistorius walks without his prosthetic leg in court to avoid jail
Oscar Pistorius shuffled without his prosthetic legs through a Pretoria court on Wednesday to demonstrate how vulnerable he is without…
N8.6m Fraud: Ex-Kaduna LG cashier jailed
Justice M.T.M. Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, convicted and sentenced…
EFCC accuser, George Uboh, jailed three years for fraud
George Uboh, the serial fraudster who sensationally accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of diverting proceeds of recovered…
Adam Johnson appeals six-year jail term
Footballer Adam Johnson has formally lodged an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and sexual activity with a girl…
Student lovers escape jail over hotel bills
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two lovers have escaped landing in jail after they went to a hotel to have fun and were…
School proprietor jailed 10 years for defiling girl, 10
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Tuesday sentenced a school proprietor, Ibitoye Babatunde to 10 years imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old…
Ex-England star, Adam Johnson jailed for six years
Footballer Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years for grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15. Sentencing…
Appeal Court sends Ibinabo Fiberesima to jail for 5 years
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood actress and former president, Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN will be exploring the Supreme Court to upturn…
Father jailed for defiling daughter, 9, in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Justice Adolphus Enebeli of a Port Harcourt High Court has sentenced a father to two years imprisonment…
Palm wine seller jailed for defiling girl, 4
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Igarra, Akoko-Edo, Edo state, has sentenced a 45-year old palm wine seller,…
Man jailed 2 years with hard labour for stealing
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Oredo Magistrate’s court 4, sitting in Benin, Edo state, Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Maxwell Oronsaye, to…
Cooperative chiefs get two year jail term for N4m fraud
The Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC, secured another conviction on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 as Justice A. I. Kutigi…
Biafra has come to stay, says Nnamdi Kanu from jail
The head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, Nnamdi Kanu has stated that “Biafra has come to stay”…
Court jails two for $5.5m cash smuggling
Two Nigerians, Ojukwu Nnamdi Roland and Ngene Linus Chibuike, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while attempting to…