Category: Crime and Judiciary

A Cambodian court on Thursday upheld the treason conviction and 27-year prison sentence for opposition leader Kem Sokha, whose 2017 arrest opened a broad government crackdown on political opponents in the country. The Phnom Penh Appeals Court also barred Kem Sokha from leaving the country for five years after he finishes his sentence, which he...

The Inspector General of Police –IGP—Olatunji Disu in a statement has described the action of the Delta state police officer ASP Nuhu Usman as criminal and unprofessional after the police officer killed a suspect Mr. Mene Ogidi “extra judiciary” on 26th April. The IGP vowed that all officers involved were withdrawn from Delta State and...

On April 26, 2026, near Effurun in Delta State, police shot and killed 28-year-old Mene Ogidi, who was handcuffed after transport union members caught him with a pistol and ammunition. The footage shows him begging to help officers find the parcel’s sender before Assistant Superintendent Nuhu Usman fired the fatal shot—a clear violation of rules,...

ICE: “Los Angeles ERO arrested Olatunde Abiodun Olusanjo, 53, of Nigeria, Apr. 21. Olusanjo has previous arrests for child molestation, sexual battery and soliciting lewd conduct. He is in ICE custody pending removal.”

Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. “The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain — it’s inevitable,” Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health, said after a decades-long...

Alexandru Cernei, the case prosecutor, told reporters that the prosecution had asked for a maximum sentence of 25 years and that the state would seek $60 million in damages. Plahotniuc, who did not attend Wednesday’s sentencing, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and called the case politically motivated. His lawyer, Lucian Rogac, called the court’s decision...

he Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate millions of dollars in funds and corporate shares it says are linked to crimes committed by jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai, according to a court document seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The filing does not explain how the property, which it estimates to be...

During a News Central TV appearance, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai directed officers to end phone searches, limit checks to vehicles, and welcome public recordings of police on duty. “Nigerian police officers have been warned not to search any individual’s phone. Anybody can record any police officer at his duty post. As...

UK police have seized more than 4,400 counterfeit football shirts in what is being described as the largest raid of a new pre-World Cup enforcement campaign. The early-morning operation was carried out on Saturday in the Midlands, targeting one of the country’s largest outdoor markets. Authorities say the crackdown is part of a wider effort...

GUO, an eastbound bus, likely from Lagos, was left abandoned with doors open and bags scattered, as shown in videos of the chaotic aftermath along the Benin-Ore express. Report has it that kidnappers shot dead the driver and then abducted the passengers. Eyewitnesses described the attackers herding riders away, with one unverified claim noting nearby...