A Vietnamese court sentenced a leading independent journalist on Thursday to 30 months in prison over Facebook posts that criticised the government, state media reported. Huy Duc worked for influential state-run newspapers before authoring one of Vietnam’s most popular blogs and Facebook accounts, where he criticised the country’s communist leaders on issues such as corruption,...
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Former Governor Of Anambra State Embezzlement And Money Laundry Charges Continues In Court, As EFCC Presents 9th Witness In An Alleged N4bn Fraud
The trial of Willie Obiano, former governor of Anambra State, continued on Monday, February 24, 2025 before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC presenting its 9th witness. Obiano is facing prosecution by the EFCC on nine-count charges of embezzlement and money laundering to the tune of N4 billion. At Monday`s proceedings, the...
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EFCC Presents Witnesses In Yahya Bello’s Trial, Court Adjourned To March 6 And 7, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, presented its first round of witnesses in the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Also presented was the statement of account and account opening package for American International School, Abuja, Account No. 1000684346,...
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Court Clears Naira Marley, Sam Larry And Primeboy Off Mohbad’s Death
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Sabo area of Yaba, Lagos State, on Tuesday, cleared singer Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and three others of any involvement in the death of late singer, Aloba Oladimeji Ileri-Oluwa known as Mohbad. Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who gave the verdict based on the legal advice issued by...
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Indonesia Sharia Court Sentences Two Gay Men To 85 Public Lashes For Having Sexual Intercourse
An Islamic Sharia court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex. The couple, aged 24 and 18, were arrested on Nov. 7, after neighborhood vigilantes in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, suspected them of being gay and broke into their rented room to catch them...
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HE KEPT BEATING ME AND WHEN I TRIED TO DEFEND MYSELF WITH MY HANDS, I MADE HIM CUT HIS CHEST,,,, Wife23 February 2023
Iyanuoluwa Adedeji, the 22-year-old woman accused of stabbing her husband, Jimoh Azeez, to death on December 31, 2024, has spoken out about the tragic incident. Currently in police detention, she claims she had suffered repeated physical abuse in her marriage and insists her husband’s death was not intentional According to Iyanuoluwa, the fatal altercation began...
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Breaking News: DSS Arrests Three Lagos Assembly Workers Over Assault on Officers During Speakership Crisis23rd Sunday February 2025
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three individuals linked to the assault on its operatives during the recent unrest at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The crisis erupted amid speculation over an alleged attempt by Mudashiru Obasa to forcefully return as Speaker after his removal several weeks ago. Tensions escalated as lawmakers...