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A High Court of Justice in Ogun State, Abeokuta Judicial Division, has awarded N25m in damages against the office of the Ogun State Commissioner of Police and five others for the unlawful arrest and detention of one Sunday Mafe.   According to a judgement obtained on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, …

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a plan to reduce its detention capacity significantly after Republicans in Congress blocked a bill that would have provided the agency with more than $7 billion, officials said Wednesday. To stay within its current budget, ICE would need to cut detention levels by …

Russian-American journalist is accused of failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’ and spreading ‘false information’. A court in Russia has extended the pre-trial detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who has been in custody since October. On Thursday, the court in the city of Kazan ruled that Kurmasheva must …

After she was released on bail, her case was now set for defence. Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Bauchi state chapter, has confirmed the release of Mrs Rhoda Jatau on bail by the Bauchi state High Court 11.

Former US President, Donald Trump is planning to carry out widespread expansion of his first administration’s hardline immigration policies if he is elected to a second term in 2024, according to a new report by The New York Times and CNN   The plans include rounding up undocumented immigrants already …

Democrats have introduced a bill to permanently protect pregnant and postpartum women in custody. It’s cosponsored by a range of Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent. There is not a single a Republican cosponsor of this bill, and yet this bill is all about the health and safety of …

Shubomi, the younger sister of embattled singer, Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, has kicked against the continuous detention of her brother.    In a post shared on her Instastories, Shubomi argued that her brother returned to the country willingly and that “to keep him in detention for nearly 30 days …

The Police Commissioner in Lagos state, Idowu Owohunwa, has said that SamLarry and Naira Marley are one of the five suspects arrested over the death of 27-year-old singer Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad.   Speaking at a press conference today October 6, Owohunwa said Samlarry and Naira Marley were arrested for …

The Police Command in Benue has dismissed one Belasa Iyangedue, a constable for allegedly raping a 16 years old girl, Nguemo Terkaa while in detention.   The State Commissioner of Police Bartholomew Onyeka confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, October 3, in Makurdi.   CP Onyeka said the dismissed …

Six months after Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russian security services, accused of espionage and sent to a notoriously harsh Moscow prison, his family is steeling for an indeterminable wait. From their home city of Philadelphia, his parents and sister wait for updates from Mr. Gershkovich’s employer, The Wall Street …