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The Kano State High Court, presided over by Chief Judge Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has sentenced five members of a vigilante group to death by hanging for the extrajudicial killing of a 17-year-old boy, Ahmed Musa.   The five convicted persons who were attached to the Sani Abacha Youth Centre, …

No fewer than 22 former members of Boko Haram and ISWAP have completed the Federal Government’s de-radicalisation and rehabilitation programme.   The graduation programme was held on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Operation Safe Corridor, Malam Sidi, Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State.   In 2016, the Federal Government …

The four remaining members of the Ariyo family and three other residents abducted from Sagwari Estate in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have regained freedom.    LIB had reported how gunmen invaded the estate opposite Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Dutse, around 8 pm on January …

The Southern Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) has vowed to resort to self-defence if both the federal and Taraba state governments failed to ensure the immediate release of their members from kidnappers and end banditry activities in the state.   Recall that bandits kidnapped 24 people, including a …

A video of church members taking turns to crawl under a pastor’s raised leg has sparked a heated debate.   In the video said to have been shot in a church on New Year’s Eve, members are seen leaving their seats to form a line on their knees, before slowly crawling …

A Nigerian journalist, Wisdom Nwedene, has cautioned popular Nollywood Actor, Yul Edochie not to demand for refund of the bride price he paid to marry his first wife, May.    In a post shared on Facebook, Nwedene stated that in Ebonyi State, once Family members return bride price, the children …

Authorities in eThekwini, South Africa, are actively seeking a suspect after he stabbed his girlfriend, and attacked his mother and two other family members.     Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) in a statement said allegations of infidelity led to the stabbing which occurred on Mgabadeli Road in Phase 6, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has promoted 5,196 members of its staff nationwide. The figure breakdown was contained in a bulletin made available to journalists on Thursday, December 28 by the commission. It indicated that “55 Deputy Directors on Grade Level 16 were promoted to the rank of Directors on …

In a new motion, Jack Smith moved to exclude Trump’s claims that the criminal trial is election interference and made it clear that he has evidence from the former president’s own lawyers and members of Congress. NBC News’s Lisa Rubin tweeted about Smith’s motion: They also seek to exclude evidence …

Kidnappers abducted a groom and his family members on their way to Kogi State for his wedding.    A family member of the bride, Serah Ibrahim, who disclosed this on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, said the kidnappers demanded N250m ransom.   “So my mum just told me that her cousin’s …