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The Ikeja S3xual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced an Arabic teacher, Oladosu Sakiru, to 21 imprisonment for attempting to s3xually assault a 13-year-old female pupil.   The trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, sentenced Sakiru following his guilty plea to the amended two counts of attempted s3xual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child. …

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, has sentenced a 23-year-old security man, David Nanbur, to six months imprisonment for stealing mattresses worth N450,000 from his employer’s house.     Nanbur had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge bordering on stealing and malicious damage.     The Magistrate, Mrs M.M Olagbenro, convicted the defendant and sentenced him to six months …

A mobile court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has sentenced a 27-year-old man, Chukwunyere Okechukwu Akomas, to 14 years imprisonment for def!ling two minors, aged 8 and 11.     Akomas was sentenced on Friday, January 10, 2025.      The court found Akomas guilty on both counts and sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment on each count, to run …

A Nigerian man, Chukwunonso Obiora, formerly of Massachusetts, was sentenced for his role in separate schemes to launder criminal proceeds from fraud and obtaining a United States passport through false statements.    The United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations New England made the announcement on Monday, January 5, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering.   The commission in a statement on Wednesday night, January 8, 2025, said Nkwocha was jailed on Tuesday,  December 31, 2024.   Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, …

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State presided by His Worship, Mohammed Njidda on Tuesday, January, convicted and sentenced one Mr Nuhu Isah to 6 months imprisonment with an option of N20,000:00 fine, for criminally intimidating FRSC Patrol team.     The spokesperson of the corps, Assistant Corps Marshal, Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this in a statement on …

US President-elect, Donald Trump must be sentenced on Jan. 10 in the criminal case, a judge ruled on Friday, Jan. 3.  In May 2024, Trump was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star.  On Friday, Justice Juan Merchan said he denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the case due to his presidential election victory.  The judge said the Republican president-elect may appear …

 A court in China has sentenced a man to d3ath for k!lling 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said in handing down the sentence on …

 Richard Allen, the man convicted in the 2017 k!llings of two teenage girls who disappeared in Delphi, Indiana, has been sentenced to 130 years in prison. Allen was sentenced to 65 years for each de@th, totaling 130 years in prison. His 760 days served since his arrest will count towards his sentence.   An Indiana jury in November convicted Allen in the murders of 14-year-old Liberty “Libby” …

A Turkey-based Nigerian man, Anoke Kingsley Roomy, was on Thursday, December 19, sentenced to one year imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for attempting to unlawfully export 600 grams of tramadol, a controlled substance.   Justice Akintayo Aluko convicted and sentenced Roomy to 12 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge filed by the National Drug …