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A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor by rubbing her a.n*s and caressing her br3asts with his hands.   Justice Rahman Oshodi who handed down the verdict on Wednesday, December 11, convicted Folorunsho of two …

A Nigerian man, Jakes Oyilom, has recalled how a 5-minute delay made him miss the Sosoliso Airlines flight 1145 that crashed at the Port Harcourt International Airport on December 10, 2005, killing 108 people onboard, including 60 students of Loyola Jesuit College and televangelist, Bimbo Odukoya.   “It’s another 10th December. A day of sober reflection for me, like it …

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court has sentenced Mr Solomon Ogodo, a Superintendent of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for his involvement in forgery, employment racketeering and fraud.   The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)  had in December 2022 arraigned Mr Ogodo in charge no: CR/503/2022 before Justice M.S. Idris of the …

An African lady, Ruvimbo Mangandaire, has bagged a Master’s degree in Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Robotics from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom 9 years after she said it was too late for her to learn Artificial Intelligence.   “Neurorobotics looks so cool but I think it’s too late for me to even think of diving into artificial intelligence,” she …

A 39-year-old man from Zheleznogorsk in Siberia has been sentenced to three years in prison for defacing Russian military recruitment posters, regional authorities reported on Tuesday, December 10. The man was accused of vandalizing 13 posters last June, which called on citizens to enlist in the Russian army. Authorities described his actions as “deliberate and intentional.”   A court found …

In a world of sexual liberation, a former beauty queen is revealing her decision to stay as a virgin after so long of masking her truth. Choosing to “come out” with her truth on her 37th birthday on December 4, 2024, Omowunmi Akinnifesi who is a graduate of Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Lagos made a video …

A Nigerian man, Quadri Yakubu said that he has never b£aten his wife in and will teach his daughter not to marry a wife beater.     He stated this on Tuesday while reacting to the angry reactions following comments made by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.      The Emir said he always tells his daughters …

Rebel fighters on Sunday, December 8 declared the Syrian capital of Damascus “liberated” in a televised statement carried on state television.   Rebel fighters could be seen on the grounds of the Syrian presidential palace on Sunday,   Footage shared on social media showed fighters by a gate house located on the southern edge of the palace grounds.   The …

  A Chinese alternative healer has been jailed for 15 years after a diabetic grandmother d!ed at his slap therapy workshop.     Danielle Carr-Gomm died in October 2016 while taking part in the Paida Lajin therapy event, which sees patients being slapped or slapping themselves repeatedly.     Hongchi Xiao, of Cloudbreak, California, was convicted by a jury at Winchester …

A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, was sentenced in New Haven, Connecticut, to eight years in prison for operating a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the United States.   Osuji was sentenced on Wednesday, December 4, 2024,  two years after he was arrested in Malaysia and extradited to the United States in 2022.   The …