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A Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, convicted and sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne) along with Temple International Church, for stealing N52 million.    Justice Mojisola Dada handed down the verdict after finding them guilty of the offences preferred against them.    The judge also ordered that the third defendant …

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Kristen Uyanwanne, to 10 years imprisonment for using a church to steal N52 million.   The court also ordered that the Church, Temple International Church, be deregistered and closed down   The couple and the church were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on …

Netflix has reportedly exited the Nigerian market as the country’s economy records further collapse.  Film maker Kunle Afolayan seemingly confirmed this as he revealed that Netflix has cancelled previously commissioned projects.  The streaming giant recently cancelled its Nigerian Originals and an executive reportedly cited cases where the film studios had no electricity and had to rely on generators on set.  …

The mother of Sylvester Oromoni, the 12-year-old student of Dowen College who d!ed in controversial circumstances in Lagos state on November 30, 2021, has d!ed.    According to family sources, Mrs Oromoni died in late November after battling with an intermittent blood pressure-related illness.   Her demise comes seven months after a special court in Lagos in April this year …

Popular American comedy sit-com, “Saturday Night Live” is enlisting some of the show’s biggest alums to host the last few shows of the year.   On Monday, the long-running sketch show announced that comedian Chris Rock will return to Studio 8H to host the December 14 episode, marking his fourth time hosting. Rock was a cast member between 1990 and …

A Nigerian woman, Charity Ekpeyong, who is set to marry her long-term boyfriend, Ntiedo Samson, has shared how they began dating after meeting in a cab eleven years ago.     Sharing their throwback and pre-wedding photos on Saturday, November 30, Charity said their love story was not without challenges, but they weathered every storm together.    “Some 11 years …

Justice T.G. Ringin of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced two police officers: Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa Philip and an Immigration officer, Nasiru Mohammed to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1.640,000.   The trio were sentenced on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.    Bature and Philip were …

A Gambian woman, Aisha Borom has publicly congratulated her husband of 20 years for marrying a second wife.   In the congratulatory message laced with pettiness and barely-concealed bitterness, Aisha revealed that the new bride is a 50-year-old divorced mother of four.       

A cheating husband who k!lled his pregnant mistress and their unborn child has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years.     Filmon Andmichaen, 31, from Uganda was sentenced to life imprisonment for the ‘callous and cowardly’ mu&der of Liwam Bereket, in an inner-city patch of woodland off Freeth Street, Ladywood, Birmingham, on August 1 last year.     The …

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 43 years in prison by the Nongoma regional court after being convicted for robbing and k!lling Prince Bhekintinta High School principal, Alpheus Mphumuzeni Ntuli, 61.    The horrific incident occurred on April 22 last year, when Ntuli was reported missing, leading to a police investigation.   KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda revealed …