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A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a medical doctor, Geraldine Orok Ita, to seven years imprisonment for fraud and diversion of N127 million.  This was disclosed on Saturday, Feb. 8, in a statement by the prosecuting agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  According to the statement, the trial judge, Rosemary Oghogho-rie, convicted and …

Jessica Alba has officially filed for divorce from husband Cash Warren.  The actress, 43, filed in Los Angeles County court on Friday, Feb. 7, citing irreconcilable differences and listing their date of separation as Dec. 27, 2024, according to the filing.  Alba married Warren, 46, on May 19, 2008, and they share three children: Honor, 16, Haven, 13, and Hayes, 7.  She filed for joint …

A Senior Magistrate court sitting in Bosso, Bosso Local Government area of Niger State has sentenced a 44-year ex-convict, Abdulmutalib Abdullahi, to two years in a correctional centre without an option of fine for criminal trespass, criminal intimidation, and theft.    The convict was said to have served his jail terms on a similar crime after he was convicted by …

A stepfather who shook a 22-month-old toddler to de@th after staying up late playing video games has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. According to Mail Online, Christopher Stockton, 38, was in sole charge of Charlie Roberts when the boy was shaken so violently that his brain moved inside his skull at their home in …

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for a fraud and gambling scheme. He was ordered to pay nearly $17m (£13.6m) back to the star after admitting to bank and tax fraud charges. He was also ordered to pay more than $1m to the US …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced a 15% tariff increase, marking the first adjustment in 32 years.    The announcement was made on Thursday in Lagos during a stakeholders’ engagement for the implementation of the approved tariff hike.   NPA Managing Director Abubakar Dantsoho, represented by the Executive Director of Marine and Operations, Olalekan Badmus, explained that the agency …

The High Court sitting Uyo, Akwa Ibom has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years imprisonment for electoral fraud during the 2019 general elections.   Uduk, a Professor of Human Kinetics, served as a Collation/Returning officer for Essien Udim State Constituency in March, 2019. He had been standing trial in a three-count charge of announcing …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years.  A statement issued on Wednesday, Feb. 5, by Mannir Bature, national publicity secretary of the NMA, said Muhammad Pate, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, will formally present the approval …

A Nigerian man, Captain Edet, has marked three years since he survived a gas explosion.     He shared his before and after photos in a Facebook post on Tuesday, thanking God and everyone that came through for him.    “3 years ago today, I saw pain, that would have ended me. I will keep thanking God everyday for sparing …

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce says he hopes he’s “still playing football in three years’ time” as he talks about how much he loves playing in the NFL. The 35-year-old will line up for the Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles. READ MORE: Chiefs bid for immortality – countdown to Super Bowl 59 begins