Hushpuppi associate, Woodberry, jailed 8years in US, to pay $8m to victims
Nigerian internet fraudster, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has been handed eight-yea- and-three-month jail sentence by a federal judge in the United States for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud….
Ex-President Jonathan aide, Doyin Okupe, convicted in N200m money laundry case
The Federal High Court Abuja has sentenced Dr. Doyin Okupe to two years imprisonment for receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo. Okupe was…
Court jails IGP Usman Baba three months for contempt
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja has sentenced the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba to three months in prison for contempt of court after he was…
Woman jailed 1 year for stealing perfumes worth N35,000
By Blessing Ibegbu A Karu Grade I Area Court, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a 28-year-old woman, Aisha Adamu to one year imprisonment for stealing five bottles of perfumes,…
Jail awaits you if you campaign in religious centres – INEC warns politicians
The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned political parties and candidates against the use of masqueraders, public facilities and religious centres for campaigns, saying such act attracts jail term. The…
Seven years jail: Senator Nwaoboshi to seek final redress at Supreme Court
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, the Senator representing Delta North at the Senate, is heading to the Supreme Court hoping to overturn the seven years jail term slammed on him by the…
At last, R. Kelly gets 30 years sentence for multiple sex scandals
Former R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for racketeering and sex trafficking, charges stemming from nearly 30 years of allegations that he physically…
N71.4m Fraud: Aisha Wakil (Mama Boko Haram), Two Others Jailed Five Years
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, (aka Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura…
Man on FBI-Wanted List Jailed Two Years in Lagos for Identity Fraud
The Lagos Command of the EFCC has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Adekunle Abiodun Aderibigbe, who was on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI,…
Corruption in Sokoto Scholarship Board may land Nigerian medical student in Russia prison
A Nigerian final year medical student at Irkutsk State Medical University (ISMU), Usman Yahaya, will be jailed or deported from Russia to Nigeria any moment from now, it has been…