Three journalists jailed 37 years for criticising government
A court in Vietnam, on Tuesday, sentenced three freelance journalists, known for their criticism of the government, to between 11 and 15 years in prison. The sentencing came after the…
Covid-19: Quarantine violators to be jailed 7 years
Russia’s Lower House of Parliament gave its final approval on Tuesday to legislation to send Covid-19 quarantine violators to prison for up to seven years. According to the legislature, if…
Wema Bank Chairman, MD, others risk jail over contempt charge
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday insisted that Wema Bank Plc. and six of its top officials should appear before it on Tuesday (Feb. 18) to explain why…
Popular music star, Koffi Olomide, jailed 2 years for rape
International music star, Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba a.k.a. Koffi Olomide was handed a two years suspended jail sentence by a court in France for raping a 15 year-old girl. He…
1,500 Nigerians rot in Italian prisons, says envoy
The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli who made the disclosure in an interview…
Alleged N700m Graft: Orbih, Ize-Iyamu spend the night in jail
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Edo, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the State chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, spent Thursday night in Benin Prison, after…
Politicians, others get 351 years jail term for corruption
More than two dozen Spanish politicians and business leaders face a total of 351 years in jail after a national court handed down sentences in the long-running “Operaction Guertel’’ corruption…