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Teacher sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for raping his neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter in Ekiti

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 45-year-old teacher, Oluwagbemi Alabi, to 15 years imprisonment for raping an eight-year- old girl. Alabi, who committed the offence in 1999, was arraigned on 25th August 2023 on one...

Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea after 11 months at the club

Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea by mutual consent after just one season in charge. Pochettino led the squad to the Carabao Cup final and the FA Cup semi-finals, despite a season filled with struggles due to a young squad and...

Kenneth Okonkwo dumps Abure-led Labour Party

Nollywood actor turned politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has announced that he is suspending his affiliation with the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP). Okonkwo made the announcement via his social media accounts. Okonkwo, who previously served as the...

Naira Abuse: EFCC arrests woman in Gombe

Investigators of the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a woman, Janty Emmanuel for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency.  She was arrested on Monday, May 20, 2024 following intelligence that spotted her spraying...

Bail denied for eight Nigerian nationals accused of assaulting cops and damaging police station in South Africa

The Kimberly Magistrates' Court in the Northern Cape, South Africa, has denied bail to eight Nigerian nationals who were charged with malicious damage to property, interference with the law, assault and public violence. The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested...