Sacrilege! Landlord 71, detained for impregnating tenant’s teenager

“The phenomenon of rape is all over the country, being reported in all the 36 states including Federal Capital Territory and the 774 Local Government Areas of the nation.” – Dr. Gloria Shajobi-Ibikule The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest a 71-year-old landlord known as Adesina, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his tenant’s…

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“It’s morally reprehensible, a violation of human rights” — Falana, Ezeilo condemn deportation of Osun indigenes

Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN and another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Joy N. Ezeilo has described the deportation of Osun State indigenes by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos Sttate as both a violation of human rights and a morally reprehensible action that must be reversed. Reacting to the development on Thursday, Falana said “317 Nigerian citizens…

[Download Judgment] How Maryland Supreme Court sacked Nigerian/American Judge Ademiluyi

“The Maryland Supreme Court removed Judge April T. Ademiluyi from the Prince George’s County bench this week, citing “egregious” behavior in violation of the state’s code of judicial conduct, an extreme and rare move for the state’s high. The specifics of the alleged misconduct are unclear because the high court did not include an explanatory…

Nigerian teenage undergraduate sues EFCC for unlawful detention during exam, demands N10m in damages

A 19-year-old 300-level nursing student of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Miss Oluwateniola Omidiji, has filed an action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over her unlawful detention. Miss Omidiji initiated a fundamental rights case against EFCC marked FHC/L/CS/759/224. The suit was filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos. She alleged that…

Police Raid Indiscriminately, Arrest Citizens for Wandering, Trumping Up Charges: What is Lagos State Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary doing about it?

By Bayo Akinlade Esq Nigerian Police On Raids Indiscriminately Arresting Citizens For Wandering and Trumping Up Charges Against Innocent Citizens: What is the Lagos State Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary Doing About it? Duty Solicitors Network (DSN) has recently being inundated with complaints from the families of some young people who have been arrested…

Victor Farrant: Rapist who murdered ex-girlfriend dies in prison

Victor Farrant, a rapist who was serving a whole-life sentence after murdering his former girlfriend, has died in prison. The Prison Service said Farrant, 74, died at HMP Wakefield on Friday. The children of victim Glenda Hoskins said his death had ended an “agonising two months” since they heard he was being considered for early…

16-year-old tells he got N880,000 not N1m after kidney was removed

A 16-year-old boy, on Tuesday, told a High Court of ustice in Zuba FCT that he was given N880,000 cash by one Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye, in Alliance Hospital, Abuja, after his kidney was removed. The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir. The National Agency for the…

Nigerian/American couple convicted of forced labor and other federal crimes in New Jersey

After a two-week trial, a federal jury in Camden, New Jersey, found Bolaji Bolarinwa, 50, and Isiaka Bolarinwa, 67, both of Burlington County, New Jersey, guilty of forced labor and other crimes related to their coercive scheme to compel two victims to perform domestic labor and childcare in their home. According to a statement published…

Police nab 36 suspected rapists, 22 armed robbers in Katsina

Suspected rapists who specialise in targeting young women on social media apprehended The Katsina State Police Command has within the month of April arrested about 36 persons in connection with rape and sodomy as well as 22 suspected armed robbers in the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed this while briefing newsmen on…

Herders’ Attack in Enugu: State Assembly passes Public Ranch Management Agency Bill

The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the Public Ranch Management Agency bill. The bill, which was passed on Tuesday in Enugu by the lawmakers, authorised the state government to establish an agency to manage both government and privately owned ranches in the state. Speaking before the passage of the bill, the member representing…

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