Tag: imprisonment
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BREAKING: Finally, Doyin Okupe bags 2 years imprisonment
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, to two years imprisonment.
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ICE PRINCE IMPRISONMENT: 2Face awed over hope for Nigerian youths
Following the incarceration of Nigerian rap artist, Panshak Henry Zamani, better known as Ice Prince Zamani, for assaulting a police officer, music icon, 2Face Idibia, has wondered if it is a crime to be a young person in the country. He, however, appealed for the release of Ice Prince, who is currently in Ikoyi prison…
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Kano court sentences man to 24 years imprisonment over Facebook post
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced a Kano-born atheist, Mubarak Bala, to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy. The convict, whose age and address were not provided by the court, was earlier arraigned on an 18-count charge bordering on blasphemy, incitement, contempt of religion and breach of public peace.
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US Capitol violence: 54-year-old die hard Trump supporter bags five years imprisonment
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BREAKING: Ex-Pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina bags eight years imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team to eight years imprisonment. Maina was convicted after he was found guilty of money laundering. In a judgement delivered on Monday by Justice Okon Abang, the court held that the prosecutor, the Economic and Financial…
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Reps Deputy Speaker, Wase calls for Senator Abaribe’s imprisonment, gives reasons
House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase on Thursday took on Senate Minority Leader Eyinnaya Abaribe for standing surety for Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leaders Nnamdi Kanu. He said Abaribe should be in prison for failing to produce Kanu in court. According to him, the Abia South senator should be imprisoned just as…
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Cultists face 21 years imprisonment in Lagos
The Lagos House of Assembly has passed a bill into law banning the activities of cultists and illegal societies across the state. The House passed the bill during a plenary session on Monday. After its passage, the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, directed the Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit the bill to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent.…
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Court sentences fake soldier to 1 month imprisonment
A Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a 22-year-old man, Ali Mohammed, to one month imprisonment for impersonating a military officer. The Magistrate, Mr Aminu Eri, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N10,000. Eri said that the prosecution had proven his case beyond the reasonable doubt…
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Man bags 4 months imprisonment over N1.8m fraud
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday sentenced one Abdulrasheed Imam (aka Alkanun Da Woru) to four months imprisonment for impersonation and fraud. News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports, that Imam was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office on a two-count charge. Imam was sentenced after…
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BREAKING: Ex-NIMASA DG sentenced to seven-year imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced convicted former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) acting Director-General Calistus Obi to seven years imprisonment. The court, however, gave him an option of N42 million fine. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun had on May 23 found him guilty of money laundering and converting the agency’s funds…