Tag: Jail Term
Reps amend Electoral Act to criminalise dual party membership with N10m...
The House of Representatives has amended the Electoral Act 2026 to criminalise dual membership of political parties in the country.
The amendment was approved during...
Billionaire businessman escapes jail term after out-of-court settlement with EFCC
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has struck out an alleged N4.8 billion fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Three kingpins, 16 other convicts bag 302 years jail term for...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has obtained a total of 302 years imprisonment for three kingpins and 16 other offenders for trafficking...
35-year-old man bags 14 years jail term for sexual assault of...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Thursday, sentenced a 35-year-old man, Hoya Abraham (alias star boy) to 14 years imprisonment for...
ECOWAS Court says it lacks jurisdiction to transfer Nigerian serving jail...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has declared it lacks jurisdiction and dismissed all the requests made by one Richard Ugbah, a Nigerian who asked...
Man bags two-year jail term for impersonating US soldier
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, November 20, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Jesse Kassah,...
Sokoto District Head jailed for drug as NDLEA intercepts fake $4.8m,...
Justice Ahmad Mahmud of the Federal High Court has sentenced an acting district head, Alhaji Umar Mohammed (aka Dan Bala) to five and a...
Social Media Bill: Abusers, media houses risk jail term, fine
Concerns over the damaging effects of fake news on the polity have persuaded the Nigerian Senate to re-introduce the bill seeking sanctions for anyone...
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