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Bayelsa court sentences kidnapper to death by firing squad

Nikson, who was the driver to the kidnapping gang, was arraigned before the Ogbia High Court on the two-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping.

Lawyers weigh criminalising paternity mistake, fraud

Today in Nigeria, there is not a single known case of a criminal conviction for paternity fraud although there is a growing demand that paternity frau

Torture: Start prosecution of culpable officials, NGO tells FG

Access to Justice, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to

Whistleblower on Bayelsa’s N3b agric loan diversion goes on trial

The trial has begun in Bayelsa of former Radio Bayelsa general manager, John Idumange, who blew the whistle on alleged diversion of N3 billion in agri

Man bags life imprisonment for rape in Niger

A middle aged man, Ugochukwu Unadumene, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a youth corps member in 2018. The man was sentenced by Hon.