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Court jails 45 Boko Haram members

A Federal High Court sitting in Kainji, Niger, has convicted and sentenced 45 Boko Haram…

Man jailed 14 years for attempting to use minor for ritual

A 25 year-old-man, Ekene Nwanne, was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by an…

Indian ‘godman’ bags 10 years jail term for rape

An Indian court on Monday handed a 10-year jail sentence to self-styled ’godman’ Gurmeet Singh,…

Yemeni court sentences 4 Saudis al-Qaida members to death

A Yemeni security court has sentenced to death four Saudi nationals convicted of belonging to…

Court of Appeal overturns ex-NIMASA DG’s jail sentence

The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reversed the sentence on Raymond Omatseye, a…

UK jails Nigerian who swallowed 83 capsules of cocaine worth £215,000

Britain has jailed a Nigerian-German after being caught trying to smuggle more than £200,000 worth…

Breaking: It's 5 years in the slammer for Pistorius

South African judge Thokozile Masipa on Tuesday sentenced Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison…

Cameroon jails 14 Boko Haram members

A military court in Cameroon has handed down prison sentences of up to 20 years…