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Wife may bag jail term for tearing husband’s passport at Lagos airport – NIS

4 months ago1068 min

A Nigerian woman named Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, could face a jail term as punishment for her actions if found guilty, according to the Nigeria Immigration Service Act of 2015 (as amended). The NIS had on Monday revealed that it had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of a man’s passport by his wife, identified as Favour Igiebor, stating that she had...

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Gunmen abduct journalist’s wife, two daughters in Kaduna

5 months ago1892 min

The wife and two daughters of a Kogi-based journalist, Muhammed Bashir, were among the ten members of the same family kidnapped on Thursday in Kaduna State. Bashir’s wife and his two daughters arrived in Kaduna earlier on Thursday for a holiday with her (the wife’s) family in a suburb of Kaduna. Bashir, a correspondent with the Nigeria Telegraph, disclosed this to colleagues on Friday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, in a terse statement. “My...

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Kaduna gunmen abduct eight family members, journalist’s wife, daughters

5 months ago903 min

Gunmen have abducted 11 family members including the wife and two daughters of a Kogi-based journalist, Muhammed Bashir, in Kaduna State. Bashir’s wife, Aminat, and his two daughters, Aisha and Hajara, were said to have arrived in Kaduna on Thursday for a holiday with her family members. Bashir, a correspondent with the New Telegraph, in a terse statement, disclosed the abduction to colleagues on Friday in Lokoja. “My dear colleagues, please, I need your prayers,...

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A’Court affirms death penalty on Dane for killing wife, daughter

5 months ago14911 min

The Appeal Court Lagos Division has dismissed the appeal of a Denmark national, Peter Nielsen, who was sentenced to death for killing his Nigerian wife, Zainab and daughter, Petra Nielsen. The appellate court upheld the conviction of Nielsen by the trial court and dismissed his appeal for lack of merit. When the case was called on Friday, Mr Adebayo Haroun, leading Jubril Kareem, announced his appearance for the respondent, while Mr A.D Taiwo Nsirim with...

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BREAKING: Court Fixes April 17 To Arraign Kano Ex-Governor Ganduje, Wife, Six Others For Bribery, Diversion Of Funds

9 months ago924 min

The Kano State High Court sitting in Kano, the state capital has fixed April 17 for the arraignment of former Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, Umar Abdullahi Umar and five others over the allegations of bribery and diversion of public funds. SaharaReporters had reported that the Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf-led Kano State Government dragged Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat and six others to court on eight count charges relating to bribery allegations,...

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BREAKING: Kano State Government Drags Ex-Governor Ganduje, Wife, Six Others To Court For Bribery, Diversion Of Funds

9 months ago784 min

The Kano State Government has dragged former governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, Umar Abdullahi Umar and five others to court on eight count charges relating to bribery allegations, misappropriation and diversion of funds among others running into billions of naira. This was contained in a charge sheet dated 3rd April, 2024 with a 15 prosecution witnesses list attached, and obtained by SaharaReporters. The...

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Wife Of Binance Executive Detained By Nigerian Government Seeks US Intervention

9 months ago864 min

Mrs Yuki Gambaryan, wife of one of the Binance executives detained by the Nigerian government, Tigran Gambaryan, has called on the United States’ government for intervention on her husband’s continued detention in Nigeria. Yuki made the call through the US Senator, Cory Booker, and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, who led a delegation to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at the State House. In a statement made available to journalists, she said, “For more than...

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Organ Harvesting: UK Court Sentences Ekweremadu, Wife, Middleman Today

2 years ago6206 min

On Friday, Nigeria’s former deputy Senate President will be sentenced in Britain to up to life in prison for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney for his sick daughter. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was found guilty in March at London’s Old Bailey criminal court of conspiring to traffic the young street trader into Britain for his body part in the first case of its kind in the United Kingdom. Beatrice Ekweremadu, 56, and Obinna Obeta, 50,...