43 h. ago Brazilian lawmakers clash over proposal to reduce Bolsonaro’s jail term

Bolsonaro is serving his sentence for attempting to plot a coup after losing the 2022 election...

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6 d. ago Tax Act reveals penalties up to N10,000,000, 10 years jail term, amidst others

The days of treating tax non-compliance as a purely administrative matter are over, as Nigeria’s new tax legislation introduces a read more Tax Act reveals penalties up to N10,000,000, 10 years jail term, amidst others

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7 d. ago California Doctor Sentenced To 30 Months Over Actor Matthew Perry’s Fatal Overdose

A California physician, who supplied ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, becoming the first defendant to receive jail term in connection with the actor’s 2023 death linked to overdose. Perry was a Canadian-American actor, best known for playing Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom ‘Friends’, and […]

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1 week ago Court Jails Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s Sister, Niece For Corruption

A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced Sheikh Rehana, sister of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to seven years in prison for corruption linked to the illegal acquisition of lucrative plots of land in Dhaka. Rehana’s daughter, Tulip Siddiq, a British lawmaker, was also convicted and handed a two-year jail term in the same case, according […]

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2 w. ago Terrorism: Oshiomhole Faults Judge For Reducing Death Sentence To 20

Senator representing Edo North senatorial district, Adams Oshiomhole, has condemned what he described as a disturbing judicial trend where convictions for capital offences were being reduced to lesser prison sentences, warning that such decisions undermined the rule of law and public confidence in the justice system. Speaking during Senate deliberations on national security on Wednesday, […]

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2 w. ago Man Who Lunged At Ariana Grande At ‘Wicked’ Premiere Deported, Banned After Jail Term

The man who lunged at Ariana Grande during the ‘Wicked: For Good’ premiere in Singapore has been deported and banned from returning to the country after serving a nine-day jail sentence. Johnson Wen, 26, an Australian national who jumped over a barricade at the event on November 13 and charged at the singer, was sent […]

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3 w. ago Actor Baba Ijesha Completed Jail Term, Not Acquitted — Lagos Gov’t

The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, has dismissed claims that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, was cleared and freed by the Court of Appeal, describing the reports as “false, misleading and irresponsible.” Pedro, who spoke to journalists in Lagos on Sunday, said his office was disturbed […]

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