15 h. ago Bayelsa Court Gives Death Penalty To Taxi Driver’s Killers After 23 Years

A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced four men to death for the 2001 murder of a taxi driver, Mr. Olarenwaju Ajayi, finally bringing closure to a case that has spanned over two decades. Presiding over the case at High Court 11 in Onopa, Yenagoa, on Friday, Justice Patience Ziofa Diri found […] The post Bayelsa Court Gives Death Penalty To Taxi Driver’s Killers After 23 Years appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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31 h. ago Man To Die By Hanging For Killing Brother Over Alleged Witchcraft

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, the state capital has sentenced a 29-year-old man, Akaninyene Thomas Okpon, to death by hanging. The convict, according to the particulars of the case, killed his elder brother, Friday Thomas Okpon, whom he accused of being a witch and was responsible for his poverty and misfortune. […]

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40 h. ago Akwa Ibom Court Sentences Man To Death For Beheading Elder Brother

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced 29-year-old Akaninyene Thomas Okpon to death by hanging for the brutal murder of his elder brother, Friday Thomas Enyenokpon, whom he accused of witchcraft. The incident, which took place in 2018 at Ikot Abasi Asutan in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, involved the beheading […] The post Akwa Ibom Court Sentences Man To Death For Beheading Elder Brother appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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58 h. ago Addiction is not a death sentence, it can be overcome —Expert

Tribune Online Addiction is not a death sentence, it can be overcome —Expert EXECUTIVE Director of the Live Free Renewal Centre, a faith-based drug abuse and addiction recovery facility, Mr. David Folaranmi, stated that substance use is not a death sentence and that individuals struggling with addiction can overcome their challenges. Folaranmi, who spoke at the June 2025 special edition of the Interactive Monthly Community Engagement (IMCE) hosted […] Addiction is not a death sentence, it can be overcome —Expert Tribune Online

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8 d. ago Court Sentences Kano TikToker ‘Tsulange’ To Jail Over Indecent Conduct

A Magistrate Court in Kano State has sentenced a popular TikToker, Umar Hashim, popularly known as Tsulange, to one year jail term for engaging in indecent conduct. The court, presided over by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan at Gyadi Gyadi, found Hashim guilty of public misconduct. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Hassan sentenced Tsulange to one year jail […]

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9 d. ago HURIWA seeks death sentence for kidnapping, decries rising wave of kidnappings, organ harvesting

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the death penalty for terrorism offences, expressing alarm over the rising wave of kidnappings and organ harvesting in Nigeria. The group is advocating sweeping reforms in national security and the enactment of enforceable legal frameworks to address the crisis. In […] The post HURIWA seeks death sentence for kidnapping, decries rising wave of kidnappings, organ harvesting appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Man jailed 104 years for abduction, trafficking of Kano minors

From Desmond Mgboh, Kano AKano State High Court, presided by Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, has sentenced one Mr. Paul to 104 years in prison for the abduction of several underage children from their biological parents in Kano State for onward trafficking to Anambra State. The sentence passed after the convict had pleaded guilty to a 36-count […] The post Man jailed 104 years for abduction, trafficking of Kano minors appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Takahiro Shiraishi: Japan executes ‘Twitter Killer’ who murdered, dismembered nine people

Tribune Online Takahiro Shiraishi: Japan executes ‘Twitter Killer’ who murdered, dismembered nine people Shiraishi, 34, was sentenced to death in 2020 after pleading guilty to the killings Takahiro Shiraishi: Japan executes ‘Twitter Killer’ who murdered, dismembered nine people Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Nasarawa Court sentenced killer of Salome to death by hanging 

Timileyin Ajayi, a gospel singer, who allegedly killed Salome Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). read more Nasarawa Court sentenced killer of Salome to death by hanging 

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2 w. ago Gospel singer Ajayi sentenced to death for murder of corp member in Nasarawa

A high court in Lafia has sentenced gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of read more Gospel singer Ajayi sentenced to death for murder of corp member in Nasarawa

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2 w. ago Nasarawa Court Sentences Gospel Singer To Death For Killing Corps Member

An High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced controversial gospel Singer, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. It was gathered that Justice Simon Aboki, while delivering his judgement on Thursday, found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide, having killed and dismembered the […] The post Nasarawa Court Sentences Gospel Singer To Death For Killing Corps Member appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Salome Adaidu: Court sentences gospel singer Timileyin to death by hanging

By Seyi Babalola The High Court of Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of Salome Adaidu, a National Youth Service Corps member. He was charged with one count of culpable homicide, a breach of Section 221 of Northern Nigeria’s Penal Code, which calls for death. Justice Simon […] The post Salome Adaidu: Court sentences gospel singer Timileyin to death by hanging appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Court sentences Salome Adaidu’s killer to death by hanging

Tribune Online BREAKING: Court sentences Salome Adaidu’s killer to death by hanging A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for... BREAKING: Court sentences Salome Adaidu’s killer to death by hanging Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Group Approaches Supreme Court To Seek Exoneration Of Ogoni 9

A group, the Conscience of Ogoni People (COOP), has approached the Supreme Court of Nigeria to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal, which dismissed its suit seeking the exoneration of foremost environmental rights activist, late Kenule Saro-Wiwa, and eight others, who were sentenced to death and executed by the military regime of General […]

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3 w. ago Activist Urges Tinubu To Set Up Commission Of Inquiry On Sentencing Of Ogoni Nine

An environmental rights activist, Comrade Celestine Akpobari, has called on President Bola Tinubu to set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to review the judgment of the special tribunal that sentenced Ogoni rights activist, Kenule Saro-Wiwa and eight others to death. Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogonis were hanged on November 10, 1995, during the military […]

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3 w. ago GBV: Shari’a Court Judges from Kano, Kaduna meet to ease justice for survivors

Tribune Online GBV: Shari’a Court Judges from Kano, Kaduna meet to ease justice for survivors The Acting Grand Khadi of Kano State, Kadi Mukhtar Muhammad Kunti, revealed that the event was organised to educate Shari’a Judges on new measures and rules introduced to reduce the burden of witnesses on survivors. GBV: Shari’a Court Judges from Kano, Kaduna meet to ease justice for survivors Tribune Online

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4 w. ago Kano Court Sentences Young Man To Death For Brutal Farmland Murder

A Kano State High Court on Friday has sentenced a young man, Anas Umar, to death by hanging for the brutal murder of one Ashiru in the Tudunwada Local Government Area of the state. Justice Halima Nasir, presiding over Court No. 23, delivered the ruling on Friday after finding Anas Umar guilty of luring Ashiru […] The post Kano Court Sentences Young Man To Death For Brutal Farmland Murder appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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4 w. ago Democracy Day: Zulum Pardons 66 Inmates, Provides Support To 1,280 Others

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has granted state and partial pardons to 66 inmates serving various prison terms at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre. The governor also commuted death sentences to life imprisonment and reduced jail terms for other inmates. Zulum made the announcement on Thursday during a visit to the facility as part […]

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