Bolanle Raheem
11 Oct 2023
Barely 24 hours after a Lagos High Court sentenced Drambi Vandi, an officer involved in the killing of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, to death by hanging, members of the international community have, again, urged Nigeria to abolish the death penalty.
9 Oct 2023
The Lagos State High Court has sentenced Drambi Vandi, a police officer, to death by hanging for the fatal shooting of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer, on Christmas Day 2022.
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A caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lent its support to Umar Damagum to continue as the acting national chairman. The PDP has been embroiled in a leadership tussle, with members urging the resignation of the Damagum-led National Executive Committee (NEC). Damagun will, however, maintain his position as the party's acting national chairman…
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The prosecution sought 12-year prison sentences Wednesday for the founders of a now-defunct law firm at the center of the so-called "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal.
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