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2 Sep
Kenyan prosecutors said Monday they extradited a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in the United States in a case that made headlines after he escaped police custody in Nairobi. Kevin Kang'ethe was the subject of a three-month international manhunt after he fled the United States for his native Kenya following the killing of Margaret…
22 Apr
A solid majority of Ecuadoran voters on Sunday approved the extradition to the United States of organized crime bosses in a referendum on measures against drug trafficking and gangs, the electoral council said.
26 Mar
Two UK judges delayed a decision on Tuesday on whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide further "assurances" in the case. The US wants the 52-year-old Australian citizen to stand trial there for WikiLeaks' publication of hundreds of thousands of…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order following the absence of the defendants in court to take their plea in the alleged N37.6…
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A woman, Wuraola Surajudeen, on Wednesday prayed an Area Court in Ilorin, to grant her divorce two weeks after her marriage to husband, Surajudeen Iya-Onitasi on grounds of “lack of love and affection”. She told the court that she was once married before her wedding to Iya-Onitasi. ”I divorced my former husband due to pressure…
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President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday Nigeria is "open for business" as he embarked on a state visit to France, with Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of setbacks with former allies on the continent. The 72-year-old president met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, during the first official state…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will henceforth withdraw the licenses and prosecute any driver or fleet operator involved in fatal Road crashes. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, issued the warning on Thursday in Abuja during the annual Safety Manager Retreat, with the theme “Driver Management: Enhancing Safety Through Technology.”. The…
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The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced that Nigeria's long-delayed national census will finally be conducted in 2025.
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A Magistrate Court sitting in Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has sentenced Mr. Kazeem Abdullahi, a motorist, to one month imprisonment for attacking patrol operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) while performing their lawful duties along the Oye-Ifaki road, Ekiti State. Mr. Kazeem was arraigned with case file number MOY/15C/2024 before His Worship, Senior…
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Vice Chancellor of Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, Prof. Uchefula Chukwumaeze, has said that he does not see female students and staff
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The forgery case instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Mr. Saturday Igwe, the Coordinator of an illegal Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Osurua, Nyanya Abuja Satellite Campus, has resumed after several false starts. The Guardian reports that the defendant was re-arraigned on an eight-count of forgery before Justice Fatima…
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The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, the former Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in the state, over seditious and inflammatory publications. The Command, through its spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, stated that Ihekweme, who has recently become a major critic of his former boss, Governor Hope Uzodimma's administration, was arrested…