Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has granted amnesty to 50 convicts serving various jail terms across the country. Some of the convicts granted amnesty are Benue indigenes while others are indigenes of other states who committed the offences in Benue state and were convicted before being moved to Jos Correctional Center to serve their jail terms. Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Barrister Michael Gusa who briefed journalists Thursday, January 20th, 2022...

LAGOS — A Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced a businessman, Ofure Siakpere to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old in-law (name withheld) in his care. The accused was sentenced after finding him guilty of a charge of defilement contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015. The convict was 35-years old when the offence was committed. Justice Abiola Soladoye, while passing the judgment,...

ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) invited socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana for questioning, over his alleged link to the illegal narcotics business. Obi Cubana, who is the Chairman of the Cubana Group of Companies, was grilled by the anti-drug agency for five hours at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja before he was granted bail and asked to return at a future date. Sources who do not want their...

ENUGU — The Acting Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Afojulu Ozoemena has been invited by the Enugu State House of Assembly for screening and possible confirmation as a substantive Chief Judge of the state. The invitation was extended by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Edward Ubosi on Tuesday after receiving a letter from the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi nominating Justice Afojulu Ozoemena. Speaking during plenary, Ubosi also revealed that the National...