Tag: Jail
EFCC to Nigerians: Obstruct our operations, risk 5 years in jail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has read a riot act to members of the public, warning that it is a criminal offence...
Student jailed for stealing gas cylinder
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has sentenced a 24-year-old student, Ayobami Analowo, to six months imprisonment for stealing a...
Court jails Bobrisky
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, fondly called Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment over naira abuse.
The presiding...
FTX founder Bankman-Fried jailed for stealing customers’ $8bn
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange platform...
2 teenagers jailed for stealing N50,000 phone
A Grade One Area Court sitting in Lugbe, Abuja, has sentenced two teenagers, 17-year-old Elijah Joseph and 16-year-old Safiyanu Bashiru, to six months imprisonment...
Courts jail 6 KWASU students for internet fraud
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin and Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin have...
Plea bargain: Billionaire businessman pays EFCC N1.5bn to escape jail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, has paid back N1.5 billion over the...
Student jailed for online dating scam
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday, March 7, 2024, sentenced a 100-level university part-time student of Computer Science, Emmanuel...
Breaking: Dani Alves jailed for raping Spanish woman
A Spanish court has sentenced former Barcelona and Brazil footballer, Dani Alves, to prison for raping a woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December...
Court jails 2 OAU students, 4 others in Osun, Oyo
Court has sentenced two students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, and four others to various jail terms for their involvement...
