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  Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced seven persons, including twin brothers, to death by hanging over the abduction and murder of Reverend Edwin Isaiah Dokubo-Harry in 2013. Presiding Judge Justice Boma Diepiri delivered the judgment on Monday after finding the defendants guilty of conspiracy, kidnapping, murder, illegal possession of firearms, and other related offences. The seven convicts sentenced to death are Precious Jack Opara, Answer Dick, Osaki Fubara, Prince Mikado Philip, Tienabeso George, Seleipri Fubara, and Alaboeriya Fubara. In a significant development, the court discharged and acquitted Emmanuel Israel and Nephew Philemon of the 25-count charge, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish their involvement in the crimes. According to evidence presented before the court, the convicts, alongside other suspects still at large, allegedly lured Reverend Dokubo-Harry to a forest in Abalama community in Asari-Toru Local Government Area on De...

  Chief Operating Officer of Cube Cover, Alfred Egbai (left), CEO of  Cube Cover, Deji Macaulay shaking hands with the CEO of SLOT Systems Limited, Engr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo at SLOT headquarters Ikeja, Lagos New collaboration introduces instant digital onboarding and automated device repair approvals across SLOT stores nationwide. Cube Cover, a Tasala Insurance Broker Company, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking device protection product in collaboration with SLOT Systems Limited, Nigeria’s largest mobile device retail and distribution company. The strategic alliance introduces a new product, the “SUPER FIX” device protection, designed to simplify how Nigerians protect, repair, and maintain their smart devices. The innovative service combines digital onboarding, instant repair approval, and nationwide repair access through SLOT’s extensive retail and service network. Starting from as low as ₦5,000 per year, customers can now purchase Cube Cover’s Super Fix device protect...

  Big Brother Naija Season 7 (Level Up) winner, actress and model, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has lost her Instagram page. The reality star’s handle was suspended on Monday amid her ongoing feud with social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, VeryDarkMan. Earlier, Phyna had accused the social media personality of manipulating the public against her after she turned down his sexual advances. Speaking via her official X page on Sunday, Phyna said, “VeryDarkMan came out to say the opposite of what happened. I can never forgive him because he turned me into a bad person over my sister’s case. He is someone I held in high esteem, but he switched up on me, claiming I requested ₦1 billion from Dangote. “I was shocked because such a conversation never happened. Maybe he started holding grudges against me because he said he wanted to sleep with me and I didn’t accept.” Responding, VeryDarkMan noted that it is normal to seek a fellow adult’s consent f...

  The  family of late Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo has announced plans for his burial, with funeral rites scheduled to conclude on June 18, 2026. The family said in an obituary statement released on the actor’s Instagram page on Monday that members of the public are encouraged to continue praying for the deceased, his wife, and the entire family during the period of mourning. According to the funeral arrangements, a service of songs will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at The Monarch Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with guests expected to wear white. The wake-keep is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 7 Ekubo-Okwaraeke Avenue, Aziukwukwa, Ujari Village, Arochukwu, Abia State. The funeral service and interment will take place on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The funeral service will be held at Mary Slessor School, while the interment will follow at the family residence at 7 Ekubo-Okwaraeke Avenue, Aziukwukwa, Ujari Village, Arochukwu, Abia State....

  The Fed eral Government on Monday, May 25, 2026, opened its case against the social media activist and influencer, Justice Chidiebere Mark, popularly known as Justice Crack, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of cybercrime and related offences under the Cybercrime Act. Chidiebere was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on an amended three-count charge and pleaded not guilty to all counts. At the resumed hearing, the prosecution’s first witness, Oronto Douglas, continued his testimony, telling the court that audio and video recordings obtained during the defendant’s interview had been downloaded onto a flash drive and that he had signed a certificate of compliance. However, defence counsel objected to the admissibility of the flash drive evidence, arguing that its contents could not be independently verified and should not be played in its current form. Justice Abdulmalik faulted the prosecution for failing to properly apply to the court for a playback d...

  The Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha has sentenced a self-acclaimed witch doctor, Akinyola Ogundale, to 31 years’ imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretence and fraudulent conversion. Delivering judgment, Justice D.A. Onyefulu found the defendant guilty on two counts bordering on fraud and exploitation of victims through spiritual claims and psychological intimidation. The offences, the court held, contravene Section 1(1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, as well as Section 383(1) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. 36, Laws of Anambra State, 1991. The court heard that the incident occurred in July 2024, when the victim, late Juliet Onabe, met the defendant while travelling from Onitsha to Ondo for business purposes. It was established that Ogundale falsely presented himself as a spiritualist capable of performing rituals to make the victim wealthy. The prosecution told the court that the defendant fraudulently obtained over ₦5 million f...