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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, June 19, 2026, sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement in terrorism-related activities to 40 years in prison each. The convicted women, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, are the mother and sister, respectively, of terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who was eliminated by Nigerian security forces on June 10, 2026, in a forest near Iluke in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa handed down the sentences after both women pleaded guilty to Counts 2, 4 and 5 of the five-count terrorism-related charge brought against them by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation. Both women escaped conviction on Counts 1 and 3, which bordered on receiving ₦490,300 from Battujo while being fully aware it was proceeds of terrorism, as well as receiving sponsorship for a holy pilgrimage funded with proceeds of terrorism. The Director of Public Prosecutio...

  Iranian singer, Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, have been reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for performing in a concert livestreamed on Ahmadi’s YouTube channel in 2024. ‎According to court documents, the criminal court of Qom province sentenced the artists to flogging, a two-year ban on leaving the country and a two-year ban on engaging in artistic activities on charges that include offending public decency through the production and publication of ‘vulgar and immoral content’ online. ‎Although the official judiciary news agency has yet to publish the ruling, rights groups and lawyers who reviewed the documentation said the pattern of arrests and legal cases against artists publicly defying the regime reflects a broader effort to deter cultural dissent. ‎In December 2024, the 29-year-old singer performed the patriotic song Az Khoone Javanane Vatan (From the Blood of the Youth of the Homeland) without a hijab in a livestreamed performa...

  A 26-year-old lawyer, Sarah Araba Tettey, has died after reportedly collapsing while celebrating Ghana's victory over Panama at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to reports, the incident occurred on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Standard Hostel, a private hostel in Bomso near the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Tettey, an alumna of the university's Faculty of Law, was watching the match with friends when she suddenly collapsed during celebrations following the game. She was reportedly taken to hospital, where medical staff attempted to revive her, but she was subsequently pronounced dead. Tettey had been called to the Ghana Bar earlier this year and was practicing with O & A Legal Consult. Her passing has prompted an outpouring of grief on social media, with friends, colleagues and former classmates mourning what many described as the loss of a promising young legal professional. As of the time of reporting, no official statement had been issue...

  French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star, Achraf Hakimi will face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, which the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender denies. In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-de-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her. The PSG right-back and captain of the Moroccan national team, whose second match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Friday against Scotland, has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Shortly after the Versailles Court of Appeal delivered its ruling, Hakimi wrote on X that he had been “waiting for this trial since day one.” “At last, I’ll be able to speak,” he said. A date has not been announced for the start of the trial at the criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department. “This confirmation was expected. Nothing here says that he is guilty of anything, he remains steadfast in his defence,” Hakimi’s lawyer Fanny Colin said. The plaintiff’s lawyer Rachel-Flore Pardo s...

  The  proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has suspended the Office of its Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and the position of the Director of Radio Biafra. This  came after a full-house meeting of the IPOB Directorate on Wednesday, where the leadership reviewed intelligence reports concerning communications from Nnamdi Kanu within Sokoto prison, a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Mazi Chikadibia Edoziem, Head of the Directorate of State of IPOB, said. According to the group, a Directorate of State will henceforth be responsible for administering the affairs of the organisation and overseeing the movement. The  leadership organ clarified that IPOB was “formed and nurtured by a group of Biafrans in the Diaspora (not by any singular individual)” and emphasized that no single individual has the authority to dissolve the Directorate of State, which remains the apex leadership structure. It stated that it acted after becoming “mindful that certain unguarded comm...

  Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has intervened in a disturbing child abuse case in Awada, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area, where a 10-year-old boy was allegedly physically abused by a 30-year-old woman named Chisom Chukwunyere in a viral video that sparked widespread outrage online. Following the circulation of the video, officials of the Ministry reportedly moved into the community and rescued the 10-year-old boy, who was taken into protective custody for safety, medical attention, and further investigation into the alleged abuse. In the same intervention, authorities also reportedly took custody of the woman's 10-month-old baby over concerns regarding the overall welfare and safety of the child within the same household environment. The Ministry is said to have placed both the 10-year-old boy and 10-month-old baby under protective care while investigations continue to determine the appropriate long-term arrangements in line with child p...