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A  Kano State High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Muhammad Zulfalalu, popularly known as “Mai Siket”, to 20 years imprisonment for raping an 85-year-old woman in Kiru Local Government Area of the state. Justice  Aisha Mahmoud delivered the judgment after finding the defendant guilty of a nine-count charge bordering on rape and housebreaking, holding that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court sentenced Zulfalalu to 20 years imprisonment for rape and an additional six years for housebreaking. Both sentences are to run concurrently. The court also awarded ₦500,000 compensation to the victim. According  to the prosecution counsel, Aisha Adamu, the offences were committed between August 2019 and June 2020 at Gidan Kwano, Kwanar Dangora, in Kiru LGA. Adamu told the court that the convict unlawfully entered the victim’s residence at night and sexually assaulted her. She further alleged that Zulfalalu, widely known in the area as “Mai Sike...

The  family of late Nollywood actor and comedian, John Ikechukwu Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu has opened up about the difficult situation they have faced after his death. Speaking during a recent visit by content creator, King Mitchy, the family revealed that Mr Ibu’s only daughter and two sons have dropped out of school due to their financial situation. According to the family, they have also been living without electricity and running water for weeks because they cannot afford the bills. The  children’s mother disclosed that life has been difficult for them. “We fetched water from the well because I have not paid the house rent, they even cut my light since two months now, no light since we have been like that every night we go to look for where to charge our phones and it’s not easy, she said. Mr  Ibu’s daughter, while appealing to Nigerians for assistance, praised her mother for her efforts in caring for the family. “I want to thank God for my mom,, and she tried...

Nollywood actress, Omeche Oko, has been hospitalized following a motorcycle accident that occurred while filming a movie scene. The actress shared details of the incident in a video posted on her Instagram page on Wednesday, capturing moments from the film shoot, the crash, and her subsequent treatment at a hospital. According to the footage, Oko was riding as a passenger on a motorcycle operated by fellow actor Victory Michael during the filming of a scene when the accident happened. The situation took a dangerous turn after the motorcycle collided with a metal pole attached to a vehicle barrier at the filming location. The impact injured Michael and caused him to lose control of the motorcycle, throwing Oko to the ground. Video clips from the aftermath showed crew members and fellow actors rushing to her aid as she cried out in pain before being transported to a hospital for urgent medical attention. Additional scenes in the video showed the actress receiving treatment, including inj...

  A  23-year-old British social media influencer has been charged with murder in Dubai and faces the death penalty by firing squad, according to human rights group Detained in Dubai. Brooke George, a former shop assistant from Gravesend, is accused of fatally stabbing a 26-year-old fellow Briton understood to be William Treeby, also originally from Kent with a kitchen knife in his luxury apartment. The two are said to have met through social media during an earlier trip to Dubai. Detained in Dubai's chief executive, Radha Stirling, who is leading George's legal campaign, maintains that she acted in self-defence after being punched and attacked. Stirling has called on Dubai authorities to treat George as a domestic violence survivor while investigations are ongoing and to grant her bail. She is currently being held at Bur Dubai Police Station. According to campaigners, the man had initially appeared friendly during George's first visit, arranging a photoshoot and presenting ...

The Federal Government has repatriated another 66 Nigerians from South Africa as part of ongoing efforts to assist citizens affected by recent xenophobic attacks in the country. The returnees, who formed the second batch of evacuees, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday. Their return is part of the evacuation exercise approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following renewed attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. The latest evacuation comes after the first batch of 258 Nigerians arrived in the country on June 11 aboard a chartered Air Peace flight. Confirming the latest development to the newsmen on Thursday, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, said 66 persons were repatriated in the second phase of the exercise. Meanwhile, the head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Lagos Office, Mr Dipo Onabowale, said the evacuation flight was facilitated by the chairman and ch...

  A United States District Court in Tacoma, Washington, has sentenced a 42-year-old Nigerian national, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, to five years in prison for his involvement in a multi-million dollar online fraud scheme. Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo,  who was elected as the chairman of the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State in September 2024, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at an airport in Texas upon his arrival in the United States later that year. The sentencing followed a December 2023 indictment charging him with 14 counts of wire fraud related to an online romance scam that defrauded eight victims of approximately $3.5 million over 15 years. During the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright described the financial and emotional impact on the victims as devastating, noting that the scheme caused significant personal isolation and distress. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd also stated that the def...