Judiciary

Man jailed 3 months for stealing mobile phone

An Area Court in Jos on Tuesday, sentenced one Yusuf Mohammed, to three months imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone valued at N110,000. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the offence. The judge however gave the convict an option of fine of N 20.000 and asked him to pay a compensation

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Judiciary General

ICPC moves to tackle corruption in LGs

 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed determination to prevent corruption and enhance transparency in local government areas across the country. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, said this at a stakeholders’ meeting on ICPC Accountability and Corruption Prevention Programme for LGs (ACPPLG) on Thursday in Abuja. Aliyu, a Senior

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Features General Judiciary

Sunday Jackson, victim of miscarriage of justice, by Chidi Odinkalu

Numan, the town that lends its name to one of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa State in north-east Nigeria, is home to the Bwatiye (Bachama), a transnational identity group stretching into parts of Cameroon. Located in the basin of Benue River and one of its tributaries, River Taraba, Numan’s fecund lands play host

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Judiciary

Sales rep jailed 15 months for stealing employer’s N1.2m

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday sentenced a sales representative, Felicia Gabriel to 15 months imprisonment for stealing N1.2m from her employer. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Gabriel after she pleaded guilty to theft and begged the court for leniency. Emmanuel, however, gave the convict an option of N30,000 fine. The magistrate also

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