Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in jail for aiding dissidents on Twitter

Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in jail for aiding dissidents on Twitter

By Miftaudeen Raji A Saudi woman, Salma al-Shehab has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for aiding dissidents seeking to “disrupt public order” in the kingdom. According to court documents obtained by AFP on Wednesday, Saudi Appeals Court issued the sentence against Shehab.  A PhD candidate at Britain’s University of Leeds and mother of […]
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Suspended council chairman arrested over wife’s death

Suspended council chairman arrested over wife’s death

By Vincent Ujumadu Suspended Transition Committee chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mbazulike Iloka, who allegedly beat his wife to death, has been arrested by the police. The suspended chairman is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Awka, and is being charged with committing culpable homicide. His […]

Family of 7 die after ‘poisonous meal’ in Zamfara

Family of 7 die after ‘poisonous meal’ in Zamfara

The police in Zamfara said seven family members died after taking a local delicacy of corn and vegetables locally known as Dambu for dinner. The command Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the command has began investigation to unravel the cause of the death of the family […]

Kanu: Lawyers warn FG against consequences of disobeying UN

Kanu: Lawyers warn FG against consequences of disobeying UN

By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA—Three lawyers, Chiefs Clifford Okoye, Maurice Efobi, and Sam Chukwukelu, have warned the Federal Government against the consequences of disobeying the recent United Nations, UN’s demand to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. UN had recently demanded that Kanu be released from detention […]