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Ecuador Court Upholds Ex-Vice President’s Prison Sentence

Ecuador Court Upholds Ex-Vice President’s Prison Sentence

October 17, 2019 10:33 am

Ecuador on Wednesday reaffirmed the six-year prison sentence given to former vice president Jorge Glas for receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks as part of a corruption scandal, the prosecutor’s office said.

Glas, who was convicted of receiving $13.5 million in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, has been imprisoned in Latacunga, south of Quito, since 2017.

The National Supreme Court of Justice declared Glas’s appeal inadmissible and so “the sentence was ratified,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

He served as the vice president under leftist Rafael Correa between 2013 and 2017 and under current president Lenin Moreno …

Court Remands Man In Prison For Assaulting A Policeman

Court Remands Man In Prison For Assaulting A Policeman

October 15, 2019 7:54 am

A Kubwa Grade I Area Court on Tuesday ordered that one Hafisu Idris, who allegedly inflicted injuries on a policeman be remanded in correctional facility.

The Judge, Ibrahim Balarabe, however, adjourned the matter until Nov. 18 for hearing.

Idris who however pleaded not guilty is facing a five-count charge of criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance of public peace, causing grievous hurt, mischief and public nuisance.

The Prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, had told the court that the defendant and others still at large connived with an intent to breach public peace, attacked a team of policemen lead by one ASP Hassan Shaibu on …

Court grants Iwu ₦1billion bail, still in prison custody

Court grants Iwu ₦1billion bail, still in prison custody

August 10, 2019 1:11 am

Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High court yesterday granted bail to ex-chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu to the tune of  ₦1billion with two sureties in like sum.

While delivering his ruling on the bail application, Justice Obiozor said: “Bail is hereby granted to the defendant to the tune of N1billion with two sureties in like sum.

“The first surety shall be resident in Lagos State and shall transmit his land use as evidence of ownership of property in Lagos State and furnish the court with evidence of payment of tax from three years …

Why Naira Marley is still in prison custody

Why Naira Marley is still in prison custody

June 8, 2019 6:41 am

Nigerian hip hop artist Afeez Eniola aka Naira Marley is still in prison custody more than a week after he was granted bail by Federal High Court in Lagos.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo set Naira Marley’s total bond at N2 million with two sureties in like sum on May 30.

Oweibo said the sureties must be a civil servant not below the grade 10 level and must have a landed property in a jurisdiction approved by the court.

Tony Orilade, Economic Financial Crimes Commission’s spokesman, in an exclusive chat with The Guardian said Naira Marley “was to be detained in Prison …

Bus driver to serve 3 years in prison for stealing

Bus driver to serve 3 years in prison for stealing

May 22, 2019 11:03 am

An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a commercial bus driver, Simon Monday, to three years imprisonment for stealing a bus valued at N750,000.

Magistrate K.K Awoyinka, convicted Monday, 23, following his plea of guilty to a one-count charge of stealing, under Sections 287 (10) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Before handing down the verdict, Mrs Awoyinka asked the convict if he had anything to say.

Monday replied: “Please temper justice with mercy. I have learnt my lesson. Please allow me to go and work so that I can pay back the money for the …

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Jobless man sentenced to prison for touching girl’s breasts

May 8, 2019 10:06 am

An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced an unemployed man, Ilias Mudashiru, to six months imprisonment for touching a girl’s breast in decently and stabbing her relatives.

Magistrate F. O. Sasanya convicted Mudashiru, 29, following his plea of “guilty” to a three-count charge of conspiracy, indecent assault and assault occasioning harm.

The offences contravened Sections 173, 263 (i) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

She sentenced Mudashiru after listening to the review of facts given by prosecuting Sergeant Godspower Ehizoba.

The Magistrate held: “The defendant is hereby sentenced him to three months in prison
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Koffi Olomide gets two years in prison for rape

March 19, 2019 7:02 am

International music star, Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba a.k.a. Koffi Olomide was given a two years suspended jail sentence in absentia by a court in France for raping a 15 year-old girl.

This sentence means that the 62 year-old music composer, producer and singer faces an arrest if he commits further offenses, according to BBC. The graduate of Business Economic and pioneer of the soukous genre was order by the court to pay a fine of 5,000 Euros ($5,700; £4,300) in damages to the former dancer.

He was also ordered to pay the same amount to the court for illegally bringing …

Paul Manafort sentenced to nearly four years in prison

March 8, 2019 12:09 pm

Lobbyist and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort learned on Thursday that he will serve almost four years in prison — far short of what had been expected and recommended — for financial fraud convictions obtained by special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigated Manafort’s alleged collusion with the Russian government in 2016.

The crimes, though serious among white-collar offenses, did not relate directly to Manafort’s work as Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman.
Reacting to Manafort’s sentencing, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday morning, taking the judge’s remarks slightly out of context, that the judge in the Manafort case and Manafort’s defense
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