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Jailed couple sentenced to fresh 10 years’ imprisonment for property fraud
The couple were previously jailed for 10 years each in 2024.
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High Court to hear challenge to under-16s social media ban
Australia's world-first social media ban for users under 16 will face its first major legal challenge in the High Court today, nearly a year after taking effect.
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Protester’s ‘I support genocide’ sign appears to face no police action
Holding a sign expressing support for genocide is not, in itself, grounds for arrest under UK law.
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EFCC arraigns man, company for N12.5bn fraud in Lagos
The company, S Mobile Netzone Limited, was among 58 companies the EFCC named in March 2025 in a public alert on alleged illegal investment schemes.
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Legal challenge to Australia's social media ban to start in High Court
A rights group will argue the world-leading policy robs under-16s of their right to free communication.
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Alleged Terrorism Financing: Court Fixes Jan 2027 For Judgment In Case Against Mamu
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja fixed January 27, 2027, for judgment in a charge filed by the Federal Government against Tukur Mamu, an alleged negotiator with terrorists during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack in 2022. Justice Umar fixed the date after the Federal Government’s lawyer, David Kaswe, and Mamu’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, adopted their final written addresses and presented their arguments for and against the case.
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Lindsay Clancy in court to drop child murder charges after mistrial
Defence argues juror misconduct and judge's questioning impacted Clancy's trial for strangling of her three children.
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17 abducted Kaduna worshippers died in captivity – CSW
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo No fewer than 17 worshippers abducted during an attack on churches in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, reportedly died in captivity, while eight others were released after spending five months with their abductors, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Nigeria, has disclosed. The Chief Executive Officer of CSW Nigeria, Rev. Dr Yunusa Nmadu, disclosed this during a presentation at ECWA Goodnews Church, Kaduna, to mark the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP).
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GIS trains 146 officers in weapon safety and armoury management
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has trained 146 officers in weapon safety and armoury management as part of efforts to strengthen operational discipline, accountability and national security. The seminar, organised in collaboration with armoury management experts from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the Ghana Police Service (GPS) and the Small Arms Commission of Ghana, brought together selected Regional and Sector Commanders.
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How a literary idol ended up behind bars on child exploitation offences
Author Craig SIlvey's conviction on child exploitation material charges leaves a generation of book lovers feeling "great betrayal".
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Gem Granite owner Veeramani’s watchman arrested
He had allegedly switched off power supply or changed the angle of the surveillance cameras when victims were brought to the house
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Finance Ministry approves 10 months’ arrears for Judicial Service staff amid JUSAG strike
The Ministry of Finance has approved the payment of ten months’ salary and allowance arrears for staff of the Judicial Service and members of the Lower Court Bench. The Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Accra Circuit Court and some District Court offices have been locked, with security personnel restricting access to the premises.
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Police must serve the State, which endures, and not the party in government, which changes: Madras High Court
The observations were made while granting anticipatory bail to a 60-year-old Councillor, D. Sudha of the DMK, who had allegedly abused Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay
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Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills 24 people: Zelenskyy
President called the attack further proof that Russia does not want any kind of de-escalation or real justice.
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Chief Justice directs Supreme Court to proceed with Tuesday sitting amid JUSAG strike
The Supreme Court will hold its normal sitting on Tuesday, November 3, despite the indefinite strike declared by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG). A notice issued on Monday, November 2, and signed by Judicial Secretary Musah Ahmed, said the sitting would proceed on the directive of the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.
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Drone attacks extend campaign targeting Sudan’s power system
Attacks the latest to disrupt electricity supplies; army reports new defections from paramilitary RSF.
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FCT police arrest two suspected cable vandals in Guzape
By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a cable vandalism gang and recovered several cut-to-size armoured cables in Guzape, Abuja. Adeh said police operatives attached to Guzape Division, at about 1:30am, sighted a Lexus SUV and a Toyota Sienna parked under suspicious circumstances.
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Court sets Jan. 27 for judgment in trial of alleged terrorist negotiator Mamu
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 27 to deliver judgment in the charges the Federal Government filed against the alleged Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapping negotiator, Mr. Tukur Mamu. Security operatives arrested the defendant in Cairo, Egypt, on September 6, 2022, shortly after the Kaduna-bound train was attacked, while he was on his way to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj with his family members.
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Supreme Court orders time-bound financial aid, rehabilitation for rescued bonded labourers
Bench says eradication of bonded labour is a “continuing obligation”, requiring authorities to ensure that those freed are meaningfully rehabilitated
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