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Justice Nwosu-Iheme of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Monday, sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased ( his wife) on April 8, 2022. The judge held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty. Nwachukwu was arraigned on June 3, 2022 by the Office of Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF), on behalf of the Federal Government, on a…

The President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Monica B. Dongban-Mensem, CFR, JP, has approved a fresh posting of Honourable Justices across the various Divisions of the Court, effective 22nd April 2025. According to an internal circular, Justices have been posted to key divisions, including Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Benin, Jos, Ibadan, Ilorin, Owerri, Yola, Ekiti, Akure, Makurdi, Asaba, Maiduguri, Kano, Awka, and Gombe. The Honourable President noted that the newly posted Justices are to assume their duties by 5th May 2025. In Lagos Division, Hon. Justice Y. Nimpar will serve as Presiding Justice, with Justices J.…

I watched the Pope’s funeral from the window of a historic palace overlooking St Peter’s Square. But this place, in a prime location adjoining the Vatican, no longer houses a rich and powerful Roman family. In 2019, the building, Palazzo Migliori, was gifted to Rome’s homeless by Pope Francis. It was a controversial decision at the time; some were outraged that the pope would turn a grand palace into a homeless shelter. Today, the centre can accommodate 45 residents. They’ve shared meals with the pope in their very simple dining room, near the kitchen and the laundry room. As I…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch, has apprehended a suspected serial impostor, Richard Ikenna Udeozo, for allegedly impersonating a legal practitioner at the Branch Secretariat in Abuja. The arrest occurred on Wednesday when Udeozo attempted to fraudulently collect a lawyer’s stamp and seal issued in the name of Richard Ikenna Amanoh, a verified NBA member currently residing in Canada. According to a statement by the NBA Bwari Branch Chairman, Paul Daudu, SAN, Udeozo had created a deceptive online profile on the branch’s member portal using Amanoh’s genuine Supreme Court enrollment number. This allowed him to pose as a qualified…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Tribunal has upheld a $220 million fine against Meta Platforms Incorporated and WhatsApp over discriminatory data practices against Nigerian users. The ruling delivered by a three-member panel led by Thomas Okosun also ordered the tech giant to reimburse the FCCPC the sum of $35,000 for the cost of its investigation. In a statement on Friday by the FCCPC’s director for corporate affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, the agency said it had on July 19, 2024, imposed a fine of $220 million on Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, for multiple data…

A Kano High Court on Tuesday sentenced 22-year-old Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki to death by hanging for culpable homicide. The court deemed Sagiru guilty of stabbing his stepmother Rabiatu Sagir and using a scarf to strangle his sister, Munawara, to death. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt. Adamu-Aliyu, therefore sentenced the convict to death by hanging. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, informed the court that the convict committed the offence on January 7, 2023, at Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano. He said that at about 8p.m, Rijiyar-Zaki, caused the…

The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police have renewed their appeal for information into the murder of 21-year-old Nigerian student Ola Raji, who was stabbed to death while returning from watching a Champions League football match in Peckham, London, on April 21, 2015. The appeal was made on Monday, April 21, 2025, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the tragic incident. In a statement obtained by PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, the police and the victim’s family urged anyone with information that could help bring his killers to justice to come forward. “The family of an innocent man who was fatally…

Ghanaian President John Mahama has suspended the country’s Supreme Court chief justice – a move that marks a first in the country’s history. An investigation has been launched and three undisclosed petitions have been filed making allegations against Gertrude Torkornoo, calling for her permanent removal. Chief justices in Ghana enjoy security of tenure – meaning they can only be removed from office on a few grounds, which include incompetence and misbehaviour. The content of the petitions has not been made public and she is yet to comment, while Ghana’s former attorney general has claimed her suspension is an attempt to…

Pope Francis died on Monday at the aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. “Dearest brothers and sisters, it is with deep sorrow that I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell in the statement published by the Vatican on its Telegram channel. “This morning at 7:35 am (0535 GMT), the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. “His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His church.” Francis’s death…

The US Supreme Court, in a dramatic nighttime intervention Saturday, blocked President Donald Trump’s unprecedented use of an obscure law to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process. The emergency ruling noted that two of the most conservative justices on the nine-member panel had dissented. The order temporarily prevents the government from continuing to expel migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act — last used to round up Japanese-American citizens during World War II. Trump invoked the law last month to deport Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador that holds thousands of that country’s gangsters. The court decision was…