Law and Crime
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Police neutralise 16, nab 300 over criminal offences in FCT
The FCT Police Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu on Wednesday disclosed that operatives of the command, in the determined efforts…
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The espionage trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins
The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins in New York Southern District federal court. Judge Irving R. Kaufman presides over the espionage prosecution…
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Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case
The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision on Sanford v. Dred Scott, a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery. In…
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EFCC arrests ex-Akwa Ibom Gov, Udom over alleged N700bn fraud
ABUJA – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested former Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel over…
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Martha Stewart is released from prison
On March 4, 2005, billionaire mogul Martha Stewart was released from a federal prison near Alderson, West Virginia, after serving five months for lying…
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20-yr-old man kills mother in Bauchi
The police in Bauchi have apprehended a 20-year-old man (name withheld) for the alleged murder of his mother. The police…
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53,254 inmates awaiting trial in custodial centres – Report
A total of 53,254 inmates are currently awaiting trial in different custodial centers across Nigeria, data sourced from the Nigerian…
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ECOWAS court dismisses suits on Kudirat Abiola’s assassination
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has dismissed a case filed against the Federal Government of Nigeria on the assassination…
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Nigerian woman remanded for drug trafficking in India
A Nigerian woman, Margret Mgbudom, has been arraigned before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Navsari, Gujarat, India, for allegedly…
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N47bn fraud: Ex-Abia gov, Orji, son face 16 charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed 16-count charges against a former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, and…
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