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Inside Nigeria
6 Years After, Offa Bank Robbers Get Death Penalty; To Die By Hanging
By Abikehin Itunu It was the end of the road for five of the suspects arrested and prosecuted for the…
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Crime
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
By Jonathan Head & Thu Bui, in Bangkok It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one…
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Guest Columnist
Diya played the power-game, then almost lost, By Dare Babarinsa
Lt. General Donaldson Oladipo Diya was a substantial personage in contemporary Nigerian history. When he died at 78 on Sunday,…
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Nigeria Judge Sentences Imam to Death over Blasphemy
A Nigerian Islamic Sharia court has sentenced a prominent Sufi Muslim cleric to death for blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed,…
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Guest Columnist
Ex-Lovers and Their Deluge of Affection, Cravings, By Michael West
Have you wondered why some people refuse to let go of their former partners after breakup? Even as married, why…
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Inside Nigeria
Niger Passes Death Sentence For Kidnappers, Cattle Rustlers
A bill prescribing a death penalty for informants, kidnappers and cattle rustlers has been passed into law by the Niger…
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Inside Nigeria
Husband Killer, Maryam Sanda Appeals Death Sentence Judgement
Maryam Sanda will not just surrender her neck for the hangman’s noose after an Abuja High Court sentenced her to…
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Inside Nigeria
Governor Ishaku signs death sentence for kidnappers in Taraba
It may not be business as usual any more in Taraba State as Governor Darius Ishaku has signed into law,…
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Crime
Woman collapses in court after getting death sentence
A 36-year-old woman, Stella Gilbert, on Tuesday collapsed in an Ikeja high court after she was sentenced to death for…
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