…for those who are importing drugs,” he said. “If I become president, drugs will fetch life sentence. If you deal in drugs that will kill our youths and everything, you are going to face life imprisonment. We cannot take it. “While the global drug prevalence is about 5 percent, Nigeria is 14 percent. It’s not acceptable…

…connivance with the Nigerian government to detain and imprison Kanu. Kanu is serving a life sentence in Sokoto prison, following his conviction on terrorism charges brought against him by the Nigerian government. The Igbo religious leaders said they have taken note of the unfolding self-determination movement in the UK…

…brutality would refuse to sign. Okay, so you’ve been getting a lot of convictions. Some life sentences and some death sentences. What are you doing differently that you are getting massive convictions across the country? Diligent prosecution. It is not enough to allege that someone committed a crime; you must prove it.…

…repealed statutes extant, and orders continuation. A fresh plea is taken, conviction and life sentence follow. What legal mechanism connected the final appellate disposition to the new proceeding?” Supreme Court erred in ordering continuation of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial – Lawyer to NBA, IBA

…Las Vegas, and sources say he is not particularly nervous about potentially receiving a life sentence if convicted.Davis' trial began Monday, August 10, with jury selection after he pleaded not guilty to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors allege that Davis helped orchestrate the killing in Las Vegas and suppl…

…family killer Chris Watts is reportedly seeking to marry again while serving multiple life sentences for the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters.Watts has reportedly applied to marry Lizzie Henderson, an Ohio realtor he met while incarcerated. Henderson's relatives told the Daily Mail that the pair sub…

…in love while in jail for the murd£r of his family. Watts, who is serving multiple life sentences in a Wisconsin prison for the murd£r of his pregnant wife and two daughters, has reportedly applied to marry a woman he met while behind bars. The Daily Mail first reported that Watts, 41, was in a relationship with Lizzie…

…19, was found guilty by an Old Bailey jury following a retrial and now faces a mandatory life sentence. Jurors deliberated for more than 17 hours before returning their verdict.Prosecutors said Natland travelled from Stavanger, Norway, to Manchester in March last year after agreeing to carry out the killing for £21,600…

…suspects sentenced to life imprisonment Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja handed life sentences to three men convicted over the abduction of students and teachers in Oyo State.The trio pleaded guilty to membership of a proscribed terrorist group and concealing information about a planned kidnapping.Defence coun…

…would not seek the de@th penalty; instead, he agreed to serve two consecutive life sentences, plus 40 years. Prosecutors and federal defenders said it was the maximum sentence he could be issued short of the death penalty. During his plea hearing, Boelter admitted he spent months identifying and stalking his targets be…

…Umar was sentenced to life imprisonment on Count 7; life imprisonment on Count 9 and a life sentence on Count 10. Last week, a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced two top commanders of the Ansaru terrorist organization who were also captured by the DSS, Mahmud Muhammad Usman (Abu Bara'a) and deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri (…

…top associate of the organisation's founder, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado. El Mayo was arrested at a US airport in July 2024 and pleaded guilty in August 2025 to several charges related to his leadership of the criminal organisation. He claims he was…

…comes amid the ongoing incarceration of the IPOB leader, who is currently serving a life sentence at the Sokoto Correctional Centre following his high-profile conviction. In a landmark ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in November 2025, the separatist leader was found…

…it. The disgraced former president is already in detention while he appeals a separate life sentence for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration, which he insists was motivated by the public interest. In the case brought before the Supreme Court, Yoon was accused of obstructing deliberations by conveni…

…it. The disgraced former president is already in detention while he appeals a separate life sentence for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration, which he insists was motivated by the public interest. In the case brought before the Supreme Court, Yoon was accused of obstructing deliberations by conveni…

…was made available to journalists on Sunday, June 21, 2026, Kanu – who is serving a life sentence in Sokoto prison following his conviction on terrorism charges filed against him by the Nigerian government – declared that the expulsion of members of the Edoziem-led DOS is with immediate effect. Those expelled were list…

…organ. The crisis ensued after IPOB leader, Kanu, who is currently serving a life sentence in Sokoto prison following his conviction on terrorism charges by the Nigerian government, dissolved the 3rd Administration of the DOS, headed by Chika Edoziem. In its place, Kanu appointed a 4th Administration of the DOS led by…