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47-year-old Nigerian Healthcare Assistant, Adewale Kudabo, Jailed for Sexual Assault on Patient in UK Hospital

Global UpfrontJun 14, 2025June 14, 20250

By Grâçia Ada Obi A Nigerian healthcare assistant, Adewale Kudabo, has been sentenced to one year in prison for sexually assaulting a vulnerable patient at

Communal Clash Erupts Over Marriage Proposal, Several Injured in Shani LGA, Borno State

Global UpfrontJun 13, 2025June 13, 20250

By Zagazola Makama A marriage proposal gone awry resulted in a communal clash in Shani local government area of Borno state, leaving several injured and

NDLEA Busts Syndicate Sponsoring Pilgrims With Cocaine To Hajj, Arrests 3 Kingpins in Kano

Global UpfrontJun 1, 2025June 1, 20250

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to

UK: 35-year-old Thief Jailed 21 Months For Stealing £23k Of Shoes From Lorry

Global UpfrontJun 1, 2025June 1, 20250

By Grâçia Ada Obi A man has been jailed after admitting stealing shoes worth nearly £23,000 from a lorry near Gillingham, London, United Kingdom (UK).

Kano: Woman In Court For Marrying 2 Husbands, Remanded In Prison

Global UpfrontMay 6, 2025May 6, 20250

A woman has been arraigned before a Kano Upper Shari’a Court sitting in the Post Office area of Kano Municipality for allegedly practicing polyandry, the

Housekeeper: Ugandan/UN Judge Jailed 6 Years, 4 Months For Modern Slavery Offences, To Pay Victim £12,160

Global UpfrontMay 3, 2025May 3, 20250

Ugandan High Court judge and a United Nations Criminal Tribunal judge, Lydia Mugambe, has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a

Former Manchester United And England Star Jesse Lingard Gives Evidence At Grandfather’s Sex Assault Trial

Global UpfrontApr 24, 2025April 24, 20250

By Grâçia Ada Obi Footballer Jesse Lingard has told his grandfather’s sexual assault trial he would have “cut ties” with him if he had been

FlashBack: Sultan of Sokoto Condemns Boko Haram Crackdown

Global UpfrontApr 18, 2025April 18, 20250

BBC, July 21, 2011 The Sultan of Sokoto, the spiritual leader of Nigeria’s Muslims, has condemned the military crackdown against the Islamist Boko Haram sect.

IGP Egbetokun Summons Kaduna MOPOL Team Caught On Camera Collecting Cash Handouts From Chinese Nationals

Global UpfrontApr 15, 2025April 15, 20250

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna and DSP Aliyu Adejembi, along with

South Africa, Other SAMIDRC Troops To Withdraw From Eastern DRC By Tortuous Road Journey Through Rwanda

Global UpfrontApr 15, 2025April 15, 20250

Withdrawal of the terminated Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – to start on as yet unspecified date –