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An Awka Chief Magistrate's Court has remanded blogger Ejike Ofoegbu over alleged defamation of Anambra Governor Charles Soludo and his family.
The inquest into the 2021 death of Anele Tembe, who fell from the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town, is set to resume in September. She was with her fiancé, rapper AKA, at the time.
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma is in a Johannesburg court as UK authorities seek his extradition over the alleged murder of his spouse and two children.
Uche Nnaji, former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, has pleaded not guilty to six counts of forgery and was granted bail at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Enugu police have launched a manhunt for a bus driver and conductor suspected of attempted murder of officers and snatching a rifle during an altercation.
The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe has reopened five years after she fell from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Johannesburg.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against INEC, alleging the diversion of N800 billion in FAAC funds to finance APC campaigns.
Director General of the Presidential Forum on Inclusive Policy Coordination (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, is set to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of operating a fictitious agency from the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja.
South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, confirmed that more than 80% of the over 50,000 foreign nationals repatriated or deported recently were from Malawi, followed by Zimbabweans and Mozambicans.
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, a 45-year-old fugitive accused of murdering his wife and two children in the UK, is set to be extradited following his arrest in South Africa, according to Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria while using her three-year-old son as cover.
Former Minister Uche Nnaji is set to be arraigned by the ICPC over alleged forged academic credentials linked to his Enugu PDP governorship bid. He was arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on July 1.
Police have opened an inquest into the death of 25-year-old South African footballer Jayden Adams, whose body was found in his Cape Town home over the weekend.
Journalist Zainab Sodiq has been released by Nigeria's Department of State Services following her detention over drone possession, according to IPI Nigeria.
South African Police Service is investigating how alleged UK triple murder suspect Ndodana Tshuma entered the country after his arrest in Johannesburg.