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Labourer bags 2 months imprisonment for extortion

On Tuesday, an Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, sentenced a labourer, Nafu Ibrahim, to two months imprisonment for  extorting N5,000. The Judge, Mr Sani Umar, sentenced Ibrahim, who pleaded guilty to a two-charge of extortion and resisting arrest. Umar,…

Court breaks up marriage over husband’s deceit

On Tuesday, a Central Area Court, sitting in Kasuwan Nama, in Jos dissolved a two-year-old marriage between Maryam Usman and Rabiu over the latter’s alleged deceit. Delivering judgment, a panel of judges, presided by Ghazali Adam and Hyacenth Dolnanan, granted…

Adamawa Govt takes on over 1,000 health workers

The Adamawa  Government  has recruited no fewer than 1,000 health workers to  improve primary  healthcare services  in the state. Dr Sulaiman Bashir, the Executive Chairman of  the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHACDA), said  this  while addressing newsmen …

Court sentences man to one-year jail term for stealing

On Tuesday, a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Jos, sentenced one Yusuf Adam to one-year imprisonment for stealing items worth N106,000 and N33,000 cash. The Chief Magistrate, Roseline Baraje, sentenced Adam after he pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.…