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The Nigerian Navy, on Friday in Lagos, court-martialled 13 of its personnel arrested for their alleged involvement in both civil and military offences.

A 22-year-old Melbourne man is due to face the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (Friday 26 February, 2021) charged with allegedly possessing child...

Last week, two issues caught my attention vis-a-vis Section 42 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended)(the Constitution), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of ethnic group, place of origin, sex, religion or political opinion – President Biden’s LGBTQI foreign policy, and stereotyping Fulanis/Fulani Herdsmen as criminals. President Biden’s LGBTQI Foreign Policy Last week, I watched the Anchors of our Arise ‘Morning Show’, briefly discuss the i...

LSHA’s Anti-Cultism Law Let me start by saying that I have not seen the full and final text of the Cultism (Prohibition) Law of Lagos State 2020 (CPL), but I have seen a version of it dated 17/4/20; and while some of its provisions may have been amended, its aims and objectives remain unchanged – to stamp out cultism in higher educational institutions. The CPL lays emphasis on the eradication of secret/unlawful/illegal societies, cultism and criminality in educational institutions. This men...

This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force. A 25-year-old man charged over his alleged role in importing 276...

A 25-year-old man charged over his alleged role in importing 276 grams of methamphetamine from the United States, worth approximately $276,000 in WA, is...

Date Time Flight hoax caller jailed for 2 years in Australia A Newcastle man has today been jailed for making a hoax bomb threat against a flight from Mumbai to Singapore in 2019. The man was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of one year in the Downing Centre Local Court today (Friday 5 February, 2021), after pleading guilty to using a carriage service for hoax threat, contrary to section 474.16 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). On 26 March 2019, the now...

NO JUSTICE Man, 21, has sex with girl, 14, after meeting on Wink app but walks free because he wore condom and victim consented Updated: 4 Feb 2021, 16:54 A 21-YEAR-OLD man had sex with a 14-year-old girl after meeting on a dating app for students but avoided jail as he wore a condom and the victim consented. Max Patrick Edwards met the young girl on social media app Wink and spoke to her for a week before inviting her over to his house. 3 3 Edwards met the girl on social media app Wink He ca...

Man, 21, caught having sex with girl, 14, avoids jail because he wore a condom Max Patrick Edwards spoke to the girl for a week on social media before ordering an Uber to pick her up and drop her at his home, but was caught out by the teenagers mum 20:32, 4 FEB 2021 Edwarda appeared at Beenleigh District Court on Thursday (Image: Google Maps) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try aga...

Date Time Melbourne man accused of breaching Control Order 29 January A 35-year-old Melbourne man has been remanded in custody after facing the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court overnight (Thursday 28 January, 2021), charged with allegedly breaching a Control Order issued by the Federal Court of Australia. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) High Risk Terrorist Offenders (HRTO) team arrested the man at his residence in the Melbourne suburb of Epping early Thursday morning. Police will allege the m...