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The case of a very sad murder that took place months ago at Victoria Station in London is now over with four Nigerian teenagers sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sofyen Belamouadden. According to the The Daily Mail UK, a 15 year old boy was hacked to death by a 20 man gang in London. All members of the gang had been arrested and charged.  Sofyen Belamouadden had his life cut short at Victoria station in central London, when he was chased and killed by the gang over youths. Twenty teenagers were charged in connection with the attack, but three were cleared. Fifteen others have already been jailed for a total of 129 years.  Obi Nwokeh, 20, Christopher Omoregrie and Samson Odegbune, both 19, were given life sentences for murder last April with minimum terms of 18 years. Victoria Osoteku, 20, the only female to be charged, was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter, along with three other youths. This evil Oseteku was seen on CCTV kicking Sofyen in th

(Nigeria) Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC , has written to the All Progressives Congress, disclosing that its acronym, in its application seeking registration as a political party, clashes with that of the African People’s Congress. In a letter dated April 23, 2013 and signed by its secretary, Abdulahi Kaugama, the commission informed leaders of the All Progressives Congress of another party, the African People’s Congress, advising that a change of name may be an option. Similar letter was sent to the lawyers of the All Progressives Congress, though the commission did not make any reference to ongoing court action by the African People’s Congress, challenging its non-registration by INEC. Meanwhile, the battle over the APC acronym may have entered a crucial stage, as the African People’s Congress has also initiated a counter move to have INEC reject the application of the All Progressives Congress, which is expected to be submitted after all the merging parti

(Nigeria) The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up an independent investigative tea m, to probe the Baga killings in Borno S tate, following a con frontati on between suspected Bo ko Ha ram fighters and Special T ask Forc e, in the state. Ch airman of NHRC, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, Monday, said "N HRC has followed with committed concern the recent reports about the recent encounter in Baga, North-Eastern Nigeria, between alleged insurgents and personnel of the uniformed services. While the exact identities of the parties involved, what triggered this incident, the specifications of ordnance that may have been deployed and the full extent of casualty count remain unclear, it seems evident that an incident of profound humanitarian and human rights significance occurred, resulting in fatalities. " In order to understand what happened, it is necessary to undertake an independent and credible assessment of the situation in the affected locations.     " A

(Nigeria)An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Monday remanded two unemployed men at the Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing a policeman with a broken bottle. He was stabbed on the face. The Magistrate, Mrs Olumide Fusika, ordered that the accused, Solomon Pius, 22 and Tunji Oluketuyi, 36, be detained in custody and adjourned the case till May 2 to rule on their bail applications. The accused, of no fixed addresses, are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy and unlawful assault of Cpl. Foluso Omokoye. The prosecutor, Insp. Akeem Raji, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 28 at Marwa area of Lekki, Lagos. "The duo conspired to assault one Cpl. Foluso Omokoye by stabbing him with a bottle on his face and left eye. "The accused, who were causing nuisance and civil disturbance in the area, assaulted Omokoye, while he was performing his lawful duty. "The two men caused the complainant injur

(Nigeria) Some exhibits for the trial of the suspected killers Chief Funso Williams, a Lagos State governorship candidate in 2007, have been damaged due to epileptic power supply, a witness said on Monday. The accused are Bulama Kolo, Musa Maina, David Cassidy, Tunani Sonani, Mustapha Kayode and Okponwasa Imariabie, all men. Lagos State accused them of conspiring to kill Williams on July 27, 2006, at 34A, Corporation Drive, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, in contravention of Sections 316 and 324 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2003. They were first arraigned on March 1, 2013, on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder. A prosecution witness, Mr Ovie Oyokomino, told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Monday that the exhibits included blood samples and virtuous humour of the eye. Oyokomino, a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of forensics at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, told Justice Adeniyi Adebajo that the exhibits were brought by a patholog

(Nigeria) Rivers State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, suspension of   27   members of the state House of Assembly, who are members of the party, for alleged refusal to reverse the suspension slammed on the elected chairman, vice chairman and 17 councillors of the Obio Akpor Local Government Area of the state, last week. Chairman of the faction of the party, which court a court recognition, recently, Mr Felix Obuah,   who announced the suspension, also declared the seats of the 27 lawmakers vacant. Obuah,  told newsmen in Port Harcourt, that the party executive had given an ultimatum to the state lawmakers to rescind the suspension of Obio Akpor council cabinet. He said, "Furthermore, you will recall that on April 22, 2013, the party issued a 48 hours ultimatum to the Rivers State House of Assembly to rescind the order on the dissolution of Obio Akpor council,   which was flagrantly disobeyed, the party hereby, suspend all the 27 members of the House

(Nigeria) An Abuja Area Court on Monday adjourned for continuation of hearing the case of a couple in which the wife, Ramatu Abubakar, sued her husband for allegedly denying her sex for three years. The Judge, Malam Haruna Masanawa, adjourned the case to May 13, to enable the couple to bring witnesses who would give their testimonies in the court. The couple, residing at Queen Amina St. in Kubwa, Abuja, had been married for five years and were blessed with a three-year-old daughter. The plaintiff, in her statement of claim, had alleged that her husband had also been threatening her life, maltreating her, assaulting her physically and keeping late nights, being a drunkard. She therefore prayed the court to dissolve the marriage forthwith. However, the respondent, Abubakar Okpanachi, in his submission, denied his wife’s allegations. Abubakar said that the bone of contention between him and his wife was that his wife was allegedly adulterous, which made him ‘’steer clear’’ of her. Abubak