A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu of the proscribed separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to life imprisonment upon his conviction for the offence of terrorism. Justice James Omotosho, while concluding his judgment on Kanu’s trial on Thursday, sentenced him to life imprisonment in relation to counts one, two, four, five and six of the seven-count charge in which he was prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS). For count three, relating to the offences of belonging to a proscribed terrorist group, Justice Omotosho sentenced him to 20 years’ imprisonment without an option of fine. On count seven, relating to his unlawful importation...

Norway international Andreas Schjelderup has received a two-week suspended prison sentence from a Danish court after being found guilty of distributing sexual content involving two minors. Benfica winger Andreas Schjelderup, 21, told the court he had received a 27-second video via Snapchat and, unaware of its full content, forwarded it to a group chat with four friends before deleting it. At the time of the incident, Schjelderup was 19 and playing for Danish Superliga club Nordsjaelland. He cooperated fully with the police investigation and pleaded guilty. Under the court's ruling, the suspended sentence means he will only serve jail time if he commits another offence within the next 12...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu of the proscribed separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to life imprisonment upon...

Norway international Andreas Schjelderup has received a two-week suspended prison sentence from a Danish court after being found guilty of distributing sexual content involving...