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Mob burns Nigerian woman to death for alleged blasphemy

September 1, 2025 World Justice News 0
A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria’s Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad, police have said. Police condemned the killing of the woman – […]
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US woman gets 8-year sentence for stealing identities to give North Koreans jobs

July 25, 2025 World Justice News 0
A US woman has been sent to prison for more than eight years over an elaborate scheme to steal the identities of American workers and pass them to North Koreans. Christina Chapman admitted to stealing […]
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‘No-bra, no-exam’ rule at Nigerian university sparks outrage

June 20, 2025 World Justice News 0
A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff […]
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Landmark case finds negligence for Nigerian player’s death

April 29, 2025 World Justice News 0
A court case which found Nigeria’s leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player has been hailed as a “landmark” by global players’ union Fifpro. Martins Chineme died aged 25 in March […]
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Nigerian make-up artist jailed for throwing cash at his wedding

April 10, 2025 World Justice News 0
A make-up artist in Nigeria has been sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the currency, the naira, by flinging it while dancing at his wedding celebration last December. Abdullahi Musa Huseini, popularly known […]
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Televangelist Pastor Timothy Omotso found not guilty

April 2, 2025 World Justice News 0
Pastor Timothy Omotoso is a Nigerian televangelist and the senior pastor of the Jesus Dominion International Church, based in Durban, South Africa. He has been in jail awaiting trial since his arrest at the Dawid […]
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Five sentenced to death in Nigeria over ‘witchcraft’ murder

February 7, 2025 World Justice News 0
Five men have been sentenced to death by hanging in Nigeria’s Kano state for the 2023 murder of a woman they accused of witchcraft. The convicted men attacked Dahare Abubakar, 67, as she was working […]
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‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the ‘miracle’ Nigerian fertility scam

November 26, 2024 World Justice News 0
Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son.  After eight years of failed attempts to conceive, she sees him as her miracle baby. “I’m the owner […]
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Nigeria wants extradition of separatist arrested in Finland

November 23, 2024 World Justice News 0
Nigerian officials say they will seek the extradition of a controversial leader of a banned secessionist movement in Nigeria following his arrest in Finland on terrorism charges. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish citizen of Nigerian origin, […]
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British man baffled by Nigeria declaring him a top fugitive

September 4, 2024 World Justice News 0
A British national has said he is at a loss as to why the Nigerian police have accused him of planning to overthrow Nigeria’s government and placed a bounty on his head. It was alleged […]

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Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

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A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]
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Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

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Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]
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The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]
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