Sentences with phrase «year jail term»

Today Laurent Gbagbo the former Preisdent of Ivory Coast is languishing in a remand cell in the Hague, Netherlands, his wife — the former First Lady is currently serving a TWENTY YEAR JAIL TERM for Crimes Against Humanity.

«But the same ingredients from that case were used to fetch Ibori a 13 - year jail term in London.

Adamawa Ex-Commissioner Bags 10 Years In Prison for N51.5 m Scam A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed a 10 years jail term by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state for defrauding...

The Guardian: Pussy Riot trial: prosecutors call for three - year jail term Prosecutors have called for three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot to be jailed for three years after arguing they had insulted all of Russian Orthodoxy and posed a danger to society.

March 22 — The crackdown by Spanish authorities to prevent elite footballers getting even richer by beating the tax system has struck again, with former Liverpool and Real Madrid star Xabi Alonso facing a possible five - year jail term after being accused of fraud.

Recall that same sex marriage was criminalized in Nigeria few years ago with a 14 year jail term stipulated for anyone found guilty of indulging in any same - sex relationship.

Former Texas Republican Rep. Tom DeLay was sentenced to a three - year jail term today for illegally funneling corporate money into Texas state House races, a ruling that ends a near - decade long legal and political battle for the former House majority leader.

The Wa circuit court, on Friday, slapped two 25 - year jail terms on one Adams Ibrahim, aged 33, who was recently released from prison on May 1, 2017, under the remission system of the Justice For All programme.

Following the six - year jail term handed out to former National Democratic Congress MP, Abuga Pele, the Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has extended his sympathies to his former colleague.

Philip Assibit has since served notice will be appealing his 16 - year jail term alongside an application for bail.

The convict, Agyei Charles, who is serving a 10 - year jail term escaped when he and other inmates went out with some prison officers to fetch firewood at Akwadum, between Koforidua and Suhum.

2008: Appeal Court blocks attempt to increase four - and - a-half year jail term for convicted terrorist Sohail Qureshi.

Penalties against people convicted of animal cruelty will face fines of up to $ 30,000 and / or a three - year jail term in Singapore.

Asem Darkey was given a 22 - year jail term by an Accra Fast Track Court for his role in the disappearance of the 77 parcels of cocaine on board the MV Benjamin vessel years ago.

McLaughlin is now serving a 10 - year jail term for stealing $ 2.2 million from a neighborhood Little League, city contractors and his own labor union.

During sentencing submissions, defence counsel Tonii Roulston asked for a two year jail term with three years probation and the crown asked for seven to eight years.

Convicted fraudster William Ardrey has been released on bail, 13 months after being sentenced to a four - year jail term, but has lost a bid to gain control of cash from the sale of a New York apartment.

Reilly pleaded guilty to bribery - related charges and was given a three - year jail term, suspended for four years, after being accused of overseeing a «criminal godfather» scheme to bribe doctors.

The bill originally proposed a 10 - year jail term and a fine of up to 500,000 ringgit (US$ 128,000) for offenders, but the approved legislation sets the maximum prison sentence at six years.

Victim of the Drug War's harsh mandatory sentencing, as well as possible racial bias and entrapment, the onetime Rams star is 20 years into a 41 - year jail term.

The centre - back has made just 58 senior club appearances in a career that was already limited by injury before his two year jail term.

Mr Daramani was granted Presidential Pardon on medical grounds by President Mahama last week after serving four months of his two years jail term.

Despite government attempts to toughen up sentencing, in 2005 the average sentence for possessing a firearm was 47 months and only two in five offenders received the minimum five - year jail term.

(Too bad for Jordan Blackshaw and Perry Sutcliffe, both serving four - year jail terms for «encouraging disorder» on Facebook, that this only comes out now...)

$ 8.4 m Scam: Lagos Court Registrar Bags 10 Years Jail Term.

Nine Foreigners bag five years jail term for illegal oil bunkering *** Two Nigerians Also Bag Two Year Jail Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos today December 15, convicted and sentenced nine foreigners alongside their vessel for illegal oil bunkering.

Nine Foreigners bag five years jail term for illegal oil bunkering *** Two Nigerians Also Bag Two Year Jail

MUTINY: BURATAI COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES ON 66 SOLDIERS TO 10 YEARS JAIL TERMS.

However, Kamasa failed to pay the money to the officials and the fine imposed by the court and as such will serve the full 17 — year jail term.

Fortune Kamasa was sentenced to a 10 - year jail term and a fine of GH cents 12,000 on the charge of practising medicine without a licence by the court presided over by Mr Yao Acheampong.

Failure to pay the money he collected from MDC officials, the court ruled, would land Kamasa another two - year jail term.

Mallam Issah, a member of the People's National Convention (PNC) co-opted into the erstwhile NPP administration, received a four year jail term in 2001 for failing to account for $ 46,000 meant as winning bonus for the senior national soccer team, the Black Stars, who were then on a national assignment in Sudan.

Award - winning Nigeria Indigenous rapper, Olamide Adedeji mostly known as Baddo may be at risk of a N3 million fine and one - year jail term for promoting the use of tobacco in his recently released video, «Wo».

Ibori who returned to the country a few months ago having completed his four - year jail term in a British prison has not been seen in public glare neither has he participated in any political meeting at the national headquarters.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a 6 - year jail term for a visa racketeer, Mr. Victor Charles Ndubueze.

Lance Corporal Hassan Adam has been handed over a seven - year jail term by the general court martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army after found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday.

Reacting to the conviction of a former Governor of Adamawa State, Bala James Ngilari, who recently bagged a five - year jail term for contract scam.

Norman Seabrook, president of the New York City Correction Officers» Benevolent Association, called for an automatic seven - year jail term for anyone caught with an illegall firearm.

Philip Assibit has since served notice will be appealing his 16 - year jail term and also applying for bail.

The Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill International Group, Philip Assibit, will be appealing his 16 - year jail term.

They, together, are to cough up a little over GHc15 million or serve a three - year jail term.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Section 287 stipulates three - year jail term for offenders, while kidnapping offences in Lagos State attract a penalty of life imprisonment or capital punishment.

Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Wednesday commenced the process to amend the Secret (Cult) Bill to include a 20 - year jail term for persons arrested and sentenced for cult - related violence and activities in the state.

The court, however, added that the seven years imprisonment on each of the 12 counts, totalling 84 years jail term, must run consecutively but with an option of N5m on each of the counts, giving rise to N60m fine option for the 12 counts.

«It was on the basis of the review and recommendations that the Chief of Army Staff commuted the death sentences of the 66 soldiers to 10 years jail term.

Nigerian born oil and gas engineer, Kufre Umoh Uwem was yesterday handed a 7 - year jail term for allegedly raping an 18 - year - old student in Aberdeen.