A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced 25-year-old Jerry Njoku to seven years in prison with hard labour for defiling a ten-year-old girl. The trial judge, Justice Rita Oguguo, stated that the prosecution successfully proved the case of defilement against Njoku, leading to the sentencing.

Justice Ahmed Kala of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 41-year-old Mrs. Peace Asukwo to five years in prison for trafficking and harboring four underage girls for prostitution. In addition to the prison term, Justice Kala ordered Asukwo to pay N20 million in compensation to the victims of her crimes.

A man from Lagos has been remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Centre following allegations of assault against his 18-year-old wife. This case highlights issues of domestic violence in the region.

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, a 42-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a United States District Court in Tacoma, Washington, for his role in an online romance scam that defrauded victims of over $3.5 million.

A French court has confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape, following allegations made by a 24-year-old woman in February 2023. The incident was reported to police in the Val-de-Marne region, located southeast of Paris.

A 32-year-old man in Zimbabwe has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after he confessed to a violent domestic attack on his wife. The incident occurred during a heated argument regarding allegations of infidelity, according to Tori.ng.