The DoH accepts there is more to be done.

It is unclear if Peter Nwachukwu, who denied the charges, will be executed, as the authorities rarely implement the death sentence. He has the right to appeal.The case, held in the High Court in the capital, Abuja, has drawn much attention in Nigeria because of the musician's prominence, and widespread concern about domestic violence.

The late singer, who is survived by four children, was featured on the 2017 hit gospel song, which has more than 136 million YouTube views.Peter Nwachukwu, who was arrested in 2022,

was also charged with emotional, verbal and psychological abuse, cruelty to children and criminal intimidation of them.Seventeen people, including two of the couple's children, were called by the prosecution as witnesses during the trial.

Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme found the widower guilty of all the charges, saying the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.

A notorious bandit kingpin and 100 of his suspected followers have been killed in a joint military operation in north-west Nigeria, authorities say.A councillor has criticised "heinous slobs" who have dumped more than half a tonne of rubbish next to a busy road.

Martin Goss spoke out after a 10-hour overnight litter-pick along the A12 between Colchester and Marks Tey in Essex.Colchester City Council said six members of staff collected the rubbish in April.

Mr Goss, the council's head of waste, said the major road was in "a real mess".The A12 was closed by National Highways so the litter pickers could clear slip roads between junctions 25 and 27 without being at risk.