Tag: court
Trafficking: Court remands Italian-based suspect in prison custody
An Italian-based human trafficking suspect, Mrs. Lasiru Dolly Rossato, was Tuesday remanded in prison custody, for alleged involvement in human…
Man Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Stabbing Son
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 30-year-old man, Oyapidan Joshua, in prison for allegedly stabbing his son with…
Man Facing Child Defilement Charge Gets N1m Bail
A 25-year-old man, Sani Mohammed, standing trial over alleged abduction, detention and defilement of an eight-year-old girl, has been granted…
2 Men Jailed 6 Months For Stealing Generator
A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday sentenced two middle-aged men, Bilyaminu Mustapha and Abdullahi Abubakar, to six months imprisonment each,…
Court Turns Down Fayemi’s Application To Halt Judicial Probe
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Tuesday refused an application filed by former Ekiti state governor and current Minister of Mines…
Security Guards In Court For Stealing
An Ikeja Magistrate's’ Court, on Friday, granted two accused persons, each on N120,000 bail for stealing a tricycle.
Unemployed Accused Of Defiling Neighbour ‘s Daughter
A 30-year-old unemployed man, Joshua Nnalue, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s daughter, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’…
Court Freezes Ex Brazilian President’s Assets
A Brazilian court has granted a freezing order on assets of Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after…
Girl Bags 7 months Imprisonment For Love Sake
A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a 33 year-old sales girl, Tine Joy, to seven…
Father Acquitted For Assaulting Son With Glass Cup
A 48-year-old security guard, Sola Ikumapayi, was on Tuesday in Okitipupa, Ondo State, discharged and acquitted of the offence of…
Man Arraigned Over Illegal Possession Of Firearms
The Benue Police Command on Tuesday arraigned a 32-year-old man, Raphael Tyokua, over alleged criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms,…
Man Jailed For Sexually Abusing Minor
A Jos Upper Area Court on Monday sentenced a man, Shehu Baba, to two years’ imprisonment without fine option for…
Woman Arraigned Over Theft Of N200,000
A 50-year-old woman, Mojisola Ololade, was on Monday arraigned before Magistrate Mary Awodele of an Osogbo Chief Magistrate's’ Court in…
Man Bags 2 Weeks Imprisonment
A 35 -year-old man, Akeem Oladokun, was on Monday sentenced to 14 days imprisonment by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court…
LG autonomy: Labour takes case to lawmakers
Workers from Organised Labour seeking autonomy for local governments on Friday staged a rally at the meeting venue of the…
Badoo Members Docked In Lagos Court
Seven alleged members of the dreaded Badoo cult who have been causing unrest in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State…
Court Grants Bail To OAU’s Former V-C, Bursar
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Friday granted bail to the immediate former Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)…
21-Years Marriage Dissolved Over Wife’s Infidelity, Alcoholism
The Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 21-year-old between one Idowu Iyanda and his wife Florence over…
Court Remands Applicant For Insulting IPO
A 27-year-old applicant, Maria John, was on Friday remanded in Keffi Prison for allegedly insulting one Sgt. Aisha Idris, an…
Labourer Charged With Assaulting Eatery Proprietress
A 33-year-old labourer, Obadiah Samuel, who allegedly assaulted the proprietress of an eatery, was on Friday brought before a Minna…
Rape Suspect Faces Prosecution 21 Years After Crime
A child rape suspect would face prosecution on Friday in Central China’s Henan Province more than 20 years after the…
Melaye’s recall suspended by INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would comply with the order of the Federal High Court, Abuja that…
Court Strikes Out $8.8m Fraud Charge Against British Nationals
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday struck out a $8.8m fraud charge brought against two British nationals,…
2 Arrested For Threatening To Kill Market Leader
Two unemployed men, Olusegun Odakale and Abiola Adeyemo on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to…
Driver Docked For Failure To Report Accident
A 26-year-old driver, Adesokan Ademola, was on Thursday arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly causing death…
Jobless Man Nabbed For Sexualy Assaulting Underage Girls
A 37-year-old unemployed man, Pius Ajayi, was on Wednesday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate's’ Court for allegedly assaulting sexually…
Applicant Gets N500,000 Bail For Gang Raping Teenager
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted N500,000 bail to a 20-year-old applicant, Mukaila Nurudeen, for allegedly gang raping…
Petrol Station Attendant Bolts With Employer’s N490,000
A petrol station attendant, OreOluwa Owolabi, who allegedly stole her employer’s N490,755 , is facing trial at an Ikeja Magistrates’…
Breeze FM sues state govt. Over demolition, demands N1.5bn
The Management of Breeze 99.9 FM, Lafia has dragged the Nasarawa State Government to court over the demolition of the…
Man Nabbed For Murder
A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded one Mujahid Sa’idu, 30, in prison for allegedly stabbing one Nura Dalhatu to…