Tag: court
Mbappe vs PSG: Real Madrid star takes former club to court
Two magistrates have been assigned to the case, which officially opened on Tuesday. The complaint centers on the events of…
Chrisland Tragedy: Autopsy reveals 12-Year-Old Whitney died from electrocution
Following the expert witness testimony and initial cross-examination, the magistrate adjourned proceedings to August 8, 2025, to allow defense counsel
Court jails two friends 12 months each for stealing clothes
She also ordered that they both pay compensation of N200, 000 each to the complainant or risk another 12 months…
N80bn fraud: Yahaya Bello’s Court defiance sparks outrage among Civil Society groups
The CSOs argue that by disregarding court orders, Bello is not only setting a dangerous precedent but also sending a…
Court remands man for allegedly defiling one-year-old girl
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 261 and 263 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State,…
Court remands man for allegedly stealing wires worth N1.6m
He said that the defendant was caught by security guards and handed over to the police.
Court remands businessman for allegedly defiling minor
Kwasu directed the prosecutor to forward the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
Court remands three over alleged armed robbery, murder
The dependants, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy, armed robbery and murder.
Woman in court for allegedly stealing employer’s N1.9m
The prosecutor said the offence contravened section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Jobless man jailed for stealing company’s properties
The offence, according to the prosecutor, contravened section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015
Cyclist to spend one year in jail for smoking hemp, assaulting police
Bokkos, who sentenced Bulus to one year jail term on each of the two-count, said that the sentence was to…
Trader jailed two years for stealing security safe
The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Court remands two over theft of motorcycle
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 58 and 270 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law.
Court stops EFCC from arresting, detaining ex-governor Yahaya Bello
Bello had filed a case of a breach of his fundamental human rights by the Anti-graft agency before the state…
Man, 52, docked for allegedly stealing batteries worth N2m
The Court President, Mrs Moji Aworemi, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like…
Court jails middle-aged man for raping nine-year-old daughter
The sentences, the court ordered should run concurrently.
Man, 25, docked for allegedly stealing phone, lace material
He alleged that the defendant stole the phone valued at N250,000 and also a lace material valued at N45,000, all…
Court remands man over alleged sodomy
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take the suspect’s plea, ordered the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and…
Court sends man to prison for robbing three FUOYE students
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant in a correctional centre, pending legal advice from the office of…
N2.2bn Oil Subsidy fraud: Court admits more evidence against Mamman Ali
They were initially standing trial before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. However, Justice…
Doguwa, one other in custody over alleged murder
Ado-Doguwa (APC-Doguwa/Tudun Wada, Kano) is standing trial alongside one Bashir Dahiru, on a six-count charge of conspiracy, culpable homicide, causing…
Court dissolves 2-year-old marriage for lack of love
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja on Monday dissolved a two-year-old marriage between a civil servant, Aisha Ari,…
You were never married: Court tells lovers after 27 years of living together
A Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan told divorce-seeking lover, Mr. Olanrewaju Adeniran and Fatima that they were never…
Gombe farmer Isah jailed for sale of adulterated grains
A 45-year-old farmer and marketer, Ahmad Isah has been convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment by Justice J.A. Awak…
Abuja, Kano courts resume activities
Activities resumed on Tuesday at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja and some courts in Kano after the…
Wages of fraud: Gombe ex-LG boss Samuel Adamu to rot in jail 31 years
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe zonal office, has secured the conviction of Samuel Adamu before Justice N.…
Female ‘One Chance’ fraudster arraigned for duping woman N.4m
The Police at the Ikoyi Division, Lagos have arrested a suspected female 'one chance' fraudster, Gloria Anthony, 22, and arraigned…
Court jails Captain Peter Okomi three years
Justice L.N. Oweibo of Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced Captain Peter Okomi to three years imprisonment.
EFCC arrests three ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ boys in Edo
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office, have arrested three suspected internet fraudsters popularly known…
Gaddafi of Borno jailed 16 years for scamming widows
Gaddafi, a former judiciary officer in Borno state has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by the High Court