Tag: court
Man Jailed 3 Years For Stealing Cell Phone
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced Kabiru Mohammed, 27, to three years imprisonment for stealing a cell…
Court Grants 58-Year-Old Herbalist N5m Bail
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday granted N5 million bail to one Taiwo Oriola, 58,…
Farmer Jailed 3 Years For Hard Drugs
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old farmer, James Longbut, to three years imprisonment for…
2 Men Docked For Sexually Assaulting Boy
Two men on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate's’ Court for alleged sexual assault on their neighbour’s son.
Bus Driver Rapes Sister-In-Law
A 29-year-old bus driver, Folarin Olorunto, who threatened his sister-in-law with a knife to be able to rape her, on…
Businessman Jailed 6 Months For Breach Of Trust
A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a 35 year-old man, Friday Maigida, to six months…
Court Declares Lagos APC LG primaries illegal
Justice Okuwobi of the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court in a landmark judgment delivered on Friday held…
Party threatens legal action over non conduct of council elections
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Kogi chapter, on Friday threatened to drag Kogi Government to court over alleged refusal…
Man Remanded For Theft
An Osun Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday remanded Omiyefa Awolana, 29, in prison custody over alleged stealing.
2 In Court For Stealing 170 Cartons Of Soap
A truck driver and a motor boy who allegedly stole 170 cartons of soap valued at N1.35 million from Tropical…
3 Men Granted Bail For Assaulting LASG Official
An Ikeja Magistrate's’ Court on Thursday granted bail to three men, who allegedly beat Fagbamiro Saheed, an official of Lagos…
Man Impregnates Housemaid, Strangles Pregnant Wife
The Plateau Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight…
Man In Court Over Sexual Assault
A 48-year-old trader, Christian Igbokwe, was on Thursday docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate's’ Court for alleged sexual assault on…
You must submit yourself for investigation, court orders Kashamu
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered Senator Buruji Kashamu to submit himself to the police for investigation…
IGP ordered to charge suspect detained since 2012
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, to charge to court one…
Court orders IGP to take possession of seized property
Justice O. O. Tokode of the Federal High Court in Benin, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police to take possession…
Reforms: ECOWAS decries reduction of judges
The Community Court of the ECOWAS has kicked against the proposed reduction of the number of its judges from seven…
Court orders Buhari, Osinbajo to tell Nigerians names of suspected looters
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday has ordered the Federal Government to immediately release to Nigerians information…
Mother Demands N800,000 Damages For Daughter’s Pregnancy
A mother, Rhoda Joshua of Karu, has asked a Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, Abuja, to order John Okechukwu, 27,…
2 Remanded Over Possession Of Indian Hemp, Charms
Two persons were on Wednesday remanded in custody at the Ilesa Prisons by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over the…
Court orders forfeiture of N500m, $500,000 Paris Club Money traced to Yari
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of N500m and $500,000 said…
Court strikes out terrorism charge against Ndume
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the terrorism charges instituted against a former Leader of the…
3 Docked For Kidnapping 9-Months-Old Baby
Three persons were on Tuesday remanded in prison custody by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for alleged criminal conspiracy and kidnap…
24-Year-Old Cultist Arrested Over Murder
An Ota Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Ogun, on Tuesday remanded a 24-year-old suspected cultist, Rasheed Adeola, in prison over alleged…
Gratification: Why I gave out money to judges, by Nwobike
A senior advocate, Dr Joseph Nwobike, who is standing trial on charges of offering gratification to some judges, on Monday…
Court Adjourns Badeh’s Trial Till July 4
The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, was stalled on Monday, due to the ill health…
Tuface Idibia’s Protest: Court Fixes Oct 11 To Hear Suit
A Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed Oct. 11 to hear a suit by a Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo,…
Man Nabbed For Stealing N2m
A 26-year-old man, Frank Godwill, who allegedly stole N2 million entrusted in his care, was on Monday charged before an…
Defendant granted bail in trial of Kogi lecturer
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted bail to Musa Umar, standing trial alongside Mohammed…
Building Collapse: Court Dismisses Lekki Gardens Director’s Motion Seeking To Quash Charge
A Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Thursday dismissed a motion by the Executive Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited,…