Tag: court
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,…
Court Adjourns Suit Against Stella Oduah Until Oct 19
A Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday further adjourned until Oct. 19 hearing in a suit filed by Sterling Bank…
Man Jailed Over Illegal Possession Of Firearms
A Jos Upper Area Court on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old man, Mohammed Bello, to a two-year prison term over illegal…
2 Men Docked Over Vehicle Theft
A driver, Godwin Okpe and his conductor, Dare Shobola, who allegedly stole a vehicle valued at N850,000 were on Wednesday…
Gatekeeper Arraigned For Stealing Hotel Generator
A 33-year-old gatekeeper, David Agba, who allegedly stole a generator worth N134,000 from his employer, was on Wednesday brought before…
Court refuses to restrain LASG from engaging new waste collectors
The High Court of Lagos State on Friday, in a suit commenced by the Incorporated Trustees of Association of Waste…
Court Upholds Dissolution of 15 year-old Marriage
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has upheld the dissolution a 15 year-old marriage between a businessman, Kingsley Onyenobi…
Mechanic bags 3 and half years for theft, escape from lawful custody
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Friday sentenced a 21-year-old mechanic, James Joseph, to three and…
Court acquits businessman of theft charge after 5 years
Grant Samuel, a 52-year-old businessman, who was arraigned by the EFCC on a N6 million fraud, was on Friday discharged…
Judge Wants Actions Intensified To End Child Marriage
Justice Kazeem Alogba of the Lagos State High Court on Thursday called for intensified actions to end child marriage and…
Court rejects application seeking dismissal of $1.6 billion against Omokore, others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application seeking an order dismissing the $1.6 billion fraud charges instituted…
Man Lures Minor With Viju Milk, Rapes Her
A 57-year-old man, Aminu Ibrahim, who allegedly raped a minor after luring her with N50 and viju milk, was on…
Man Arraigned For Biting In Lagos
A Surulere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Thursday granted bail in the sum of N50,000 to one Chigemeze Okorie, 22,…
Fani-Kayode Challenges Court’s Jurisdiction over alleged N4.9bn Fraud
A former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to hands off his…
N/Assembly has powers to add, reduce and review budget estimates – Court
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ruled that the National Assembly has the power to increase or review upward budget…
Security Guard Arraigned For Raping Half-Sister
A 36-year-old man, Henry Asuquo, alleged to have raped his 15-year-old half-sister, was arraigned at a Tinubu Chief Magistrate's’ Court,…
Battle for Lagos throne: I’m the rightful king, Akiolu tells court
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on Tuesday insisted before an Ikeja High Court that he remains the rightfully elected monarch…