Tag: court
Court strikes out N650m bail bond case against Pategi.
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out a suit filed against a House of Representatives member, Aliyu…
Man Jailed 3 Years For Drug Trafficking
A 24-year-old man, Abiodun Ayinla, who peddled 650 grammes of Cannabis Sativa (hemp), is to spend the next three years…
My Wife Brings Her Lover Into Our Matrimonial Home
A businessman, Abor Egwu, on Tuesday told a Nyanya Customary Court, Abuja, that his wife brings her lover into their…
Court orders remand of Suswam in prison over N9.79 billion scam
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, and two of…
N1.1 billion scam: Dariye begs court to adjourn trial
Joshua Dariye, former Plateau State Governor on Monday begged an FCT High Court in Gudu to adjourn his trial over…
Farmers accused of culpable homicide discharged by court
A Katsina State High Court sitting in Malumfashi on Monday discharged and acquitted six farmers accused of killing one Buhari…
Retired Navy officer docked over N90m fraud
A retired Navy Capt. Jerry Ogbonna, 63, who allegedly defrauded two banks of N90 million, was on Monday remanded in…
2 In Court Over N530,000 Fraud Charge
Two traders, who allegedly obtained a loan of N530,000 from a man, Emmanuel Eke, on the pretext of returning it…
Court sentences 30 to death in Egypt
A court in Cairo has recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the killing of Egypt's…
Egyptian Court Recommends Death Penalty For 31
A Cairo criminal court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for 31 people convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination…
False Accusation: Innocent Man Jailed 7 Years
A woman’s false claims she had been sexually assaulted by up to 15 attackers in three years led to one…
Man Seeks Divorce Over Wife’s Cooking Inability
One Ajumoti Ajibola, on Friday approached an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi Ibadan, seeking dissolution of his three-year-old marriage with his…
26-Years Marriage Dissolved Over Wife’s Stealing Habit
An Ibadan Customary Court on Thursday dissolved the 26- year-old marriage between Wasiu Adebisi and Idowu Adebisi, based on the…
Man Rapes, Kills Girlfriend’s Son
A 1-year-old boy has died after being raped and killed by his mother’s boyfriend. The man known for being a…
2 Alleged Gay Men Charged To Court
Two suspected gay Nigerian men, Promise Oluwabunkenoye and Kehinde Abiola yesterday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrate’s’ Court in Lagos.
Court Jails Zambian Woman For Indecent Exposure
Shila Hamukale, a United Party for National Development (UPND) cadre, has been jailed for 21 days and fined Twelve Kwacha…
Court Arraigns Woman Who Sexually Abused Her Children
A woman has admitted to 26 count charge of sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 10 and…
3 Men Arrested Over Alleged Murder
An Ota Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Ogun on Tuesday remanded three men-Anifowose Wasiu, 29, Yakubu Ogunremi, 33, and Ifakorede Alisa,…
2 Men Arraigned For Stealing Goats
Two men- Olaide Adebori, 45, and Sunday Omisakin, 42, were on Tuesday arraigned in an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, in Osun,…
Welder Arraigned For Duping Ex-Ambassador N6m
A welder, Chinedu Iwuayanwau, on Monday appeared before a Jos Upper Area Court for allegedly duping a former ambassador of…
Bank Drags Customer to Court over N4.1 million theft
The police at Ikoyi Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a customer of Union Bank of Nigeria,…
Divorce: Mary J Blige Ordered To Pay Estranged Husband $235,000
American singer, Mary J. Blige, who filed for divorce from estranged ex-husband and ex-manager Martin “Kendu” Isaacs, has been ordered…
Man Arraigned For Defiling 7-Yr-Old Girl
A 41- year-old man, Aminu Umar, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s daughter, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’…
‘Fake’ Lagos oba arraigned in court
Chief Michael Yusuf Ogundare, 46, has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly parading himself as…
Mercy Aigbe’s Absence Stalls Estranged Husband’s Trial
The trial of Mr. Lanre Gentry, Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband, before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court was yesterday stalled…
2 Brothers Remanded Over Alleged Armed Robbery
An Ota Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Ogun on Thursday ordered the remand of two brothers, Musha Mukaila and Azeez Mukaila,…
Traders Who Stoned KAI Official To Death Remanded
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded in prison custody two street traders who allegedly stoned…
Man Nabbed Over Visa Fraud
A 33- year-old businessman, Tunji Adekunle, who allegedly defrauded a woman who helped her to secure a Qatar Visa, on…
2 Arraigned For Stealing Sugar
Two men, who allegedly conspired and stole 10 bags of sugar valued at N140,000, were on Wednesday brought before an…
Plumber Remanded For Biting Neighbour’s Head
A 28-year-old plumber, Haruna Usman, was on Wednesday remanded in Keffi prison for allegedly biting one Monday Salifu on the…