Tag: court
Court Postpones Trial Of Compaore
A court in Burkina Faso on Thursday postponed the trial of former leader Blaise Compaore and his cabinet for their…
Court orders forfeiture of cash belonging to former First Lady
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered a temporal forfeiture of $5.8 million belonging to a former First…
Court Orders Forfeiture Of Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday granted a fresh ex parte application ordering the forfeiture…
Court Slams N2m Bail On Clearing Agent
A 39-year-old clearing agent, Chidi Unigwe, who allegedly obtained N2 million from a man, Julius Alake, on the pretext of…
Court frees 44 IPOB detainees
A Yenagoa Magistrate’s Court in Bayelsa State has freed 44 detained members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Drama in court as defence counsel withdraws from EFCC case
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court II, Jos, on Tuesday when a counsel, Mr Solomon Umoh…
Court grants Nnamdi Kanu bail
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday admitted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to…
Security Guard Bags 6 Months Imprisonment
A Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced one Yohanna Matthew,27, to six months imprisonment for absconding with…
Court Dissolves Lawyer’s Marriage
A Jos Upper Area Court in Plateau on Friday dissolved the marriage between a 30-year-old lawyer, Usman Ahmed, and Zainab…
FG Arraigns Ngwuta Over False Assets Declaration
A suspended Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta was on Thursday arraigned at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Abuja,…
Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment
A High Court in Rwanda on Thursday sentenced a man to life in prison for leading and coordinating attacks on…
Teenager Docked For Stabbing Woman
A 16-year-old boy (name withheld) was on Thursday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing a woman…
Court orders forfeiture of N449.7m found at BDC shop
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N449,750,000 found in an…
Lawmaker wants special courts for corruption cases
A Lagos State lawmaker, Mr Segun Olulade, on Wednesday urged urgent establishment of special courts for speedy trial of corruption…
Man Jailed For Stealing Hen
An Ota Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to one month imprisonment for stealing a…
Applicant Who Raped Neighbour’s Daughter, In Court
A 34-year-old man, Kolawole Haruna, who allegedly raped his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief…
Court Grants N7m Bail To Lovers
Catherine Edet, 29, and her male lover, Chinedu Nwobodo, 30, were on Tuesday granted N7 million bail by an Ebute-Meta…
4 Men Nabbed For Robbing People Of Phones
Four men were on Thursday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing people of phones and N225,…
Homicide: Court Remands Farmer In Prison
A Minna Magistrate’s court on Thursday ordered the remand in prison custody of a farmer, Hassan Usman, over alleged culpable…
Sales rep faces trial for alleged N21m fraud
A sales representative, John James, who allegedly impersonated a company’s delivery agent to obtain N21 million under false pretences, on…
Otodo Gbame: Court Declines Jurisdiction On Application For Contempt
A Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Wednesday dismissed a contempt application filed by some displaced residents of Lagos waterfront…
N3.2bn fraud: Court adjourns ex-Gov. trial until April 12
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday adjourned until April 12 for continuation of trial of a former Governor…
Man Who Raped Neighbour’s Daughter Docked
An unemployed man, Joshua Omotayo, 23, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate's’ Court for allegedly raping his neighbour’s…
Man Attempting Withdrawal With 10 ATM Cards Docked
A 28-year-old man, Ifeanyi Obasi, was on Tuesday charged before a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to…
Gov. opts for out-of-court settlement with sacked officials
Plateau Governor Simon Lalong on Monday expressed readiness for an out-of-court settlement with local government officials he sacked In 2015.
Togolese Who Beat Niece To Death Remanded
An Ebute Meta Magistrate's’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a Togolese trader, Afi Koumebio, who allegedly beat her three-year-old…
MMM Agents In Court For Cheating
Two middle-aged persons, Debora Fojo and Musa Garba on Friday appeared before a Malumfashi Chief Magistrates’ Court in Katsina State…
Teenage Boy Arraigned On 4-Count Charge
A 17-year-old boy on Thursday appeared before a Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, charged with attacking a trader, Mohammed…
Man Arraigned For Battering Woman
A 27-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Okoro, who allegedly beat a woman to a pulp in their tenement building, on Thursday appeared…
Court unfreezes Patience Jonathan’s $5.9m account
The $5.9m account of Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan was on Thursday unfreezed by the court.