Tag: court
N155m theft: Court orders EFCC to arrest bureau de change operator
An Ikeja High Court on Monday issued a warrant of arrest against a Bureau de Change operator, Dipo Adedokun, over…
In Picture: TB Joshua supporters protest in court Monday
Henry Ojelu Supporters of Prophet TB Joshua, General Overseer, Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, staged a peaceful protest today…
FCT court discharges and acquits Ogbulafor of all charges
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent…
Husband seeks divorce over wife’s bad friends
A 42-year old man, Lawal Idris, on Tuesday told an Ilorin Area Court that his wife, Mulikat, was in the…
Bi-Courtney floors AMCON in court
By Simon Ateba A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out an order obtained by the Assets Management Corporation…
Ekiti shuts all courts indefinitely after Fayose beat up Judge
Ekiti State authorities have on Thursday ordered the immediate closure of all state courts after governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose, thugs attacked…
Court rejects Suntai’s attempt to stop medical panel
A Taraba High Court in Jalingo on Tuesday refused to grant the prayers of ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai, asking for…
Entitlements: Casual PHCN workers get judgment on Oct.15
The National Industrial Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday said it would on 15 October decide on an application filed by the…
India court sends 13 men to jail over gang-rape of tribal woman
An Indian court on Saturday sentenced 13 people, including a village headman, to 20 years in jail for gang-raping a…
Applicant drags university to court over employment exam
Jethro Ibileke/Warri An applicant, Mr. Omoyibo Emmaunuel, has dragged the Federal University of Petroleum Resource, Effurun, Delta state, before a…
Court Jails 3 For Drunkenness
An Upper Area Court, Kuje , FCT, on Wednesday sentenced three men, Micheal Adibe, Ogunlade Micheal and Warya Terso to…
Court Permits Indian Fraud Suspect To Travel Over Illness
By Henry Ojelu An Ikeja High Court has ordered that the international passport of an Indian national, Ashok Isran allegedly…
Spanish court presses ahead with Messi tax fraud case
A Spanish court on Monday rejected public prosecutors’ request to drop charges of tax fraud against four-time world footballer of…
Thai court sentences first anti-coup protester under junta rule
A Thailand court Thursday passed a suspended prison sentence on an anti-coup activist for breaching a ban on political gatherings,…
Defection: Court grants fresh service orders
An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday granted an ex-parte application filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for substituted…
Woman arraigned for stabbing hubby’s friend
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A housewife,Temitope Ajayi, 28, has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, today docked for…
N47.1bn theft: Akingbola asks court for stay of proceedings
Former Managing Director of defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola, on Monday asked an Ikeja High Court to stay proceedings in…
Ban On Rallies: Melaye Floors Police
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Dino Melaye that the Nigeria Police Force lacks…
Teenager Faces Trial For Raping 80-Yr Old Blind Woman
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday held that a teenager, Avoseh Satingo, has a case to answer…
Lawyer Sues FRSC Over New Driver’s Licence
A lawyer with a Lagos-based legal firm, Tope Alabi and Co, located on 77B, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos,…
Egypt court remands editor in jail
An Egyptian court remanded editor Islam Afifi in custody on Thursday as he went on trial on charges of spreading…
Court Extradites Nigerian to US Over $30m Fraud
Ayorinde Oluokun Justice James Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday, May 28, 2012 granted the request…
Britain charges ex-editor over phone hacking
Former Rupert Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others were charged on Tuesday with trying to conceal evidence…
Court Jails Landlord For Contempt
A Customary Court in Mushin, Lagos on Thursday sentenced a landlord to three months imprisonment for endangering the lives of…
Student Jailed 2 years for Assault
An Upper Area Court in Jos has sentenced a 20-year old student, Adamu Yakubu, to two years imprisonment for breaking…
Bank Managers, Security Guards Docked For Theft
Two managers and two securitymen of First Bank Plc, Onipanu Branch, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have been arraigned before an…
Court Jails Woman For Contempt
For flouting the order of the court to maintain the status quo, a housewife, Mrs. Chizoba Adeleye, has been sentenced…
Court Orders Ex-Police Chief To Be Of Good Behaviour
A Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued a three-year binding over to a retired superintendent of police, Mr. David Olakokun.…
Rape Victim Refuses To Testify In Court
An 18-year old victim of sexual abuse broke down in tears at the court before Mrs. M.B. Folami of Ejigbo…