Tag: court
13 smugglers re-arraigned in court for kidnapping custom officer in Ogun
By Adejoke Adeleye Ogun State Police has re-arraigned in court 13 suspected smugglers who allegedly kidnapped an operative of the…
Hunter allegedly shoots man on orange tree
A 60-year-old hunter, Samuel Adeniyi, who allegedly shot a man on an orange tree during a hunting expedition, was on…
Unpaid N42.3bn gratuities: Oyo Govt, pensioners to settle out of court
The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday fixed Nov. 14 for report of out-of-court settlement in a case…
Driver beats electricity official over power disconnection
For allegedly beating up an electricity official and damaging his ladder, a 48-year-old driver, Isaac Alegbe, was on Wednesday brought…
Man remanded for setting fire to father’s N10.8m property
A 34-year-old unemployed man, Ikemefuna Anyaka, who allegedly set fire to his father’s property worth N10.8 million, on Wednesday appeared…
My husband killed my love with battery – Wife
A housewife, Mercy Imoke, on Wednesday prayed an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to dissolve her marriage, claiming…
Woman accuses husband of beating her before sex
A housewife, Oluwakemi Patrick, pleaded with an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday to dissolve marriage because her husband…
Woman sentenced for insulting a police officer
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced one Faith Kathy to two-month imprisonment for insulting a…
N2.2bn fraud: Court grants Fayose N50 million bail
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted a N50 million bail to former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele…
Looters’ list didn’t violate right of alleged culprits – Court
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Tuesday ruled that the Federal Government’s alleged looters’…
India’s Apex Court refuses blanket ban on bursting crackers
India’s Apex Court on Tuesday refused to impose a blanket ban on bursting crackers and allowed use of firecrackers within…
We spent billions of naira on 292 water projects in 7 years, minister tells SERAP in court
The Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu has finally fulfilled his promise to render account on spending on water…
Court didn’t bar us from sending Delta candidates’ list to INEC – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has denied reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, has…
Court grants Shittu’s application to serve NYSC processes
The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, granted the application of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, to serve…
Okada rider jailed over anal sex with 6 boys
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger, has sentenced a 23-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Adamu Mohammed to four years imprisonment for…
Imo APC Guber Primary: Court adjourns hearing until Oct. 23
The FCT High Court, Bwari, has adjourned hearing on a suit filed by Sen. Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress…
EFCC arraigns man for Internet fraud
A 25-year-old man, Samson Olujobi, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a two-count…
Alleged N5.7bn SURE-P fraud: Ex-Katsina governor, Shema granted bail
The Federal High Court, Katsina, has granted bail to the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, who is standing…
2 men allegedly defraud Osun lawmaker
Olakunle Muhammed, 41, and Rasheed Bakare, 55 on Tuesday appeared in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding an…
Civil servant remanded for alleged armed robbery
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court in Benue, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 30-year-old civil servant, Tivlumun Sule, in prison,…
Daughter drags father to court for refusing her marriage
A 20-year-old lady, Amina Hassan, on Tuesday dragged her father, Hassan Adamu, before a Sharia Court at Magajin Gari, Kaduna…
Woman accuses husband of attacking her with deadly weapon
A housewife, Sylvia Ekejelape, 38, on Tuesday pleaded with a Badagry Customary Court to dissolve her 13-year-old marriage alleging that…
Alleged missing funds: Court resumes hearing of ex-gov. Shema’s case
The Katsina State High Court, on Monday resumed the trial of ex-governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State, over alleged financial…
N229m money laundering: Ex-minister, 4 others reappear in court
The former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Abdu Bulama and four others on Monday reappeared before a Federal High…
Man jailed for buying stolen cell phone
A Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced 18-year-old Abdulkudus Shuibu, to three months imprisonment for buying a…
Man accuses wife of sleeping with ex-lover in his house
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday, dissolved a two-year marriage between one Barakat Adeniyi and Abdulrazak Adeniyi over…
Unemployed man remanded in prison over robbery
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Jackson Bassey, charged with robbing residents of a community, was on Monday in Lagos remanded at…
Farmer drags man to court over destruction of farm
A middle aged farmer, Mukhtar Ahmad, on Monday dragged one Muhammad Umar to Magajin Gari Sharia Court in Kaduna accusing…
Man bags 3 months imprisonment for stealing neighbour’s property
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced 18-year-old Abdulaziz Saadu, to three months imprisonment for stealing property valued at…
Car dealer allegedly absconds with customer’s N5m car
A 48-year-old car dealer, Akanbi Abdulrahman, on Friday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a…