Tag: Magistrate
Magistrate, son, relation, driver die in accident at Ekpoma
Magistrate Banji Ayeomoni of Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State, together with his son Dara, another relation and his driver…
Court jails Magistrate 3 years for demanding bribe
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday sentenced Magistrate Mohammed Balogun, to three years imprisonment for demanding gratification to influence…
Magistrates, other judicial workers begin strike on Monday
Nasarawa workers under the aegis of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN) and…
3 Chivita staffs remanded in prison for kidnapping
Cyriacus Izuekwe Three Chivita company workers have been remanded at the Kirikiri prison for allegedly kidnapping a man and hid…
I only steal in the day time- suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 27-year-old man caught while stealing inside a medical doctor’s house has confessed that he was not a…
Magistrate declines to free man who blinded wife
Cyriacus Izuekwe There was a mild drama at Ejigbo Magistrates’ court on Tuesday after the presiding Magistrate, Mrs J.O.E. Adeyemi…
Woman bites off, swallows neighbour’s nipple
Cyriacus Izuekwe A mother of four children, Mrs Adelowo Taiwo, has accused her neighbour, Mrs Bola Olowolagba, mother of three…
Ogun swears in 10 new magistrates
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade today swore in ten new magistrates for effective and…
Magistrate laments high rate of theft among youths
Magistrate Anne Akobi of the Senior Magistrates’ Court in Karu on Thursday lamented the high rate of theft among youths…
Police Arraign 28 Over Bauchi Mayhem
The Bauchi State Police Command has arraigned 28 suspects for allegedly participating in the killing of some victims and destruction…
‘We Did Not Attack Magistrate’
By Paul Sanusi The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation ( Special Offences Unit), Alausa, Ikeja, Southwest Nigeria, has exonerated its men…
Detainee Attacks Suspect In Police Cell
A suspect detained at the Ajao Estate Police Station, Lagos, Obinna Cletus has been charged before the Isolo Magistrae’s Court…
‘I Have Been Stealing For 10 Years’
A 22-year old convict, Chikodi Uchenna Onwuegbunam, has confessed that he started stealing 10 years ago and that it was…
Guard Caught In Employer’s Bedroom
A private security guard has been arrested by the police at Isheri Oshun, Lagos, Nigeria, for invading his employer’s bedroom…
Surety Remanded In Prison
For failing to produce a suspect he stood for as surety, a 29-year old man has been remanded in prison…
Lady Pastor Charged With Duping
A 51-year-old female pastor, Adeola Momoh, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on allegation of obtaining N405,000…
N70 Palavar: Housewife Docked For Killing Husband
A young woman, Omolayo Rasheed, 18 years who allegedly killed her husband, Afeez Rasheed, over the N70 (less than half…
Hotel Attendant Arrested For Stealing
A hotel attendant, Sunday Efifeneme, 34, has been arrested by the police at Ikotun Division, Lagos, southwest Nigeria for allegedly…
Man Attempts To Strangle Barren Wife
A man, Joseph Adewoye, 54, has been charged to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attempting to kill his barren wife,…
Man Docked For Burglary
For allegedly breaking into a co-tenant’s apartment, Mr. Lateef Salau, 24, resident of 28, Adebi Street, Off Olulu Makoko, Lagos,…
Man Attacks Tenant With Axe
A man, Samuel Godwin, 27, has been arrested by the police at Igando, outskirts of Lagos for allegedly using an…
3 Docked For Burglary
Three men, Nwachukwu Bright, 35, Solomon James, 24 and Chukwudi Onuoha, 27, have been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate’s Court…
Man Nabbed For Robbery
A 24-year old man, Sunday Odebunmi, has been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on a two-count charge of robbery.…
Landlord Weeps In Court
A landlord, Godwin Oviewhisky Okosi broke down in tears at the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court as he stood in the dock…
Burglar Nabbed
The police at Owutu Division in Ikorodu Lagos State, Nigeria have arrested a suspected burglar. The suspect, a 25-year old…
Man Returns To Prison 24 Hours After Release
Idowu Dosumu, 25, has been ordered to be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria, barely 24 hours after…
Woman Machetes Colleague
For allegedly macheting her colleague, a salesgirl, Janet Erese, 25 has been arraigned before the Isolo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, Nigeria…
Paris Hilton arrested after Brazil/NL
Socialite Paris Hilton appeared in a South African court late Friday, after her reported arrest for smoking marijuana. She entered…
Homesexuality is Illegal In Malawi
A Malawi court Tuesday convicted a gay couple who staged an illegal same-sex wedding of violating “the order of nature”,…