Tag: Magistrates Court
Somolu Council Officials Nabbed For Extortion
The Lagos State Task Force on the Environment and Special Offences (Monitoring) Unit, Lagos, Nigeria, has arrested 14 officials of…
I Was Forced To Implicate Myself —Ex LASTMA Staff
A dismissed LASTMA official, Abayomi Tom Dollas, standing trial before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding innocent citizens of…
Man Burgles Court Twice
“I must confess that I am a habitual criminal. I have been involved in several criminal activities since I came…
I Came To Lagos To Make Money, Suspect Tells Court
A 24-year old man, Obi John, has told an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, Nigeria presided by Mrs. M.B. Folami that…
Catholic Church Abandons 419 Priest
The Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria has abandoned its priest, who is now standing trial over allegations that he swindled…
Varsity Students Held For Robbery
Four undergraduates, including two brothers were on Thursday in Lagos, remanded in prison custody over a robbery charge. An Igbosere…
Kano Lawyer Faces Trial For 419
Temporary freedom has come the way of a Kano-based legal practitioner, Ayaga Alexander, accused of defrauding his client of about…
Court Orders Arrest Of ANPP Chieftain
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday ordered the arrest of a former ANPP governorship candidate in Katsina in 2003,…
Nigerian Convicted For Exam Fraud In South Africa
A Nigerian aspiring commercial pilot was yesterday found guilty by the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court of getting a friend to…
Man Dies In Court
The court room of Chief Magistrate’s Court One, North Bank, Makurdi, Benue State, was yesterday thrown into confusion when a…
Magistrates’ Strike Paralyses Lagos Courts
The total strike embarked upon by magistrates in magistrate’s courts in Lagos State has paralysed activities in the courts as…
‘I’ve Been Raping Women For 15 Yrs’
Pascal Anomneze of 318, Ijegun Road Obalagbe outskirt of Lagos stunned Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court presided by S.O. Solebo when he…
Why We Are Seeking Reform –Magistrates
Spokesperson of Lagos State magistrates, Mrs. M. B. Folami, has explained why they are agitating for reform in the magistrate’s…