Tag: Trial
Lagos businessman arraigned for allegedly diverting N8.6m goods
A businessman, Chidi Ozurumba, who allegedly diverted his business partner’s truck loaded with goods worth N8.6 million, was on Monday…
Father of Ejigbo torture victim narrates how daughter died
Henry Ojelu The father of two of the victims of the Ejigbo pepper sodomy torture, Mr Freeman Agomo, on Wednesday…
Unending Trial Of Suspected Fuel Subsidy Thieves
When the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in 2012 took the bold step to arrest and prosecute suspected fraudulent…
FG seeks secret trial of Biafra activists
The Federal Government has applied for closed-door trial in the treason charge against Benjamin Onwuka, a lawyer and 11 others,…
Boston bombings terror trial begins
Gruesome details of injuries sustained by victims of the Boston Marathon bombings were recounted to jurors on Wednesday as lawyers…
Court fines TB Joshua, Synagogue for delaying trial
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today slammed a N25,000 fine on the Synagogue Church Of All…
Ugandan LRA rebel commander set for ICC trial
Captured Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army rebel chief Dominic Ongwen will be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges…
Dogs Attack 4-year Old, Faces Trial In Court
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two dogs that attacked a four-year old boy, Omonigho Abraham in the head at Akesan Estate, Igando area,…
N5.6bn pension scam: EFCC not ready for trial
Veral Agboje, Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Friday that she was not ready to…
Kenya gang rape trial opens
The trial of a man accused of carrying out a brutal gang rape of a schoolgirl, who was made to…
Wrangling Aborts Bomb Suspect’s Trial
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Scheduled trial of one of the masterminds of the 14th April bomb blasts which rocked a Bus terminal…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Military recommends 500 suspects for trial
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Two days after Boko Haram militants launched one of their most daring attacks yet on an Airforce base…
EFCC docks 12 persons for N3bn pension theft
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) today arraigned 12 officials of the Oyo State Local Government Pension…
ICC rules Kenya’s VP Ruto must attend trial
Kenyan Vice President William Ruto must attend his crimes against humanity trial before the International Criminal Court and can only…
Mechanic Faces Trial Over Theft At Ikeja Shopping Mall
A 33-year old mechanic, Abimbola Oluwole, who allegedly stole a Blackberry Torch and an I-phone, worth N125,000 from a shopper…
Gaddafi’s son charged in a tribal court
The son and one-time political heir of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared in a tribal court on Thursday after…
Hezbollah-linked suspect alleges plot to kill Saudi envoy
A Lebanese suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah and on trial in Nigeria for terrorism offences told a court on…
Nigeria widens charge against Hezbollah-Lebanese
Nigerian prosecutors on Monday widened charges against three Lebanese nationals accused of links to Hezbollah as their trial began with…
Babalakin Gets Date On Bid To Quash Fraud Charge
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja will on 9 July, 2013 rule on the application filed by the embattled…
A Governor’s Unending Woes
The suspension of Governor Rotimi Amaechi is the latest in a series of assault against his administration by federal forces…
US soldier goes on trial over WikiLeaks disclosures
Bradley Manning, the American soldier who handed thousands of secret US government files to WikiLeaks, will finally go on trial…
14 suspected oil thieves remanded in prison
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Thursday remanded fourteen suspected oil thieves in prison…
Kebbi state top civil servant docked for fraud
Henry Ojelu A Director with the Kebbi state, Ministry of Finance, Yahyah Saidu Andarai and one Farouk Abubarka Uduli, were…
CBN Open: A Trials For Davis Cup
This year’s Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Senior Tennis Open will be used as a tournament which Nigeria Tennis Federation,…
Money Laundering: Ikuforiji’s Case Adjourned Indefinitely
There is no respite yet for the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his Personal…
Money Laundering Trial: Nnamani Seeks Release Of Passport
The former governor of Enugu State, southeast Nigeria, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, standing trial before the Federal High Court in Lagos,…
Judge Rejects Okah’s Plea
Justice Neels Claaseen of the South Gauteng High Court, in Johannesburg on Wednesday refused to grant the application filed by…
Landlord Threatens To Kill Tenant
A landlord, Titus Omosuyi, who allegedly threatened to kill his tenant, was on Monday docked before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’…
Lagos Demands Speedy Trial Of Cynthia’s Case
The Lagos State Government has demanded speedy trial of the four suspects in connection with the murder of Cynthia Osokogu…
Rep member charged with issuing dud cheques
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned Aliyu Gebi, a member of the…