[ad_1] Omolara Ogundiran, a sister and witness of one of those arrested over the bloody robbery incident in Offa, Kwara state, has been arrested by the police in court. The graduate of Ire Polytechnic, who is the younger sister of the fifth defendant, Niyi Ogundiran, was taken away around 3:40 pm by operatives of … Read more
[ad_1] Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos. She was first arraigned on February 13, 2023, by … Read more
[ad_1] A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Seun Olarewaju, to 30 months imprisonment for defiling a 3-year-old girl. The convict was arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on June 6, 2022, on one count of rape. According to the charge, Olarewaju, on August 6, … Read more
[ad_1] The Kano State Hisbah Board says all its bank accounts have been closed following a lawsuit against the board by hotel owners in the state. Hisbah’s commander, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Recall that few months ago, a raid by Hisbah on some hotels … Read more
[ad_1] A Jimeta Chief Magistrate Court in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of three fishermen and two businesswomen at the correctional centre for allegedly conspiring and stealing fish. Aminu Mohammed (27), Yauba Musa (25), Abubakar Mohammed (31), Halima Musa (21), and Amira Sani (23), all from Gerio Village, Yola, … Read more
[ad_1] The Chief Magistrates Court in Akure, Ondo State, has ordered that a 35-year-old labourer, James Emmanuel, be remanded for allegedly raping his 55-year-old colleague, Mrs. Deborah Abiodun, to death. The defendant, who is a co-worker of the deceased allegedly committed the offence at a poultry farm located at Oke-Odu area along Ijare road, … Read more
[ad_1] An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 42-year-old man, Arowolo Sunday, to death by hanging for the murder of his half-brother. The defendant was arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on November 5, 2021, on one count of murder. According to the charge, the defendant, on April 9, 2021, … Read more
[ad_1] Justices A. Isiaka and A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna have convicted and sentenced Bilbert Sabo, Joy Righteous, Godwill Dikko and Ransom Joash Destiny to various jail terms for internet fraud. They were arrested and arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC on one-count separate charges … Read more
[ad_1] The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced a clergyman, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniels, to life in prison for the offence of raping a pastor in his church, “I Reign Christian Ministry” in June 2020. Delivering judgment in the case today January 26, the presiding judge, Justice Rahman … Read more
[ad_1] A suspect standing trail at an Ikeja High Court caused tension on Tuesday, Jan. 23, when he attempted suicide while leaving the courtroom. Ayoko Oluwatobi, 25, is facing a six-count charge bordering on causing grievous bodily harm, damage to property and membership of an unlawful society. After his counsel moved his bail … Read more