A housewife, Esther Nwatu told an FCT High Court that an official of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) demanded N500 000 from her to drop a case against her. NAPTIP accused Nwatu of beating her…
A 22- year-old labourer, Joshua John , on Tuesday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court charged with with stealing N332,500, property of his employer The defendant, who resides at No.1, Fadare St., Ogba, Lagos, pleaded not guilty to the charge…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, extended the order restraining the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers from the party. Justice James Omotosho gave the directive after counsel to the governor, Dr…
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded a 42-year-old man, Ekene Agha, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his co-worker’s three-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Peter Nwaka, directed the prosecutor to make duplicate of the case file…
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has sworn in Etomike Ndigwe and Tagbo Anieto as high court judges of the Anambra State judiciary. A statement by Soludo’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on Friday, indicated that the governor performed the…
A painter and a barber on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing property worth three million Naira from travellers. The defendants are Wasiu Isiaka, 22, and Samson Owoseni, 21. The residents of 15 Ronke St.,…
A 27-year-old man, Ismalia Aliyu, who allegedly stabbed a complainant, has appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Aliyu is standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and causing breach of peace. He appeared before Magistrate, Mr. L.J.K.…
A businesswoman, Mrs Ojoma Nuel, on Thursday dragged her husband, Thomas, before a Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja, for allegedly denying her of “conjugal rights”. Ojoma, who resides in Jikwoyi area of Abuja, also accused her husband of domestic violence. The…
A Grade ‘A’ Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has granted the prayer of divorce filed by a housewife, Tawakalitu Sanusi and her estranged husband, Olaide after settlement failed. Delivering judgment, the court’s President, Mrs S.M. Akintayo held that…
The police on Wednesday in Lagos arraigned a 25-year-old footballer, Lucky Michael, for alleged visa fraud. Michael appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on charges of stealing and obtaining money by false pretenses. The footballer, who resides at 23, Imadu…
