An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday struck out a cheating charge against a businessman, Suleman Ramalan accused of defrauding a customer of N605,000 for lack of deligent prosecution. The defendant, who resides in Abaji, FCT, is charged…
An Area Court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced Japhet Shualka, 27, a security guard and two others to 10 years imprisonment each for stealing iron rods from a construction site. Shualka is charged alonside Elisa Yakman and Sunday Ayuba. The judge,…
A businessman, Ani Christian, was on Wednesday re-arraigned in an Upper Area Court Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly threatening to kill his neighbour. Christian who resides in Dukpa Gwagwalada, is charged with three counts of criminal trespass, intimidation and mischief. The…
The Police on Wednesday, arraigned a 28-year-old man, Azeez Olaoye, before an Ota Magistrates ‘Court in Ogun, for allegedly conducting himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace. The Police charged Olaoye, whose address was not provided with…
A Shari’a Court in Kaduna on Tuesday sentenced a 16-year-old boy to one year community service under non custodian facility for pelting an old man with stones. The judge, Malam Anass Khalifa, sentenced the minor, after he pleaded guilty to…
A Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved the 13-year-old marriage between Susan Udeze and estranged husband, Frank on grounds of an alleged threat to life. Delivering judgment, the court’s President, Mrs S.M. Akintayo held that she dissolved the…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 45-year-old man, Kingsley James, to 30 months imprisonment for N5.5 million fraud. The convict was tried on a two-count charge of theft and obtaining money by false pretences after he pleaded…
An Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a bus conductor, Suleiman Mohammed, 22, to six months imprisonment for unlawfully possession of two knives. The judge, Mr Thomas Ajitse, sentenced Mohammed following his guilty plea to possession of dangerous weapon.…
An Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced Ismail Suleiman, 22, to seven years imprisonment for criminal intimidation and causing grievous hurt on Lawal Abdullahi. The Judge, Thomas Ajitse, sentenced Suleiman after he pleaded guilty to the offence. Abdullahi ,…
An Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced an 22-year-old unemployed man, Buhari Umar, to six months imprisonment for unlawful possession of daggers. The judge, Thomas Ajitse, sentenced Umar following a guilty plea. The Judge, however, gave the convict an…
