A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun on Wednesday, ordered that two friends, who allegedly raped a girl, 19, be remanded in a correctiional centre. The police charged Oluwadamilare Oyeniyi,30, and Okoriji Emmanuel,30, with two counts of conspiracy and rape. The…
A house agent, Samuel John, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly defrauding a woman of N250,000. The police charged the 53-year-old defendant with a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and theft.…
A 35-year-old man, Bolu Ojo, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged house breaking and stealing. Ojo, whose address was not given, is facing two-counts of house breaking and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Oriyomi Akinwale,…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, on Tuesday ordered that a 32-year-old fake prophet, Olajide Omolere, who allegedly obtained N1.1 million from a woman to solve her ”spiritual problems”, be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre. The police charged Omolere with…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Umaru Adamu, 22, at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at Iyaganku for allegedly being in possession of a gun and two live ammunitions. The magistrate,…
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday dissolved a four -year-old marriage between Abosede Adesonwo and husband, Wasiu over drunkenness and threat to life. Delivering judgment, President of the Court, Chief Henry Agbaje said that the court dissolved the…
A 37-year-old businesswoman, Eloho Oyinvbi, who allegedly defrauded her bushiness partner of N1.9 million on Tuesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Oyinvbi, who resides in Festac, Lagos, with two counts of obtaining money under false pretences…
A Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna, on Monday ordered one Bilkisu Abdullahi, a nursing mother, to breastfeed her two-month- old daughter for 20 months in order to stave off the return of dowry she collected from her estranged husband.…
Two employees, Monday Omoka and John Isaac, on Monday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos charged with damaging four cars and stealing N80,000 goods. Omoka, 38, a resident of Dopemu and Isaac, 26, who lives at Agege, are…
