The Coroner’s Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has granted the family permission to conduct an independent autopsy and toxicology test on the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. The family had applied for an…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned the arraignment of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, till July 17, 2024. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering, breach of trust and…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 24-year-old commercial driver, Abdul Hudu, to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld) for three days. In…
An Abuja High Court has adjourned the case to determine Mr.Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) prayers to travel overseas for medical attention. Justice Hamza Mua’zu of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), High Court, Abuja,…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, on Tuesday, fixed October 21 for the continuation of the trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele. The trial judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, fixed…
By Adeyanju Esther An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday remanded three men—Kehinde Olagbemiro, 55, Kunle Oguntoye, 45, and Morakinyo Mukaila, 57—in a correctional facility over allegations of armed robbery and murder. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided,…
By Adeyanju Esther The seventh prosecution witness, Mr. Michael Agboro alleged that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, awarded contracts to companies owned by his wife and brother-in-law. Emefiele is on trial for a…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday nullified the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. Alhaji Aminu Babba-Dan’agundi, who holds the title of Sarkin Dawaki Babba, had, through his counsel, Ibrahim Aliyu-Nasarawa, filed…
The Ondo State High Court in Akure on Thursday nullified the 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) created by late Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Delivering judgment, Justice A.O Adebusuoye, described the LCDAs as inchoate and not lawfully created. The court held…
By Adeyanju Esther Abdulateef Olasunkanmi and Sunday Morice, both 28, were arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a cell phone worth N139,000 and assaulting the owner, Zinsu Joseph. The prosecution, led by…
