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Businessman faces N6.2m fraud charge

A 38-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Akhidimme, who allegedly obtained N6.2 million under false pretences, on Friday, appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Akhidimme, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.…

Court remands 5 men for alleged arson, robbery

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that five men who allegedly broke into some shops and set fire, be remanded in Police custody, pending legal advice. The police charged Sulaimon Sherif, 27; Monsuru Rasheed, 28; Babatunde Isiaka, 30;…

Court dissolves 4-year-old marriage over abandonment

A Customary Court in Ile-Tuntun Customary, Ibadan on Thursday dissolved a four-year-old marriage between a businessman, Sanni Alimi and estranged wife, Oludayo, on grounds of abandonment. In his petition, Alimi, prayed for divorce because his wife refused to return to…