An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Waris Adekunle at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly impregnating a minor and attempting to abort the pregnancy. Adekunle, whose house address was not given, is facing…
By Tobi Adetunji A 32-year-old man, Obaloluwa Olawale, charged with alleged burglary and stealing of N425,000, appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun yesterday. The defendant, whose house address was not given at time of filling this report, is…
Akinlabi Afolabi, Ibadan The Supreme Court Wednesday morning heard the case brought before it by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON of the previous administration under the leadership of Abass Aleshinloye against the judgement of the Appeal Court…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded Adenle Mujeem and Olagunju Kamilu in Ilesha correctional centre for attempting to kill one Suleiman Fatimah, a septuagenarian. The prosecutor, Inspector Akintade Jacob told the court that the defendants attempted…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Tuesday, ordered that three suspected cultists, who allegedly attacked a man during a Christmas party, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Terkuma Iorunde, Lubem Akusu and Kwaghbo Ndermen, all who…
A 28-year-old bartender, Ifeanyi Ibekwe, on Tuesday appeared in a Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, for allegedly misappropriating N126,500 belonging to his employer. The police charged Ibekwe with criminal misappropriation and theft. The prosecution counsel, John Okpa, told the…
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday, dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between a hair dresser, Morufat Erioye on grounds that her husband, Ahmed was addicted to alcohol. In her petition, Erioye also accused her husband of infidelity. Delivering judgment,…
On Tuesday, a 39-year-old man, Anslem Achunine, stood before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly forging eight copies of Stanbic IBTC Bank letterhead to collect N1.7 billion. Achunine, who resides st Shomolu area of Lagos, is facing…
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama , Jos, on Tuesday sentenced two traders to four years imprisonment each for attacking a man in a public toilet and stealing N20,000 from his wallet. The police charged Abdullahi Zakari, 20,…
A businesswoman, Elizabeth Showami, 42, who allegedly collected N6 million from a man on the pretext of supplying him 10 mini buses, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Showami, who resides in Iyana-Odo, Ijoko area…
