Dispatch riders in Lagos have recently found themselves embroiled in criminal cases over alleged thefts of valuable items entrusted to them for delivery. 29-year-old Chigaemezu Kingsley, a dispatch rider residing at No. 8, Muyiwa Close, Off Ajayi Road, Ikeja Lagos,…
Court transfers suit against Catholic priests, others to Lagos division for adjudication A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, transferred a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, and others to Lagos…
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the arrest of one Mr Itoro Monday Uko in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state for contempt of court. Itoro Uko is said to have abandoned his wife…
Gov Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has advised Justice Obande Ogbuinya, the newly appointed Supreme Court Judge, to be mindful of corrupt politicians in discharging his duty. Nwifuru gave the advice on Sunday at Umuogudu-Akpu Ngbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of…
A Federal High Court in Abuj la has fixed April 19 for hearing of a suit filed by the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, against the state house of assembly and others. The matter, which was before Justice…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, fixed April 16 for hearing of a suit seeking to stop former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, from participating in the party’s meetings. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, also…
The Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja Magisterial District, Ogudu, presided over by Chief Magistrate (Mrs) Taiwo D. Akanni has discharged and acquitted Engineer (Mrs) Elizabeth Olusolape Akintola- Ajibola, of a 3-count charge leveled against her by one of her tenants…
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, discharged and acquitted a former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr Ropo Adesanya and four others standing trial in a case of conspiracy and breach of peace. The defendants,…
A Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday, ordered that a 50-year-old driver, Mustafa Bashiru, be remanded in a correction centre for alleged reckless driving and knocking down a pedestrian. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji, gave…
A Nigerian accused of being a member of the Islamic State, ISIS, in Iraq and Syria, Emmanuel Osase, has been detained for 60 days, by the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the…
