A 38-year-old farmer, Abubakar Muhammadu, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Iyaganku Magistrate Court, Ibadan for allegedly being in possession of a locally made pistol with one live cartridge. The police charged Muhammadu with unlawful possession of a live…
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Usman Harun to six months imprisonment for internet fraud. According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Harun…
A man, Adekola Ayodele, has dragged his wife, Bolanle before a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, seeking divorce on grounds of battery. Ayodele, a mechanic, said:” I never enjoyed any moment of peace since I married my…
By Fatai Kasali An Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, has detained a 50-year-old man, Rafiu Ayantayo for allegedly failing to produce his son in court for trial. Mr Rafiu stood as a surety for his son and was unable to produce…
A Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano High court for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death. The ruling was handed down by the court on Tuesday. Mr Geng-Quangrong,…
A Family Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered that one Sola Oke, 18, be remanded in a correctional facility in Ibadan for allegedly raping a minor. Oke, whose address was not provided, was charged with rape. The…
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday convicted and sentenced a man, Dennis Okubiat, to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old church member for three months which led to urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu found the…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of four internet fraudsters. A Kaduna State High Court presided by Justice Darius Khobo convicted and sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim, Ibrahim Yusuf,…
A 27-year-old man, Haruna Akinlolu, on Wednesday appeared before an Ota Magistrates ‘Court, Ogun, for allegedly defrauding a man of N580,000. The Police charged Akinlolu, whose address was not provided, for stealing and fraud. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp E.O.…
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has jailed six internet fraudsters. They were charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, in continued efforts to sanitize…
