An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 52-year-old man, Taiwo Olaniyan, in Agodi correctional facility for allegedly causing the death of his unborn child. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who did…
The self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, will be facing terrorism-related charges in May 2025. The date by a Finnish court was disclosed by Mikko Laaksonen, a Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation. Laaksonen said: “Due…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Maryanne Anenih gave the order on Wednesday while also…
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judge also adjourned till…
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 27-year-old tiler, Qudus Kazeem, at the Ikoyi Correctional Center, for allegedly raping his employer’s wife. Magistrate Mrs Sanusi Adagun remanded the defendant following his arraignment on a four-count charge…
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 38-year-old man, Babafemi Ogundele, before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over an alleged N15 million fraud. The defendant, whose house address was not disclosed, is being tried on charges bordering on obtaining by…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has ordered the arrest of a businessman and Chief Executive of a security company, Briech Intelligence Fusion Limited, Dr Bright Echefu. The court ordered…
The trial of Dominique Pelicot and 49 other defendants accused of orchestrating and participating in the mass rape and abuse of Pelicot’s ex-wife, Gisele Pelicot, has entered its final phase in Avignon, France. Prosecutors began presenting sentencing requests on Monday,…
The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, presided over by Justice Rosemary Dugbo-Oghoghorie has convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
…LP seeks by-election as 27 lawmakers’ defections face legal scrutiny A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has adjourned to January 21, 2025, to rule on applications in a suit filed by the Labour Party (LP), seeking to…
