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Lagos man in court for N5m iron rods fraud

A 42-year-old man, Okwudili Orji, was arraigned on Monday for allegedly stealing iron rods worth N5m in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Orji was arraigned on two counts bordering on stealing before Chief Magistrate Patrick Nwaka at the Yaba…

Woman, 30, arraigned in Lagos court for defamation

A 30-year-old woman, Sunshine Edafe, was on Tuesday, arraigned by the police before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, for allegedly posting defamatory messages on social media against one Pascal Offiah. The defendant was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola…

Man bags 10-month jail term for generator theft

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bala Hassan, to 10 months imprisonment for conspiring and stealing a generator set worth N450,000. The convict of Ungwan Dosa, Kaduna, pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the…