Justice Hadiza Shagari of the Federal High Court, Kaduna on Thursday, ordered that a 30-year-old man, Usman Abdulraman, be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged dealings in illicit drugs. Shagari adjourned the case until March 15 for review of…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos per Honorable Justice P.O. Lifu on the 8th of February, 2023 dismissed a suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against the All-Progressives Congress candidates (APC) for the Lagos State House of Assembly and Gubernatorial candidate, Governor Olusola Sanwo-Olu in Suit No:…
By Sodiq Adelakun A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ebute Metta, Lagos State, has ordered the remand of two suspected hoodlums, Idris Ayinla, aka Western, and Gbenga Taiwo, aka Sooku, for alleged murder, rape and armed robbery, in the Oyingbo and…
A 21-year-old man, Femi Gbenga, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State, for allegedly beating a man, Bola Adesanya, to a pulp in the state. Gbenga, who is facing three counts bordering on the…
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday discharged and acquitted Shamsudeen Bala, son of Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, of the N1.1 billion fraud charge against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had filed a 20-count charge bordering on…
Two of the five persons standing trial in the $1.6billion money laundering charge before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Victor Briggs and Abiye Membere, both former top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, were…
A 23-year-old rider, Emeka Ilochi, who allegedly stole a tricycle worth N1.4 million from his friend, on Tuesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge…
A 40-year-old man Usman A. Usman was arraigned on Tuesday, at a Kaduna High Court, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N10 million under false pretence. Usman is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on two-count…
By Sodiq Adelakun Lagos Magistrates’ Court in Ogba has arraigned a lecturer at the Lagos State University of Technology formerly (LASPOTECH) (names withheld) in the custody of Kirikiri Correctional Centre for raping his 10-year-old daughter. He was also alleged to…
By Sodiq Adelakun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a 51-year-old landlord, Saheed Ojomu, to five-year imprisonment for allowing his tenant to use his shop to warehouse cannabis. Justice Daniel Osiagor handed down the sentence to the…
