Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old security guard, Blessing Okon to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student. Reports state that convicting Okon, Soladoye said the prosecution had succeeded…
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, remanded two men, Bello Ahmed, 31 and Aminu Abubakar, 23, in a Correctional Centre for robbing a man of his properties worth N355,000. The police charged the defendants with four-count charge bordering…
A 37-year-old man, Blessing Nneji, on Friday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a drilling machine. Nneji, who was arraigned before Magistrate M. I. Dan-Oni, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing. The…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday ordered remand of a 43-year-old man, Femi Joseph, who allegedly killed his employer. The court ordered that the defendant should be kept at a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti pending advice…
Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has remanded Edrian Ididia, a businessman, at a Correctional Centre for allegedly defrauding one Mr Mark Umeh of N84 million. Solebo ordered Ididia’s remand on Wednesday, following his not guilty plea…
By Abimbola Abatta A 38-year-old suspected kidnapper, Akeem Ajibola has been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over attempted kidnap. The accused person allegedly committed the offence on December 28, 2021 in Osogbo. The prosecutor, Inspector Elisha Olusegun told the…
A 42-year-old man, Bayedo Busuyi, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft of a Toyota Hilux belonging to the Ekiti State Government (EKSG). The defendant of no fixed address is standing trial on a…
A 21-year-old night guard, Asimiyu Salami has been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing production equipment of a firm. The accused person, working with a plastic manufacturing company based in Osogbo allegedly committed the offence on January…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure has fixed February 23 for the arraignment of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyeloogun and two members of the assembly. Recall that the Economic…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ministry of Petroleum Resources and National Petroleum Investment & Management Respondent Services (NAPIMS) from allocating crude oil to Addax Oil Exploration Plc. Justice Tijjani Ringim held…
