Magistrates’ Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has reserved ruling in a case of alleged obtaining by false pretence brought against the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), its former Managing Director, Mr. Tony Attah, and General Counsel, Akachukwu…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Thursday struck out a criminal charge brought against the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amarachi Chyna Iwuanyanwu, over his alleged involvement in a N75 million fraud. In…
By Mike Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, presided over by Chief Magistrate Abdulhameen Lawal has granted an order to remand one Kayode Abayomi (39) in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado-Ekiti for fourteen (14) days to allow…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has ordered a former councillor, Uduak Nseobot, and his wife, Aniedi Nseobot, to pay N4 million damages for assaulting one Iniubong Essien of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state. The…
One Chima Wonu and Favour Abraham have been remanded in the Ahoada Correctional facility by a Magistrate Court sitting in Isiokpo community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on two counts of conspiracy and forgery. The charges read…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered that four men be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged unlawful possession of firearms. The police charged Bashiru Shittu, 39; Hassan Omobolaji, 38; Korode Oguntoyinbo, 22 and Abiodun Benson, 23…
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Lagos, on Thursday remanded four persons in a correctional centre for pleading guilty to stealing three cell phones valued N240,000. The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Daodu adjourned the matter until Jan. 10, for their sentence.…
By Tobi Adetunji A UK court has jailed a 26-year-old Nigerian professional rugby player, Daniel Igbinedion, for beating and strangling his 35-year-old girlfriend, Katy Lyles. According to the court, Igbinedion dragged his insurance broker girlfriend out of a club and…
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted five Dowen College students, charged with the alleged murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate to bail in the sum of N1million each. The police charged the boys who are minors with…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to take disciplinary actions against a senior lawyer with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Jimoh Abdulkadir Adamu, for “unprofessional…
