Embattled human rights lawyer, Mr Dele Farotimi, has been sent back to jail. The development comes after the ruling on Farotimi’s bail application was on Tuesday adjourned till December 20, 2024. Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action…
Oyo State Government, on Friday, warned business owners domiciled in the state and residents against invading taxes, just as it said it might use legal action against such an individual. The Executive Chairman of the state Board of Internal Revenue,…
Nigerian woman sentenced to 12 years in Côte d’Ivoire for sex trafficking as four girls are rescued A Nigerian woman, Sandra Okon from Akwa Ibom State, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Boundiali Court in Côte…
Man sentenced to seven years in prison for abducting a 16 years old girl in lagos An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a motorcyclist, Monday Olukunle (alias Seaman), to seven years imprisonment for abducting a 16-year-old girl in an…
By Adeyanju Esther Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced Ugwu Pascal Chijioke and Ibrahim Sadiq Adekunle to 46 years imprisonment for impersonating Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives. The duo executed a fake…
A mobile court in Oshodi has sentenced a man, identified as Paul, to nine months in prison for assaulting an enforcement officer and failing to use the pedestrian bridge at Agbado Oke-Ode area of Lagos State. It was reported that…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of two internet fraudsters before Justice Balarabe Buhari of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna. They were jailed on Wednesday…
Three civil servants have been sentenced to six years imprisonment each by an FCT high court for their involvement in payroll fraud. The convicted individuals are Justin Itemoagbo, Dayo Aliyu, and Sylvanus Ojeifo. However, a fourth officer named Dayang Jacob…
A 39-year-old resident of Lagos State, Olushola Oni, has been remanded in connection with an alleged homosexual event. Olushola, remanded two weeks ago, was said to have been arrested at a secret party organised for homosexual partners. It was also…
Justice Isaac Dipeolu of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, sentenced a 36-year-old man, Jamiu Yusuf, to five years imprisonment for trafficking in illicit drugs. The defendant was arraigned on Monday by the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
