The Ekiti State Chief Magistrates Court, has struck out the defamation suit against human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. The court’s decision followed the application and motion by Martins Akala, the police prosecutor, to withdraw the suit from the…
The Osun State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned an 18-year-old man, Musibahu Ganiyu, before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo over alleged theft of an Infinix Smart 7 phone. The Police Prosecutor, ASP Akintunde Jacob, told the court that the…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Monday sentenced a notorious cultist, Blessing Agree, to five years in prison for stealing and attempting to escape from lawful custody. The accused, Blessing Agree, known along the streets as Small…
Actor and activist, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni has reacted to the arrest of Afrobeats star, Seun Kuti by the Nigeria police. Macaroni on his Twitter page condemned the attack on the police officer who was slapped…
A Magistrate Court II sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has remanded the suspected killers of Mr. and Mrs. Kehinde Fatinoye and their son, Oreoluwa on New Year’s Day. Chief Magistrate Esther Idowu on Wednesday ruled that the suspects…
A 32-year-old man, Adeife Sijuade, was brought before an Abeokuta Magistrate Court on Friday for defrauding one Mr. Adedolapo Adewale of N1.7 million under the guise that he sells a Toyota Camry car to him The defendant whose address was…
The Rivers State Police Command on Monday arraigned five people before a Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in the Buguma community in Asari Toru Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, Ebi Danagogo-Jack…
A Magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, has remanded one Idris Buji, 21, for allegedly stealing from a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Emmanuel Johnson, at Moro Bridge, Oko Olowo Area of Kwara. The Magistrate, Mr. AbdulRaheem Bello, remanded the accused…
A Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, remanded three suspects on 3 counts of conspiracy, stealing and attempted trafficking of a 5-year-old minor identified as Baba Musa. The suspects include: Blessing Kelvin, Blessing Chima, and Chima Kanu. According to…
A Magistrate Court in Jos on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old trader, Yusuf Ibrahim, to six months imprisonment for impersonation. The Magistrate, Tapmwa Gotep, sentenced Ibrahim following a guilty plea. Gotep however gave the convict an option of N10,000 fine. “This…
