All posts tagged "Court"
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Ibadan ‘Prophet’ Jailed For Stealing Woman’s Handbag
March 17, 2025The presiding magistrate, Miss Gladys Oladele, sentenced him to two weeks imprisonment at the Agodi Correctional...
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Court Jails Nigerian Professor For Three Years Over False Election Results
February 5, 2025He pleaded not guilty to the three charges brought against him by Nigeria’s electoral commission.
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Court Orders Lady To Pay N150,000 For Failing To Visit Boyfriend After Receiving N3,000 Transport Fare
January 25, 2025It was gathered that Ms Adu had agreed to visit Mr Olapitan but disappeared after he...
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Court Grants Human Rights Activist Olamide Thomas N10 Million Bail For Insulting Tinubu’s Son, IGP
January 6, 2025The ruling was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, who stated that there was insufficient evidence to...
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Ekiti Court Denies Bail To Human Rights Lawyer Dele Farotimi Over Cybercrime Allegations
December 4, 2024Meanwhile, the hearing has been adjourned to December 10, 2024.
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Judges, Court Registrars Under Fire In Kano For Illegal Releasing Convicts, Falsification Of Court Documents
November 11, 2024The misdeeds were uncovered as part of an internal investigation, revealing that some court staff had...
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Court Bars VIO From Stopping, Impounding Vehicles, Imposing Fines
October 3, 2024Justice Maha also granted a perpetual injunction preventing the respondents, whether directly or through their agents,...
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Court In Port Harcourt Removes Pro-Wike APC Caretaker Committee
August 12, 2024The judge imposed a cost of N300,000 on the defendants.
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Court Sentences Two To Death For Armed Robbery In Ekiti
May 24, 2024The convicts were arraigned on December 30, 2022, on four counts bordering on conspiracy and armed...
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Court Grants Hijab Rights To Female Muslim Students In University Of Ibadan School
May 23, 2024The school, staff, or its agents have no right to punish students for using hijab on...
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BREAKING: Court Issues Restraining Order Against Pro-Wike Lawmakers, From Parading Selves As Assembly Members
May 10, 2024After their defection, their seats were said to have been declared vacant.
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Binance Executive In Court Over Alleged Tax Evasion, Case Adjourns To April 8
April 4, 2024The charge was eventually served on Mr Gambaryan, prompting the judge to adjourn further hearing until...
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BREAKING: Chinese Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Nigerian Girlfriend
March 26, 2024He said Ummita deceived him and got married to another person but continued to request money
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Court Sentences Five To Death For Killing Vigilante Commander In Rivers
March 19, 2024The former OSPAC commander was brutally murdered in 2021, beheaded, and other parts of his body...
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Court Remands Tailor For Stealing Pot Of Soup In Ondo
February 14, 2024Fatogun pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge bothering on burglary and theft.
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Court Remands Adamawa Varsity Lecturer In Prison Over Alleged Rape Of Secondary School Girl
February 5, 2024The lecturer was apprehended for reportedly molesting a secondary school leaver in his office.
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Drama In Court As Police Arrest Offa Robbery Suspect’s Sister
February 3, 2024She presented a receipt allegedly issued by a spare parts seller in Osogbo, Osun state, to...
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Ekiti Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging For Killing His Brother
January 30, 2024He used a small wooden pestle to hit my father on his head and chest, and...
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Court Sentences Five Vigilante Members To Death For Extrajudicial Killing
January 26, 2024The convicts denied committing the offence.
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Court Remands Two Suspects In Prison Over Alleged Killing Of Socialite
January 23, 2024The two accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
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Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Sexually Assaulting His 3 Children
January 23, 2024She found Oladimeji guilty of the fourth count charge, which pertained to sexual assault by penetration
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Court Sentences Man To 45-Years Imprisonment For Machete Attack On Wife In Ondo
January 19, 2024The judge also noted that the defendant did not show remorse for his crime.
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Court Sentences Head Teacher To 11 Years For Defiling 6-Year-Old Girl
January 3, 2024The girl was at the school for an admission screening, but Zakari kept her there for...
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Court Extends Injunction Against INEC, PDP Over Defected Rivers Lawmakers
December 29, 2023Justice Okorowo subsequently adjourned the matter to January 24 for hearing.
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Court Remands Ex-Convict Granted Amnesty By Kwara Govt
December 21, 2023They inflicted various degrees of injuries on them, robbed them of one unregistered Haojue motorcycle
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Court Jails Investment Fraudster To 75 Years
December 20, 2023He swindled several individuals through fake investment ventures that led to the loss of money
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Self-Proclaimed Chief, 5 Others Receive 2-Year Jail Term Over Communal Crisis
December 19, 2023The judge specifically sentenced Eyekole to five years in prison with hard labour
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Court Sentences Man to Death By Hanging For Setting His Mother Ablaze
December 14, 2023A total of six witnesses including two members of his family and his younger sister testified...
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Court Sentenced 2 Men To 70 Years In Imprisonment For Removing Genital Of 6-Year-Old Girl In Bauchi
December 12, 2023Gumba tendered the two knives used in committing the crime, a bottle containing the private part
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Court Sentences Ojulari To 10 Years Imprisonment
December 7, 2023It would be recalled that Ojulari was arrested at the APC rally held at Oju Ekun...
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Ekiti Court Sentences Four To Death For Stealing Motorcycle
December 7, 2023The judge subsequently sentenced the convicts to death.
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Kwara Court Remands Herbalist For Rape, Arson
December 6, 2023one Omowumi and her children who are currently at large
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Court Orders Recovery Of 50 Govt Vehicles Taken By Bello Matawalle
December 5, 2023Court orders retrieval of over 50 government vehicles carted away by former Zamfara Governor
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Court Remands ‘Yahoo Boy’ For Raping 17-Year-Old Girl To Death In Kwara
December 4, 2023Odunayo lured the deceased into the hotel and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her till she...
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Serikin Fulani, Two Others Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Kidnapping
December 1, 2023They are hereby found guilty as charged and are so convicted
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‘I Didn’t Know Burning Qur’an Was Wrong’ Tani Olohun Begs Muslims
November 17, 2023I beg all my prosecutors and the Muslims all over to forgive me
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Five Men Jailed For Cyber-Stalking, Defrauding Former Osun State Speaker Of N38m
November 8, 2023The video clip to extort about N38 million from Owoeye before making it public on the...
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Kwara Court Remands Brothers For Alleged Uncle’s Murder In Family Dispute
October 11, 2023The suspects confessed to the crime that they were not happy with their uncle for not...
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Police Officer Sentenced To Death For Killing Lawyer Bolanle Raheem
October 9, 2023Mr. Vandi was arraigned on January 16, 2023, on a count charge of murder but he...
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Two Brothers Sentenced To Death For Farmer’s Murder In Akwa Ibom
October 5, 2023Emmanuel alongside his wife, her son and brother-in-law were said to have attacked Joe with a...
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Court Orders Naira Marley, Sam Larry To Be Remanded In Custody For 21 Days
October 5, 2023The decision to remand the two public figures comes in the wake of growing speculation and...
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Former Chief Pharmacist Of National Hospital Abuja Gets Life Sentence For Child Rape
September 20, 2023This was the third rape conviction secured by NAPTIP in the FCT for the year 2023.
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Senator Abbo’s Attempt To Nullify N50m Damages For Assault In Sex Toy Shop Fails
August 30, 2023Sen. Abbo’s violent attack on Ms. Warmate on May 11, 2019, in a sex toy shop...
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Ilorin Court Remands Tani Olohun’s Over Defamation, Public Disturbance
August 17, 2023The Magistrate Court in Ilorin, has order for the imprisonment of social media influencer and traditionalist...
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Kano Woman Sues Boyfriend For N900k Spending, Alleges Dumping
August 11, 2023The Magistrate, Salisu Hussaini, requested that both parties should bring their witnesses in the next adjourned...
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Woman Arraigned For Allegedly Biting Mediator
August 9, 2023The surety must provide a passport photograph, any valid means of identification, and a BVN printout...
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Abuja Businessman Remanded For Allegedly Threatening To Kidnap His Landlord
August 4, 2023The police alleged that the defendant threatened to kidnap his landlord.
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Court Sentences Man To 25 Years Imprisonment For Kidnapping, Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Calabar
July 21, 2023The rapist had drugged and kidnapped the orphan from Akpabuyo Local Government Area and took her...
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FRSC Can Only Operate On Federal Roads, Appeal Court Rules
July 19, 2023The Federal High Court had on January 12, 2019 entered judgement in favour of the plaintiff,...
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Court Sentences Prophet, Son, Mother To Death By Hanging For Killing Final-Year LASU Student
July 18, 2023She also sentenced Owolabi’s mother, Bola to two years imprisonment for eating human flesh.
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Fake Lawyer Sentences To 3 Years Imprisonment In Osun
July 13, 2023The suspect Ayanrinde AbdulGafar (male) admitted to having presented himself as a barrister of law and...
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Court Remands Man For Befriending Neighbour’s Wife In Kano
July 12, 2023After the divorce, however, the suspect gave the wife a room in his house to keep...
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Court Sentences Hotel Staff To Death By Hanging For Killing Employer
July 11, 2023He then collected a key from his pocket, opened Olusola’s apartment and strangled her to death.
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Ondo Court Remands Suspected Killers Of Naval Officer
July 8, 2023The offences contravened Sections 319, 316, 342, the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of...
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Court Jail Man To Two Years In Prison For Cutting Friend’s Hand In Bauchi
July 6, 2023The suspect pleaded guilty to the charge and pleaded leniency.
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Man Remanded For Allegedly Sodomising 14-Year-Old Boy In Adamawa
July 5, 2023The convict jumped out of the tricycle in which he was being conveyed at Yolde Pate...
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Court Remands Man For Raping 3-Year-Old Girl In Ondo
June 27, 2023The defendant lured the victim to his room where he unlawfully took advantage of her.
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Court Remands Trinity Guy, Parents Of Minor In Agodi Prison
June 26, 2023The court ordered that the parents of the little girl in the video be remanded alongside...
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Court Sentences Community Leader To Death By Hanging For Murder
June 24, 2023The deceased was also seen fleeing the place of the crime.
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Court Remands Pastor For Alleged 13-Year-Old Girl In Abia
June 21, 2023Aba South Senior Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday remanded 60-year-old Chukwuemeka Orji at the Correctional Centre over...
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Court Orders DSS To Allow Emefiele Have Access To Lawyers, Family
June 17, 2023Recall that President Tinubu suspended Emefiele on June 9 and he was taken into DSS custody...
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Court Orders Arrest Of IGP Usman Baba Over Contempt
June 14, 2023The affected officers had approached the court presided over by Justice Oyebiola Oyewumi to complain that...
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Man Remanded For Stabbing Friend To Death In Lagos
June 7, 2023Agu stabbed Ugo in the stomach with a knife.
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OAU Student’s Murder: Hotel Receptionist Sentences To Two-Years Imprisonment
May 31, 2023The deceased lodged at the facility before he died during the court sitting on Tuesday.
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OAU Student’s Murder: Court Sentences Adedoyin To Death By Hanging
May 30, 2023Adedoyin was found guilty of the murder of OAU student identified as Adegoke.
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Ekiti Court Dissolves Pastor’s Marriage Over Wife-Battering
May 24, 2023With all the answers given by the Respondent shows he is a liar and his evidence...
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Couple Remanded For Allegedly Beating Man To Death In Ibadan
May 19, 2023An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ court in Ibadan , Oyo State, has remanded a couple, Ajoke, 34,...
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45-Year-Old Man Remanded For Stabbing Man To Death In Lagos
May 18, 2023She also adjourned the case till June 16, 2023.
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Court Sentences 3 To Death For Stealing Phones, Chargers, Laptops, Power Banks In Ekiti
May 16, 2023We were later shouting for help but nobody came out.
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Jealous Woman Stabs Pregnant Co-Wife To Death In Lagos
May 3, 2023A neighbour of the deceased who saw Rahman when she arrived at the residence
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Court Convicts Mother, Son For Giving False Information
April 27, 2023Justice Bello however convicted and sentenced both defendants to 7 years imprisonment
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Court Orders SPDC To Halt Termination Of Indigenous Contractors’
April 23, 2023The court however adjourned the substantive case to the 20th of June this year.
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Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Friend Over N30,000 In Adamawa
April 20, 2023The convict hurriedly picked up a packet of cigarette, locked the door and fled to Mubi...
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Court sentences Man To Life Imprisonment Over Defilement
April 18, 2023The name of the convict will be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register
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Court Remove First Class Monarch In Ondo
April 17, 2023The court ruled that only members of the said Are Kugbaigbe Ruling House of the male...
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Man Remands In Prison For Stabbing 23-Year-Old Debtor To Death In Lagos
April 11, 2023Nwaka adjourned the case till May 5, 2023.
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Three Men Sentences To Death For Homicide, Armed Robbery
April 1, 2023The judge while delivering the judgement held that the prosecution had successfully proved the offences
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Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging For Killing His Employer, Daughter In Lagos
March 28, 2023He killed Adejoke by strangling her and Oreoluwa by stabbing her to death
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Court Remand Man For Sleeping With Married Woman In Her Shop
March 27, 2023The defendant pleaded not guilty when the alleged offences were read to him.
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Court Sentence Man To Death By Hanging For Killing His Pregnant Wife In Ondo
February 25, 2023One Abel Akinluyi also testified that as a result of the maltreatment of the deceased by...
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Court Of Appeal Rejects Abba Kyari’s Bail Request Over Cocaine Deal
February 25, 2023Justice Stephen Adah dismissed Kyari's application on grounds that it lacked merit.
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Court Remands Rivers Reps Member In Prison Over Inciting Comments
February 23, 2023The arguments remanded Nwuzi, who is seeking to be re-elected on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
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Court Sentence Two Security Guards To Death For Killing Employer, Daughter In Ondo
February 15, 2023They said they used cables to strangle their victims to death.
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Man Sentence To 5 Years Imprisonment For Defiling 8-Year-Old Girl In Edo
February 13, 2023Frederick Agbozuadu was found guilty
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Court Sentences 2 Men To Life Imprisonment For Rape In Ekiti
February 2, 2023They carried me to a nearby bush behind their house.
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42-Year-Old Housewife Remanded For Pouring Hot Water On Her Co-wife In Kwara
January 31, 2023The defendant reportedly insulted and assaulted Bilikisu while she was removing a dead rat at the...
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Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Four People, Use Victim’s Intestines To Prepare Plantain Porridge
January 28, 2023He ruled that Lekia should be hanged on his neck until he was confirmed dead.
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Saraki Loses As Court Strikes Out 2 Suits Against EFCC, ICPC, Others
January 25, 2023The court had directed the parties to maintain the status quo by suspending the probe.
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60-Year-Old Man Remanded For Raping Daughter’s Friend In Ondo
January 20, 2023The defendant pleaded non-guilty, claiming he did not force himself
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Court Jails Women 35yrs For Child Trafficking In Rivers
January 19, 2023Amadi was convicted on a two-count charge of conspiracy and trafficking in person.
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Court Sentences Four To Death By Hanging In Osun
January 17, 2023The convicts reportedly killed and stole the motorcycle of the commercial motorcyclist
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Court Remands Man For Allegedly Killing His Wife Over Sachet Water
January 9, 2023The suspect reportedly rushed to the kitchen and returned with a kitchen knife
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Court Remands Welder For Raping Neighbour’s 7-Year-Old Daughter
January 5, 2023The offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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Court Sentences Aisha Wakil ‘Mama Boko Haram’ To 10 Years Imprisonment For Fraud
December 23, 2022Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as (Mama Boko Haram) has been convicted of fraud as Justice...
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Court Dissolves Paul Okoye’s 8 Years Marriage To Anita
December 19, 2022However, Anita was not given any money in the form of alimony or settlement.
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Court Convicts Okupe For Allegedly Breaching Money Laundering Act
December 19, 2022Okupe was accused of receiving hundreds of millions in cash from the office of the National...
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Gunmen Set Imo High Court Ablaze, Destroy Documents
December 18, 2022We woke up to see significant parts of the court gutted by fire.
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Court Sentences 3 To Death By Hanging For Rape, Murder Of Unilorin Student
December 14, 2022After killing her, they took her ATM card, Sim card and her phone.
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Court Convicts Ex Minister Uche Ogah For Forging APC Primary Result Sheet
December 9, 2022I hereby commit Dr Uche Ogah for the offence as charged.
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Court Sentences Man To death By Hanging, Three Others For Gang Rape, Torture In Edo
December 8, 2022Miracle were brought before the court on a five-count charge of rape, kidnapping
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