The accused was charged with three counts of criminal damage, conspiracy and breach of peace. A 35-year-old man identified as Femi Adesaji who was accused of allegedly tampering with a prepaid meter belonging to Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) was dragged before a Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, on Thursday, …
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Jigawa court sentences man to prison over ‘injurious’ Facebook post against Gov. Badaru A chief magistrate’s court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State capital has sentenced Sabi’u Ibrahim Chamo to prison for defamation of character of Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar. Mr Chamo was first arrested on Christmas eve and detained before …
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Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has been granted permission to go on a foreign medical trip by the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday. The former governor is facing an alleged N2.2billion fraud trial alongside a firm, Spotless Investment Ltd. Justice C.J. Aneke made the order following …
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The Federal High Court Lagos on Friday authorised Ayodele Fayose, a former Governor of Ekiti State, who is facing an alleged N2.2 billion fraud trial, to go on a foreign medical trip. Justice C.J. Aneke gave the permission after an application by Fayose’s lawyer, Ola Olanipekun (SAN). The Economic and …
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A former lecturer of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Mr. Bamidele M. G. Amosa, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for misappropriating N10.4 million. Amosa who is a facing a 3-count charge before Justice M. O. Agboola of High Court 4, …
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Anonymous Nigeria has taken over the website of Nigeria’s National Industrial Court and also targeted the official website of Edo State Government. Hackers had also hacked the Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission. On the homepage of the court’s website, the hackers wrote the hastags #OpNigeria #EndSARSProtest #EndSARS #EndSarsNow …
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A musician, Amzat Ibrahim, on Thursday told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan that his wife Zainab, is an adulterer who slept with his best friend. Amzat made the allegations in a counter statement after Zainab prayed for divorce on grounds that her life was being threatened. “My lord, the …
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has been slammed by a federal high court judge for acting against the constitution. A Federal High Court in Abuja has reprimanded President Muhammadu Buhari for acting against the constitution by forwarding the names of 11 lawyers nominated for appointment as judges of the High Court …
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A 48 years old married man, Ben Mbanefo, may be charged to court for allegedly defiling a 10-year- old girl in Ejigbo, Lagos. Mbanefo was said to have lured the little girl, his neighbour’s ward, into his apartment and engaged her in sex. He was subsequently arrested by the Police …
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Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, sentenced a serial fraudster, Aliyu Zakari to 53 years imprisonment for N17.1million fraud. The convict was prosecuted by the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on six-count charges of obtaining …
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The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to surrender a suspected notorious criminal, Asuquo Mbuotidem Edem to the Ghanaian Government for prosecution. Edem has been accused of alleged involvement in robbery and other …
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An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecution witness, Abiodun Audu, in the ongoing trial of internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, yesterday denied ever meeting him in the course of filing his company’s tax return. The witness, Audu, who claimed to be a Fellow of Institute …
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Lance Corporal Martins released a video criticizing security chiefs in the country for not doing enough to end terrorism in the country. In the video shared online on June 23, 2020, Martins lamented the needless killings of citizens. He added that he knows he may no longer have his freedom …
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The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has charged senior lawyers to assist the juniors to get facilities that will help them participate in a virtual court hearing. The CJ said in doing that, it would help them to understand the methodology of virtual hearing. Following the development, …
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