An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. The priest was also accused of forcefully taking the pregnant minor to Benin City, Edo State, where she was delivered of
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The Anambra State Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Awka has ordered one Chinyere Ifesinachi, a defendant standing trial before the Court to compensate one Miss Idimmachukwu with the sum of N500,000. The case relating to violence is contrary to the Violence Against Persons, Prohibition and Protection, Laws of
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…the suspects allegedly used masquerade to force the widow out of the community Three persons arrested for ostracizing widow from Umunankwo community in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state have been arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka. The suspects who used masquerade to force the widow, Mrs.
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…the convict traced the victims to the hotel and poured acid on them A 32-year-old carpenter, Onyekachi Agu, who allegedly poured acid on his ex-girlfriend and his rival was on Wednesday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Justice Oyindamola Ogala handed down the jail term after finding
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…the spare parts dealer was arraigned on three counts before the Magistrate A Lagos-based spare parts dealer, Ebube Eddy, aka Bebex, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, for allegedly assaulting a housewife, Omolara James. 37-year-old Eddy was arraigned on three counts before the Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Odubayo, alongside
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An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced one Ismaila Ojo to death by hanging for strangulating a man, Kareem Adu, over a motorcycle. Ojo was charged to court and found guilty of murder which was committed on May 13, 2018. Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi said that having carefully considered and weighed the evidence
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Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has reaffirmed the State executive of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra State led by Chief Basil Ejidike. The Judgementi of the Suit with Suit number A/69/2022 between Barr EMEKA Ibe v APC AND ORS JUDGMENT was delivered by Hon Justice Ike Ogu of High Court 1
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A domestic staff, Joseph Ogbu, was on Monday sentenced to death by hanging for killing his employer, Adejoku John, and her pregnant daughter Oreoluwa, at their home in Surulere, Lagos State. Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of Ikeja High Court handed down the verdict after she found the convict guilty of three counts of armed robbery and
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The Bauchi State Governorship, National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal, on Saturday, granted leave to Garba Dahiru of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to access sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the February 25 NASS election in the state. Dahiru contested and lost the Bauchi South Senatorial District
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A 42-year old woman, Victoria Enwerem has been sentenced to multiple jail terms for allegedly stealing five children between the ages of 9, 7, 3, 10 and 8 years old in Onitsha, Anambra State. Enwerem was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court, the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Awka, Anambra State over a-3 count
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…Chinyere Ogundoro and Ifeanyi Edeziem were reportedly burnt to death by Benjamin Ogundoro A prosecution witness, Mrs Uche Uwalaka, on Monday told a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, that a murder suspect, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly burnt his wife and brother-in-law to death, has caused her family a lot of pain.
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…the court will also decide whether to sack President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged illegalities in the 2019 presidential election A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday (today) deliver judgment on a request seeking to stop the conduct of the forthcoming presidential election scheduled for February 25. The court will also decide whether to sack
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…the policemen were arraigned on two counts of murder Four police inspectors were on Friday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court by the Lagos State Police Command over the alleged murder of a resident, Buraimoh Gafar. The four policemen, Inspector Johnson Imeh, Inspector Effiong Edet, Inspector Harrison Ike, and Inspector Etederhi Obaseki, were arraigned before
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…says the mischievous video is a calculated falsehood meant to tarnish the image and integrity of the Diocese The Onitsha headquarters of the Anglican Communion, Diocese on the Niger, has expressed bitterness over a trending video currently circulating in some media platforms “about a purported award to one Chidozie Nwagu, known in some circles as Akwa
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…urging the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the court below The Police Zonal Headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra State (Zone 13) has appealed the judgement of N10m damages delivered against it by an Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka, the state capital. The judgement was in favour of one Sunday Chukwuemeka
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