âŠChidinma Ojuwku, a 300-level student of Mass Communication Department, University of Lagos, is standing trial for alleged murder More trouble for murder suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu as a prosecution witness, DSP Olusegun Bamidele, on Thursday told the Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos State, how Miss Ojuwku, allegedly transferred N5m from the
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âŠthe convicts were arraigned on three counts of kidnapping, conspiracy and possession of illegal firearms following the abduction of the octogenarian in 2015 Three men have been convicted and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment without an option of fine by a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for kidnapping an 83-year-old woman identified as
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âŠas lawyer calls on FG to obey the court order and return Kanu to Kenya Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Wednesday, floored the Federal Government as the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital upheld his suit against the federal government. The court presided over by
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âŠwitness says the suspect had succeeded in raping another passenger in 2021 A prosecution witness, Goddy Ihende, has narrated to a Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square how a driver of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit, Andrew Ominikoron, who allegedly raped and murdered his passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, always raped his victims
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âThe 1st convict bagged a death sentence by hangingâ Two suspects, Kazeem Olafisoye and Owolabi Usman have been sentenced to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery, and life imprisonment for attempt to murder. The two convicts were charged and arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye of Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti
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âThe suspect was arraigned in court on a five count-charge, bordering on fake news, murder, harbouring drug traffickers and two other charges.â An High Court sitting in Abakaliki on Tuesday remanded the Ebonyi South Senatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Linus Okorie, in the correctional centre. Okorie was arraigned in court on a five
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âThey conspired among themselves and stole nine containers housing cosmeticsâ A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of six men in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service for allegedly stealing nine containers of cosmetics valued at N900m. The defendants, Akinmade Oluwaseyi, Michael Okwu, Emmanuel Igbru, Michael Peter, Bright Ogungbeje
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âComplainant asks court to order the organisation to pay him the sum of N50 millionâ Chief Magistrate Court.sitting at Zone 6, Abuja has fixed Oct 24 for hearing a motion in the suit filed against two staff members of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA). The date was fixed following the absence of Magistrate Emmanuel
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âThe convict is a student in the Marketing Department of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorinâ Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Bashiru Azeez, to six months imprisonment over $9,891 fraud. Justice Adebayo Yusuf handed down the sentence while ruling on a fraud case
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âLet it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predates rendition on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail remain validâ The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has reacted to the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday quashing the terrorism charges
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âLead counsel to Kanu said his client was appealing the judgment of the trial court which was rendered without hearing from himâ The Court of Appeal on Wednesday fixed March 7, 2023 to hear an application filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. News Agency of Nigeria reports Kanu is seeking
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âWe drank, smoke loud and I added Rophynol to his (Ataga) drinkâ A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday watched the video recording of the lifeless body of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, allegedly murdered on June 15, 2021. An undergraduate, Chidimma Ojukwu, and one Adedapo Quadri
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âThe prison sentence would commence from day of arrest of the convictâ A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State has sentenced a 21-year-old man to seven months in prison for raping his younger 14-year old sister in Adazi-Enu Anaocha Local Government Area of the State. Delivering judgment, Presiding Judge, Dr Nnamdi Dimgba said
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âThe prosecuting counsel pleaded that the defendant be remanded in custodyâ A middle-aged man, Ugochukwu Nwanaji, has been remanded in the Umuahia Custodial Centre, Abia State, over murder charges. Nwanaji was alleged to have beheaded a 65-year-old woman, Mrs Mercy Chukwu, and a 68-year-old man, Mr Moses Uyai, on September 14, 2016 and October 10,
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âThe traders had accused Adewole and Shonibare of threatening their lives and propertyâ Two men, Abiodun Adewole, 25; and Lekan Sonibare, 29; have been arraigned before Chief Magistrate L.O. Owolabi of the Samuel Ilori Court, OgbĂ , for allegedly terrorising traders in the Agbotikuyo area of Agege, Lagos. The traders had accused Adewole and Shonibare of
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