A 56-year-old man, Mr. Ben Ifeatu, was on Thursday arraigned before a Magistrate Court III, Awka, Anambra State for allegedly giving false information to the police. The accused was charged for misleading the Police through a petition he wrote to the Commissioner of Police, Anambra Sate, Mr. Bassey Abang, alleging that the traditional ruler of
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The Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMMTA) election scheduled for Saturday August 8 has been stopped. This is contained in an interim injunction granted by an Enugu High Court. Presiding Justice Azubuike Onovo in his ruling ordered the OMMTA electoral committee or their agents, the respondents, servants and or any other from proceeding with the
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Popular Nigerian rapper, Azeez Fashola, better known as Naira Marley, was arraigned on Thursday before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. The controversial singer and his manager had on June 8 this year, travelled from Lagos to Abuja and back to Lagos for a drive-through concert in Abuja. He was arraigned before the
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Wednesday, ordered that one Adeoye Olayemi, 38, who pleaded guilty to stealing a car, be remanded in the Gwagwalada police Area Command custody, pending sentencing. Olayemi who is from Kabba Odolu village, Kogi, pleaded guilty to one count charge of theft. Magistrate Yusuf Ibrahim, adjourned the case to September
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A governorship aspirant in Ondo State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Nathaniel Adojutelegan has went to the Federal High Court in Abuja, to file a suit asking for an order to nullify the nomination of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the party’s candidate for the October 10, 2020 governorship election in
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An Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday went ahead to sentence an expatriate Elisan Mohammed and 53 residents of the state to two hours community service without an option of fine for not wearing a facemask in a public place. 56 violators was arrested by the state COVID-19 Joint Task Force and
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A 38-year-old teacher, Ifeanyichukwu Nwasike, on Monday was said to have appeared in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court Lagos for allegedly defiling his four year-old pupil. He was accused by the police and was gathered that Nwasike resides at No.13 Mofowoku St., Akoka Lagos with defilement. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence. The
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A 28-year-old man called Akintunde Segun, was sentenced on Monday by a Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, to one year imprisonment for stealing a water tank belonging to the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). He was sentenced by Magistrate Sam Obaleye Segun without an option to pay fine, after he pleaded guilty to one-count charge of
Read moreA Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced one Telema Amaso to death by hanging for the murder of late Helen Ibiba Bobmauel, who was strangled to death in 2013, at her residence in Woji axis of the State. Amaso, who was convicted for murder, was a house help to Late Mrs.
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For stealing a plate of tuwo and N10 sachet water, an Abuja based Magistrate, has sentenced a thirty year old Yusuf Muazu. Muazu, a native of Kano, was made to sweep the court premises for three hours and ordered to relocate to where he could secure a source of living. The victim was dragged to
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Eight chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra state, were on Thursday arraigned before the Magistrate Court 3 holden at the Nnewi magisterial district, Anambra state, over alleged conspiracy and character defamation. A group, PDP Stakeholders Forum, in the area, had approached the court, alleging that some
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today Wednesday 1 June turned down the bail applications by suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala popularly known ‘ Wadume” and six others being tried for kidnapping and related offences. In its ruling Justice Binta Nyako granted accelerated hearing in the case and ordered that the defendants be immediately
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “publicly identify and name Nigerians who have so far benefited from any cash payments, cash transfers, food distribution and other reliefs and palliatives during the lockdown in
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The former Managing Director of the Rivers State Micro Finance Agency, RIMA Ipalibo Sogules accused of alleged N13m fraud has been remanded by a Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt. Recall that Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike had sacked Sogules along with 3 other heads of department over alleged fraud. Chief magistrate A.O Amadi-Nna ordered
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An Abuja Federal High Court has on Friday ordered the release of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, who was banished and detained in Awe, a town in Nasarawa State. Sanusi, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was dethroned on Monday. Justice Anwuli Chikere granted the interim order following an ex
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