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Trial of two federal staff over alleged N1.3bn land scam shifted to Nov
adminJul 05, 2022
Justice Babangida Hassan of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday shifted the criminal trial of a former President of...
Man docked for alleged intimidation, falsehood against High court judge
adminJul 05, 2022
A Minna, Niger State-based land speculator, Ibrahim Tukura, has been remanded in correctional custody till July, 7 on the orders of a Chief...
Appeal Court upholds lower court judgment on Abuja land dispute
adminJul 05, 2022
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, upheld the judgment of Justice Peter Affen of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in respect of...
I won’t dance naked in village over adultery – Wife tells court, seeks divorce
adminJul 05, 2022
A trader, Sandra Iyenanye, on Tuesday approached an Igando Customary Court, seeking dissolution of the long-distance marriage...
Court remands herbalist over alleged N800, 000 fraud
adminJul 05, 2022
An Ilesa Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Monday, remanded a 22-year-old man, Kehinde Ola, in Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged N800,000 fraud. The...
CSO drags IGP to court over Tinubu’s alleged perjury
adminJul 05, 2022
A civil rights group, Incorporated Trustees of Center for Reform and Public Advocacy has dragged the Inspector-General of Police to a Federal High Court in...
Woman allegedly flogs minor with electric cable for losing N1000
adminJul 04, 2022
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Monday, ordered remand of a 27- year-old woman, Eunice Agboye, for alleged indecent treatment of...
Court sentences man to 15-year imprisonment for raping friend’s wife
adminJul 04, 2022
Jigawa State High Court 4 sitting in Dutse has sentenced one Isa Ahmad to 15 years imprisonment for raping his friend’s wife....
Monarch faces committal proceedings over Regun sack
adminJul 03, 2022
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted an ex parte application authorising the commencement of committal proceedings against the...
ASUU strike: Buhari govt threatened with court action
adminJul 02, 2022
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over the...
Court jails UK ex-convict one year for defrauding hotel
adminJul 01, 2022
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos, on Friday sentenced a United Kingdom ex-convict, Ahmed Adebola, to one year imprisonment...
Estranged wife, Anita drags Paul Okoye to court over alleged infidelity
adminJul 01, 2022
Amid a divorce battle, legendary singer, Paul Okoye of the P-Square group, has been dragged to court by his estranged wife, Anita, over infidelity during...
BREAKING: Money laundering: Court sentences Senator Nwaoboshi to seven years in jail
adminJul 01, 2022
Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has been sentenced to 7 years...
Court sentences three to death by hanging or lethal injection for murder
adminJul 01, 2022
A Jos High Court has sentenced three young men to death by hanging or by lethal injection for killing one Joseph Gonsum on...
Declare me authentic guber candidate for PDP – Nyameh tells court
adminJun 30, 2022
The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state, has finally commenced hearing on the suit seeking the disqualification of the guber...
Kidnap trial: Evans opens defence July 13
adminJun 30, 2022
The Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Wednesday, adjourned the case of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans,...
Court slams N50m damages against SSS over unlawful detention
adminJun 29, 2022
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday slammed N50million damages against the State Security Service (SSS) and its Director General for unlawfully...
Invasion: Court slams N6m damages against Osun police
adminJun 29, 2022
Justice Ayo Oyebiyi of Osun State High Court, Osogbo on Wednesday slammed N6 million against the police over violation of fundamental human rights. ...