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Court remands man for alleged possession of human skull
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Thursday remanded a 38-year-old man, Semiu Oyewo, for alleged possession of a human skull. The Magistrate, Mr...
Why my family won’t attend Nnamdi Kanu’s trial — Younger brother
Prince Emmanuel Kanu is the younger brother of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In this exclusive telephone...
Man in court for allegedly selling same land 3 times
A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Friday granted bail in the sum of one million Naira and a surety to a businessman, Muhammad Auwal,...
Court remands man for allegedly sodomising 13-year-old boy
A Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday ordered that a 21-year-old man, Tunde Adeniyi, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly...
Court sentences two dismissed policemen, three others to death for kidnapping
An Akwa Ibom High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene presided over by Justice Eno Isangedighi has sentenced two policemen and three others to death for...
Court sentences man to death by hanging for armed robbery
A High Court in Abeokuta, on Friday sentenced a 44-year-old man, Tosin Shodunke to death by hanging for armed robbery. Shodunke had pleaded not guilty to...
6 Ekiti FA members jailed 2 weeks for court contempt
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced six board members of the Ekiti Football Association (FA) for contempt of the court. Those...
Man docked for allegedly breaking into church with intention to steal
A 20-year-old man, Jelili Adeosun, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, for breaking into a church with the intention to steal....
N11.5bn fraud: Alao-Akala, others have case to answer – Court
An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday ruled that a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala and two others, have case to answer...
Court bars IGP from arresting Oba Elegushi
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) on Thursday barred the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) from arresting the Elegushi of Ikate...
Saraki is blocking us from probing him, EFCC tells court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the action of the former Senate President, Bukola...
[BREAKING] Yoruba nation: International Criminal Court acknowledges Akintoye, Igboho, others’ petition
The International Criminal Court, on Tuesday, acknowledged a 27-page petition filed by Yoruba Nation agitators. Among those who signed the petition are the...
Divorce-seeking husband calls wife a debtor
A middle-aged civil servant, Emmanuel Bello, has asked an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage with Motunrayo, alleging lack of care and...
Court dissolves 20 years’ marriage over lack of trust, maltreatment
A Jos Upper Area Court 3 sitting in Kasuwan Nama on Tuesday dissolved the 20-year-old marriage between one Karimatu Lawal ( the petitioner) and her...
27-year-old docked for allegedly stealing crayfish
A 27-year-old man, Fatai Ahmed, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a full bag of crayfish...
Man, 23, in court over alleged stealing of plastic chairs
A 23-year-old man, Happy Balogun, was, on Monday, arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing of plastic chairs and tents,...
Father in court for allegedly giving out 12-year-old daughter in marriage
A Family Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered the remand of one Oyefeso Saheed in Oke-Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly giving out his...
How I was raped and robbed of N250 ― Victim
A middle-aged woman, Uzoamaka Okoli, on Monday told Enugu State High Court sitting in Enugu how one Obinna Ogianya allegedly raped her under Trans-Ekulu...
I want divorce, my wife is too violent, man tells court
A driver, Obinna Loveday, on Monday pleaded with an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Esther, on grounds...
Man, 42, faces trial over alleged N2m wallpaper fraud
A 36-year-old man, Kenneth Titus, on Monday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates Court, Lagos for allegedly stealing 3D panel wallpaper worth N2...
