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25-year-old arrested for extorting N7m over threat on woman’s nude photos
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 25-year-old Adetoro Kazeem for the alleged blackmail and extortion of a woman to the tune of N7m. The...
Prophet bags life imprisonment for sexual assault
Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced a self-acclaimed prophet, Olakanye Oni to life imprisonment for manslaughter. ...
Cattle rearer bags 3 months community service for stealing generator set
A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Thursday, sentenced a cattle rearer, Suleiman Bello, to three months community service for stealing generator...
UK to provide assistance for Nnamdi Kanu
The British Government has expressed readiness to provide “consular assistance” for leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,...
Court jail palmwine tapper for illegal possession of hemp
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced a palmwine tapper, Makinde Gbolahan, 25, to two years jail term for illegal possession of 11kg of...
Court jails two women 15yrs for child trafficking
Two women have been convicted and sentenced to prison for trafficking a four-year-old boy in Rivers State. Three suspects were arrested for stealing,...
Court sends LASU student to 21 years in prison for raping fellow students
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a student of Lagos State University (LASU), Afeez Ogunbowale, to 21 years’ imprisonment for...
Man 24, to die by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti
A 24-year-old man, Sola Jegede, was on Tuesday sentenced to death by An Ado Ekiti High Court for armed robbery. In his judgement, Justice Oluwatoyin...
Woman drags 5 friends to court for calling her witch
A housewife Maryam Musa on Tuesday dragged five of her friends before a Shari’a court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna for allegedly calling her a witch. They...
Maid in court for allegedly stealing employer’s $100,000, N500,000
A 21-year-old maid, Eunice Nimrod, on Tuesday appeared in a Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly stealing her employer’s ...
Man docked for allegedly stealing 5 cell phones worth N280,000
A 25-year-old man, Mohammed Iliyasu, on Tuesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly stealing five cell phones worth...
Court strikes out suit against Nigerian Breweries over alleged copyright infringement
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by one Mr Paul Allen Oche against Nigerian Breweries Plc and three others for alleged...
List of 18 newly sworn-in Appeal Court justices
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in the 18 judges recently elevated to the Court of Appeal. Here are the new justices of the...
BREAKING: CJN swears in 18 Appeal Court justices
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in the 18 judges who were recently elevated to the Court of Appeal. The new justices of the...
Trader docked for allegedly buying N300 suya with fake N1,000 note
A 28-year-old trader, Pious Amos, on Monday appeared in an Upper Area Court, Zuba, Abuja, for allegedly using fake N1,000 to buy suya. The police charged...
Alleged cannibalism: Court grants bail to pregnant woman, 4 others
The Police on Friday re-arraigned five persons before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for alleged unlawful possession and receipt of...
Manager in court for alleged N150,000 fraud
A 33-year-old manager, Yesu Enoch, on Friday appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, Osun, for alleged N150,000 fraud. Enoc, whose address was not...
Court sentences trader to 25 years imprisonment for raping tailor
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Friday sentenced a 43-year-old trader, Adelaja Oloyede, to 25-years imprisonment for raping a...
Ekiti court dissolves 7-year-old marriage over lack of care
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Friday dissolved a 7-year-old marriage between Adeparusi Ademola and his wife, Adeparusi Yinka. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Court sentences 29 years old cobbler to life imprisonment for raping minor
A High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state on Thursday sentenced one Tunde Olapade, 29, to life imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old girl. Prosecuting...
