An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a 45-year-old businessman, Emeka Orisakwe, to life imprisonment thrice for defiling his three underaged children. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt the three-count charge bordering on...
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The Federal High Court, Abuja will on Tuesday deliver judgment in Premiere Academy, Lugbe’s suit seeking to stop the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from investigating the alleged rape and death of its 14-year-old student. The student, Keren-Happuch Akpagher, who was a boarding student of the private...
The 23 Benue local government councils, have vowed to challenge their suspension from office by the state House of Assembly in court. The state House of Assembly had approved the suspension of the councils chairmen over alleged misappropriation of public funds. But, Mr Michael Uba, the chairman of the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of TikTok music celebrity, Crown Uzama, and five others before Justice A. A. Isiaka on a separate one-count charge bordering on criminal impersonation. There offences are contrary to...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an Ilorin-based associate pastor of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners’ Chapel), Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State of N19.3million. Eseyin, a lawyer and former member...
A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Friday dismissed a preliminary objection filed by a defence counsel challenging the prosecution powers of the Department of State Security (DSS) to prosecute cybercrimes.cou The DSS had on Oct. 18, 2021 arraigned a teenager before the court on one count charge of...
A divorce-seeking man, Abayomi Oreyemi, has prayed a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 22-year-old union to his estranged wife, Basirat, on ground of battery and waywardness. Oreyemi, a father of four, made the prayer in his counter- argument against his allegation of irresponsibility, lack...
A Sharia Court in Kano State on Friday, ordered that an unemployed man, Usman Abdullahi, who pleaded guilty to pouring hot tea on another man be remanded in a correction centre. The police Abdulahi, who lives in Sani Mainage Quarters with causing grievous hurt. The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar,...
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to commit the Director-General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, to prison over alleged disobedience to court orders. Mbah prayed the court in a Form 49 filed through his lawyer, Emeka Ozoani,...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Sokoto State, has adjourned its sitting to July 11 for continuation of hearing, as the PDP governorship candidate, Sa’idu Umar, presented 31 witnesses. Umar approached the tribunal, demanding the nullification of March 18 election that produced Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of APC and his Deputy,...
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has granted the People Redemption Party (PRP), the leave to serve Mr Peter Mbah subpoena to testify on the next adjourned date over certificate forgery. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice K. M Akano on Thursday ordered that the second respondent,...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya, on Thursday, restrained the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), its Commander-General (C-G), Mr Ahmed Audi, and others from further harassing a contractor, Mr Christian Igbo, over a completed contract. Justice Edward Okpe, in a judgment, also ordered the security agency...
An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered Okwo Mark to clean the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for three days for internet fraud. Mark was docked by the EFCC for pretending to be Stella Coleman, an American citizen, working as an FBI agent. He pleaded...
A Sharia Court in Kano State on Thursday ordered that a 25-year old man, Aliyu Sa’ad, who pleaded guilty to calling his friend gay, be remanded in a correction centre.court The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, gave the order following a guilty plea entered by Sa’ad. Lawal-Abubakar adjourned the matter...
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Wednesday, remanded a 27-year-old man, Taofeek Ahmed, for allegedly assaulting a police officer after failing to pay for doughnut. The prosecutor, Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on June 19 at 4:00 p.m., at Sabo Market...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Twenty-six-year-old Ohenhen Victor Ikponwosa, a graduate of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma and 10 others were on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City for internet fraud. The others are...
Nine suspected smugglers have been remanded in custody after a serious boat accident in which about one hundred migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea. A court in the Greek port city of Kalamata made the ruling on Tuesday evening, state broadcaster ERT reported on Wednesday. The Egyptians, aged between...
Veteran entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has threatened to sue Premier Records Limited over alleged violation of terms of agreement in musical contracts signed about 35 years ago. He made this known in a letter written to the record label by his lawyer, Mr Rockson Igelige, which was...
Mr Abdulazeez Adediran (a.k.a. Jandor), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos State in the 2023 General Elections, on Monday said the process leading to the sponsorship of the candidacy of re-elected Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was unlawful. Adediran also claimed as unlawful the process that led to...