Tag: COURT
Man, 22, gets N50,000 bail over alleged theft of shirts worth...
A 22-year-old man, Jamiu Habeeb, who allegedly stole 10 shirts worth N8000 from a trader, Mohammed Isah, was on Friday in Lagos granted a...
Bauchi court sentences two men to life in prison for rape
A Bauchi High Court on Wednesday sentenced two middle-aged men to life in prison for raping a 40-year-old woman and plucking her eyes.
In her...
Businessman docked for allegedly receiving stolen goods
A Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Wednesday arraigned Ifeanyi Chukwu of Peace village, Lugbe, Abuja, over stolen property.
Chukwu, 35, and...
Pastor seeks dissolution of marriage over wife’s laziness
A pastor, Adedayo Adeyemo, on Wednesday asked an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve the nine-year-old marriage between him and his wife, Kemi.
The News Agency...
Killer wife: Only Oyo govt can appeal seven-year sentence – Prosecutor
The private prosecutor in the case of murder instituted against a female lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, says the decision to appeal the seven-year sentence handed...
Court remands sexagenarian in prison over rape of 14-year-old girl
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo on Tuesday remanded a sexagenarian, Rafiu Olalekan in Agodi Prison for alleged rape of a 14-year-old...
Court dissolves cleric’s 16-yr-old marriage over wife’s temperament
A Nyanya Customary Court in Abuja on Tuesday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between a clergyman, Peter John, and his wife, Lucia, over the latter’s...
10 men in court over unlawful possession of guns in Ogun
The Police in Ogun on Monday brought 10 men, Tajudeen Toyin, 60, Segun Bello, 48, Lateef Monsuru, 31, and seven others before an Ota...
Trio in court for allegedly burgling Alaba shops
Three men who allegedly burgled three shops at Alaba International Market and carted away goods worth N7.9 million were on Wednesday brought before an...
Court remands three persons over alleged possession of cannabis sativa
An Osun Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife on Wednesday remanded Maria Oladunjoye, Taoreed Olajiire and Blessing Ebuka in prison over alleged possession of cannabis sativa...