Tag: LAWYER
Alleged N1.7bn fraud: Absence of FirstNation MD, lawyers’ stalls arraignment
The arraignment of Kayode Odukoya, the Managing Director of FirstNation Airlines, over alleged theft of N1.7 billion, was stalled on Friday following his absence...
Kogi lawyer charged with forgery, granted bail
A lawyer, Julius Elukpo was on Friday arraigned before a Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of forgery.
Elukpo who is also the...
Fake lawyer arrested at Lagos magistrates’ court
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested a fake lawyer who had been representing people at different magistrates’ courts in...
Disbarred lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, docked over false information to police
The police on Thursday arraigned controversial lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court for allegedly giving false information to the police.
Mr...
Witness reveals in court how lawyer forged C of O of...
A prosecution witness, Adegboye Bajulaiye, has told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos, how a property belonging to a deceased was allegedly acquired illegally...
Gbajabiamila gives car to physically-challenged lawyer
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday presented a car to a physically- challenged lawyer, Abdulsalam Idowu.
Mr Gbajabiamila added that...
Lawyer arrested over abuse of teenage house help
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Imohimi Edgal, has ordered the arrest of one Tolu Olaoye, a lawyer, over alleged violent abuse of...
Kidnap kingpin, Evans, disowns lawyer who sued police
Arrested kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has dissociated himself from lawsuits filed on his behalf by a Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje.
In...
Police vow to find killers of Port Harcourt lawyer
The Rivers Police Command said on Monday that the killers of Port Harcourt-based human rights lawyer, Mr Ken Atsuete, would be brought to justice.
Rivers...
Court strikes out preliminary objection of lawyer accused of killing husband
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday struck out the preliminary objection challenging the competence of the murder charge against Yewande...