Category: Legal
Court sentence two men for robbing Patience Jonathan
01 Apr 2023
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced one Praise Gelson and Usman Garba to seven years imprisonment for breaking into the home of the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, to steal valuables worth millions of naira Another defendant, Tamunoala Alatoru was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment for […]
Continue ReadingICPC arraign lecturer for demanding sex from students
01 Apr 2023
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arraigned a lecturer of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) for demanding sexual and monetary gratification from a female student of the institution. The defendant, Dr. Balogun Olaniran was brought before Hon. Justice Osinuga of the Ijebu-Ode High Court, sitting in Ijebu Ode, […]
Continue ReadingTwo Chinese Nationals sentenced to three year in prison for attempted bribery of N50m
01 Apr 2023
Justice Abubakar Mahmud Talba of the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division on Friday, 31st March 2023 convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Kuai, to three years imprisonment for each of the two count charge for offences of Conspiracy, Money Laundering and attempted Bribery to the tune of N50 Million […]
Continue Reading“She must accompany me to my village to swear” – A man refuses to divorce his wife until she demonstrates her fidelity
31 Mar 2023
Sunday Enejo, a distressed man, has refused to allow his wife to divorce him because he wants her to first admit to being unfaithful. He asked an Abuja Jikwoyi Customary Court to refuse to dissolve their marriage until she swears before the holistic god “Aniku” that she was not unfaithful to him. Rose, an entrepreneur, […]
Continue ReadingEFCC invites Akpabio for questioning over multi-million naira fraud
30 Mar 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs over an allegation of abuse of office and misappropriation of billions of Naira. The EFCC in an invitation letter served on Akpabio asked him to appear at its office on the 29th day of March, 2023, SaharaReporters learnt from […]
Continue ReadingFake LASTMA officer sentenced to two years imprisonment
30 Mar 2023
A fake LASTMA officer identified as Omotutu Bamidele has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi Bamidele, 55, was parading himself as an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and extorting money from motorists in the state. He was arrested last […]
Continue ReadingWoman stabs friend to death over an argument
30 Mar 2023
A lady identified as Annie Ofili has been arrested by the Lagos state police command for allegedly stabbing her friend, Glory Okon, to death at her residence at Greenville Estate, Badore, in Ajah area of the state According to an eyewitness, an argument ensued between the friends which degenerated into a scuffle after Okon visited […]
Continue ReadingCourt sentence househelp to death by hanging for killing boss and daughter 24hrs after being employed
29 Mar 2023
The Ikeja High Court on Monday, March 27, sentenced a domestic staff, Joseph Ogbu, to death by hanging for killing his 89-year-old employer, Ajoke John and her daughter, Oreoluwa John, 38, in Lagos It was reported that the convict, who hails from Oju Local Govt Area of Benue State, brutally murdered the victims at their […]
Continue ReadingGunmen attacks police checkpoint, kills two policemen
28 Mar 2023
Police Operatives serving in Uwani Police Division of Enugu State Command, while on routine stop and search duty at Osadebe Street, along Campus Gate Road, by Kenyatta Market Enugu, were today, 26/03/2023 at about 11.30am, attacked by armed hoodlums in their numbers and operating in SUVs, who suddenly opened fire on them. Many of the […]
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