A 45-year-old businessman, Chukwuma Ibe, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining 3,285 cartons of assorted wine, valued at N19 million on false pretext. Ibe, whose address was not provided, had pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and stealing. TheContinue Reading
A 35-year-old man, Olaitan Adekunbi, who allegedly defrauded an apartment seeker of N100,000, on Monday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Adekunbi, who is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP Fidelis Dike, told the court that the accused committed theContinue Reading
By Deborah Akpede An 18 -year-old unemployed man, Idris Ogunsola, was on Wednesday in Lagos brought to an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court charged with attempt to steal a N240,000 phone. According to the Prosecutor, Sgt. Godwin Awase, the accused committed the offence on Aug. 1 at Alakuko, Lagos. He said thatContinue Reading
…As bailiff fails to effect personal service on 2nd, 3rd Respondents The election Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, has granted the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and its governorship candidate for the July 14 poll, Kolapo Olusola the leave to serve notice of Petition, and other accompanying processesContinue Reading
By Shuaib Sadiq A Kaduna High Court on Thursday fixed Oct 4 to rule on the bail application of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zinat. The Presiding Judge, Justice Gideon Kurada, adjourned the matter after counsel to the defendants Mr MaxwellContinue Reading
John Abebe, the brother-in-law of former president Olusegun Obasanjo was remanded in Ikoyi Prison, Lagos today over an alleged forgery slammed against him by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos ordered the remand after listening toContinue Reading
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded three brothers, Murtala Bello, 28, Dauda Bello, 27 and Maccido Bello, 20 in prison for conspiring and trespassing into the house of one Salihu Abubakar. The accused persons who reside in Rijiyar Dorowa area of Sokoto, pleaded not guilty to a three-countContinue Reading
By Moji Eniola A prosecution witness, Mrs Olufunmilayo Akinsanya, on Tuesday narrated at an Ikeja Special Offences Court how a 37-year-old accountant, Olufemi Oluyamoju, stole N14 million from his employer, the Asset Management Group Ltd. Akinsanya, the Head of Operations and Human Resources of the company, revealed that Oluyamoju stoleContinue Reading
By Glory Abuh-adejoh The Police on Tuesday arraigned three men in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for alleged criminal trespass. The prosecution alleged that the defendants trespassed into the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) property and illegally connected electricity into their shops. The defendants: Shuaibu Mansur, 20; Waraku Dahisu,Continue Reading
