My Husband Treats Me Like A Piece Of Filthy Rag – Woman Tells Court Ekohotblog, September 10, 2020…A public servant, Mrs. Blessing Etim, on Thursday, prayed the Customary Court in Jikwoyi, to grant her divorce from her husband on grounds that he treats her like a piece of filthy rag. Etim, who resides in Nasarawa State, … Read more
A Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 35-year-old driver, Ahmed Danladi, to sweep the court premises for two days for stealing. The police charged Danladi, of No 44 Oran Street, Wuse Zone One, Abuja with a count of theft by servant. The Chief Magistrate, Omolola Akindele ordered that the convict … Read more
Five persons have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on conviction of kidnapping and murder of a Shell staff, Anthony Okoro. The five out of seven persons in suit number PHC/324/2017, Oluchi Charles (1st defendant), Miracle Anumuna (2nd defendant), Ifeanyi Simon (3rd defendant), Koko Basset … Read more
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court in Ibadan on Tuesday remanded Ayankunle Ayanleye, 37, and Abubakar Mohmmadu,30, at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Ibadan for alleged kidnapping and murder. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Emmanuel Idowu, who did not take the pleas of the defendants, ordered their remand at the SCID, pending the receipt of the … Read more
Brazil’s High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office Friday, as police raided his official residence in a probe into accusations he stole emergency funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The raids also targeted the far-right governor’s wife and inner circle. Among those arrested was Pastor Everaldo, an evangelical preacher … Read more
Harry Maguire has been withdrawn from England squad after he was given a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days on assault charges by a court in Greece on Tuesday, August 25. The England international defender was arrested late last Thursday after a fight at a nightclub in Mykonos. He was charged with … Read more
Magistrate Court sitting in Kaduna State has charged the first suspect, Nehemiah Adejor, who drove the car that killed the Air Force Officer, Tolulope Arotile for culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy but not punishable by death. The second and third suspects, Folorunsho Igbekele Faith and Gbayegun Deji who were charged in connection with the death … Read more
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ibokun, Osun State on Monday, remanded an ex-Police Inspector, Ago Egharevba for unlawfully hitting a 20-year-old fashion designer with the butt of the gun. Recall that the dismissed officer hit Ayomide Taiwo with the butt of the gun over N50 bribe on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Ayomide, after six days … Read more
An Ondo State High Court has halted the suspension of the lawmaker representing Eseodo constituency, Hon Success Torhukerhijo from Ondo state house of assembly. Though he was suspended for an alleged misconduct, the lawmaker who obtained the court injunction said he was victimised for not signing the impeachment notice against the Deputy Governor; Hon Agboola … Read more
A High Court sitting in Ondo State has restrained the Ondo State House of Assembly and its Speaker; Hon Bamidele Oleyeloogun from suspending the lawmaker representing Eseodo constituency in the Assembly, Hon Success Torhukerhijo. Recall that Hon Torhukerhijo was suspended for misconduct but he said he was victimised for not signing the impeachment notice against … Read more
A mobile court sitting in Oshodi, Lagos State, has freed RevolutionNow protesters arrested in Lagos on Wednesday, August 5. Agba Jalingo and eighteen others that were set free after appearing before the court. Ekohotblog had earlier reported that some security operation in Lagos arrested and detained the protesters for allegedly protesting against corruption, insecurity and … Read more
Tolupe Olagunju, a woman who stood on trial before the Osun State Magistrate’s Court In oshogbo for not adhering to COVID’19 safety rules, fell while the court session was going on. Olagunju was indicted with an emigrant, Elisan Mohammed, and 54 others were also arrested for not putting on a face mask as instructed by … Read more
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release all items seized from Ismalob Global Investment Ltd boss, Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha. The items collected from social media personality Mompha included five luxury wristwatches, an Apple iPod, an iPhone 8 device and a pair … Read more
A two-season ban imposed on Manchester City by the court of Arbitration for Sport via UEFA has been lifted on Monday. This means that Man City will now be allow to play Champions League football next season. In the same vein, an initial fine of 30 million euros ($34 million, £27 million) was also reduced … Read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has accused governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu for allegedly laundering the sum of N700m. The Commission has informed a Federal High Court in Benin City, that Ize-Iyamu and his fellow suspects took possession of about N700 million without any contracts. … Read more
A Kwara State High Court sitting on Thursday has sentenced a 25 year old man identified as Victor Salawu to sweep and clean the Government Reservation Area in Ilorin over fraud. He was also charged to pay a fine of N50,000 after completing the community service. The accused, Victor was arraigned in court by the … Read more
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Friday arraigned a 20-year-old man, one Obiemezie Chiekezie, before an Ebonyi State magistrate’s court, sitting in Abakaliki for allegedly stealing the phone of a female magistrate. The magistrate, Mrs Ezeugo Esther, was reportedly jogging along Nna Street in the Udensi area of state capital around 5.30am when the suspect … Read more
The National Assembly has revealed that the Federal Lawmakers have the powers to suspend the recruitment exercise of 774,000 Nigerians for the Special Public Works programme under the National Directorate of Employment. Ekohotblog had earlier reported that The National Assembly has suspended the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians for the Special Public Works programme under the … Read more
A Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed an appeal seeking bail for suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, better known as Wadume. In her ruling, Justice Binta Nyako ordered that Wadume and six others be immediately transferred from the custody of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to Kuje … Read more
The Lagos State Magistrate Court has sentenced a customer care representative of Airtel Nigeria Limited, Jeremiah Mustapha to five years jail term for facilitating a N2.2m fraud. According to reports, Mustapha was arraigned on June 14, 2017, alongside Nurudeen Salimu on nine counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing, fraud, and diverting messages from a phone number … Read more