A Yobe High Court on Tuesday has sentenced an applicant, Muhammed Adamu, to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Hauwa Muhammad, 24. Delivering judgment, Justice A. Jauro, said that he found him guilty of murder under Section 221 of the Penal Code. Jauro held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt … Read more
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has on Tuesday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Babangida Sanni, who allegedly robbed a motorcyclist at gunpoint. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Lazarus Hotepo, ordered that Sanni should be kept at the Badagry Prison. The court could not take the plea of the defendant as Hotepo said he needed … Read more
Court has arraigned a 35 year-old Auto mechanic, Pamilerin Akinbola, on Tuesday who appeared before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly defrauding Dele Igbasan of N500,000. The defendant, with no fixed address is faced with two-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud and conversion of other people’s property to personal use. … Read more
A teenager, Sodiq Salawu, who allegedly stole a phone inside a mosque, on Friday has appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Salawu, 19, is facing trial on charges of conspiracy and stealing. He was prosecuted alongside one Ifeanyi Ominoyi, charged with receiving the stolen phone. The duo, however, pleaded not guilty … Read more
A 42-year-old man, Philip Esangbedo, who allegedly bit his wife on her forehead and little finger was, on Thursday, arraigned before an Ijede Magistrates’ Court in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. It was gathered that Philip bit his wife Terry during a misunderstanding about a text message sent to her mobile telephone on June 4 … Read more
After her refusal to heed to court summons, the trial of Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda-Coker, has been fixed for October. According to an Igbosere court, the alleged tax evasion trial will commence on October 10 after it couldn’t hold on the ealier announced June 5 due to the Eid-el-Fitr holiday. Justice Adedayo Akintoye, at resumed … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, set aside May 6 for the judgment of a suit filed by human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), against the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Falana had urged the court to order the … Read more