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Man arraigned over alleged N13m visa fraud
The Police on Friday arraigned Mansir Usman before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Wuse over alleged cheating involving N13,193,645 meant for visa procurement.
He was...
Alleged defilement: Court remands cleric pending verification of previous bail
An Abuja High Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a cleric, Amos Isah, accused of defilement, pending verification of his previous bail,
Justice Modupe...
Nursing mothers in court for allegedly assaulting girl in viral video
The police in Awka on Thursday, charged two nursing mothers before the Children Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, over alleged assault.
The...
Court refuses bail for man charged with stabbing his neighbor
The FCT High Court in Jabi on Wednesday refused bail for a 32- year- old man, Steven Friday, who allegedly stabbed his neighbor.
Justice M.S...
Man, 41, in court for allegedly stealing school property worth N1.3m
A 41-year-old man, Adeniyi Friday, on Wednesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing school property worth N1.3 million.
Friday, whose address...
2 men docked for allegedly stealing curtains worth N1.1m
The Police on Wednesday, arraigned Chidube Onwukwe and Shafi’u Lawal in a Chief Magistrates Court in Wuse, Abuja for allegedly stealing curtains worth N1.1mlion.
The...
Mechanic docked for allegedly stealing customer’s motorcycle
A motorcycle mechanic, Johrusone Ihuma, on Friday, appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse, Abuja, charged with absconding with a customer’s Quilink motorcycle.
Ihuma, whose...
3 docked for allegedly stealing electric motors
The police on Thursday, charged three men before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Wuse, Abuja, for allegedly stealing three electric motors.
The defendants are: Gabriel...
Travel agent in court over alleged N16m fraud
A 38-year-old travel agent Usman Wasiu, on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over alleged N16 million fraud.
Wasiu, who resides at...
Convict breaks down in tears as court sentences him to 5...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, sentenced a drug trafficker, Vincent Chukwu, to five years’ imprisonment, prompting the convict to break down in...
Man, 25, docked for allegedly stealing she-goat
The police, on Tuesday, charged a 25-year-old man, Adewale Femi, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, over alleged conspiracy and stealing.
The defendant whose address...
2 men in court over alleged theft of motorcycle worth N1.5m
Two men, Ibrahim Adebisi, 24, and Husseini Haruna, 24, were arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday, for allegedly aiding,...
Laundryman docked for allegedly stealing customers’ clothes, laundry soap
The police on Monday arraigned a laundryman, Collins Omaduvea, in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Wuse, Abuja, for allegedly stealing customers’ clothes and laundry...
Student tells court how lecturer allegedly raped her in underground office
A 20-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos, name withheld, on Monday, recounted to an Lagos High Court in Ikeja how her lecturer, Dr...
2 jailed 14 years each for stabbing man to death over...
A Kano State High Court on Monday, sentenced Nafi’u Garba, and Abdulmalik Garba-Yaroro, to 14 years imprisonment each for murder of one Surajo Garba.
Garba...
Businessman, 45, in court for allegedly stealing N10.2m worth of feeds
A 45-year-old businessman, Ikuejuyone Adelaja, was on Thursday arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing 600 bags of wheat offal...
Court remands businessman over alleged issuance of N20m dud cheques
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, on Monday, ordered the remand of a businessman, Vincent Timothy, facing trial for issuance of...
