The Kogi Government has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over alleged harassment of state officials. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, issued the threat in a statement on Thursday in Lokoja. Fanwo said that the action became imperative in view ... Read More »
Category : Inside Court
Alleged N544m grass-cutting scandal: Court discharges ex-SGF, others
Content Manager 18 Nov 2022 360 Views
An Abuja High Court on Friday discharged a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and five others of N544 million grass- cutting fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC charged Lawal alongside his younger brother, Hamidu, Suleiman Abubakar; Apeh Monday and two companies, Rholavision Engineering ... Read More »
Court dissolves 22-year-old marriage over wife’s elopement
Content Manager 17 Nov 2022 309 Views
A Jos Central Area Court, sitting in Kasuwan Nama 1, on Thursday dissolved a 22- year-old marriage between Yiltawe Lamba and his wife, Rebecca over the latter’s elopement since August 2021 and her disrespectful behaviour. A two-man panel of judges made up of Malam Sadqi Adam and Mr Hyacenth Dolnanan in granting ... Read More »
Court remands teenager for allegedly defiling 3-year-old girl
Content Manager 17 Nov 2022 276 Views
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered that Ismail Idris, 18, be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility in Ibadan for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl. The police charged Idris, who resides in Agede area of Oyo State with defilement. The Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, who did ... Read More »
2 security guards docked for allegedly stealing 4 solar panels
Content Manager 17 Nov 2022 102 Views
Two security guards were on Thursday docked in a Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja for allegedly stealing four solar panels worth N600,000 belonging to their employer. The police charged Gabriel Eche and John Agbo with joint acts and theft. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution counsel, ... Read More »
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by Abdulrasheed Maina against the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General (C-G), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) over his alleged Ill-health. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that Maina had not provided any compelling evidence ... Read More »
My husband squandered our house rent, divorce-seeking woman tells court
Content Manager 14 Nov 2022 83 Views
A banker, Mrs Justine Ojo, on Monday dragged her husband Eneku before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi Abuja, for allegedly squandering their house rent. Justine, who resides in Nyanya, Abuja, made the allegation in a divorce petition she filed against her husband. “Since we got married we have been living ... Read More »
Teenager docked for allegedly swindling boss of N290,000
Content Manager 14 Nov 2022 102 Views
A teenager, Peter Balogun was on Monday docked in an Upper Area Court, Karu, Abuja for allegedly swindling his employer of N290, 000. The police charged Balogun,19, who lives in Tiza street, Unguwan Hausawa, Kurudu Abuja with criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal misappropriation. The prosecution counsel, Olanrewaju Osho ... Read More »
A Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja on Monday remanded a 36-year-old man, Hedges Samuel, in prison for allegedly insulting and intimidating a police officer discharging her duties. The judge, Ishaq Hassan, ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison until Nov. 17, to determine bail conditions. The defendant, who resides ... Read More »
Man faces N28m truck theft charge, gets N2m bail
Content Manager 14 Nov 2022 72 Views
A 44-year-old truck dealer, Benjamin Omokhode, who allegedly stole a truck worth N28 million, was on Monday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State. Omokhode, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of stealing and threatening violence. The prosecutor, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, told ... Read More »