The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Kebbi State, General Aminu Bande (retd.), has rejected the results of the recent governorship election, which declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate
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An Ibadan-based trader named Tawakalitu Olayiwola requested a Mapo Grade A Customary Court on Wednesday to annul her 20-year marriage on the grounds of theft and assault. Olayiwola said that
A Magistrates’ court in Makurdi on Tuesday ordered that a farmer, Ternenge Igbaade be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly causing the death of his wife. The Magistrate, Mrs
Simeon Samson, a 43-year-old man from Ogun, was brought before an Ota Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of using counterfeit money. Samson, whose residence was not given, was accused
Samuel Alade-Emin, a 45-year-old prophet, has been remanded by a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for allegedly causing the death of one Olasupo Abiona, a
A 35-year-old man, Odili Chukwuka, on Wednesday, appeared before the Children and Sexual Offences Court sitting in Amawbia, Anambra State, for allegedly assaulting a 17-year-old sexually. The accused, who hailed
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered that Enoch Sule, a self-acclaimed prophet, be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly raping and getting two sisters pregnant.
A Chief Magistrate Court I, in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has sentenced the wife of a Nigerian Army officer to six months imprisonment for burning an 11-year old girl
A Chief Magistrate Court in Yola, Adamawa State, has remanded four men in prison custody for allegedly holding two people in a trance and torturing them through witchcraft. The court,
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, slated May 18 for the alleged Taraba kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (aka Wadume) and his six co-Defendants, to open their
A 33-year-old tailor, Esther David, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court over an alleged breach of trust. The defendant who resides at Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State,
An Anambra High Court presided by Hon Justice MNO Okonkwo, a vacation Judge, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release a community leader, Elder Emma Nwasor
A 35-year-old driver, Monsuru Lukuman, has been remanded by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for reckless driving and parking at an unauthorized place. Police prosecutor, Inspector Jacob Akintunde told the court
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that ThankGod Joseph, 18, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing his 40-year old father. NAN reports that Joseph, who
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved a marriage involving a trader, Sadia Abass, and her husband, Azeez. The wife had petitioned the court over allegations that Azeez
One Adekunle Olalere has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a two-year-old girl in Ogun. An Ogun State High sitting in Abeokuta found the 35-year-old Olalere guilty of the
Two medical doctors, consultant psychiatrists, Inechi Mcdonald Chikaodo and Ugwuonye Kingsley, have been arraigned before an Enugu North Magistrate Court for alleged stealing. The doctors, both staff of the Federal
Nigerian Instagram celebrity Ramon Olorunwa Abbas a.k.a. “Ray Hushpuppi” faces may be sentenced to 20 years jail term in the United States. Hushpuppi is facing criminal charges alleging he conspired
A 25-year-old young woman from Oboama Ezinihite Mbaise local government area of Imo State has allegedly bitten off her husband’s private part during a fight between the couple. A cousin
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Monday ordered the remand of three members of Oodua People Congress, OPC, for alleged torture . The three defendants
