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Adeleke granted bail in sum of 2 million naira

A magistrate court in Mpape, Abuja on Tuesday granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, bail in the sum of N2 million. The Police in Abuja had arraigned Adeleke at the magistrate court on Tuesday over alleged certificate forgery. He had honoured…

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Video: 8 arrested ATM robbers in UAE sentenced to jail

•The suspected Nigerians with stolen money. Eight Nigerians, all men, have been sentenced to death in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a string of robberies at money exchanges and cash machines (ATMs) across the emirate in December 2016. The ninth Nigerian, found guilty for possession of stolen money was sentenced to six months imprisonment….

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Valentine’s Day: Businessman arraigned in court over alleged attempt to use girlfriend for rituals

A 40-year-old business, Jide Olayinka, man was on Thursday arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan following an alleged attempt to use girlfriend for rituals. The police charged the accused on a one-count charge of conduct likely to cause breach of peace by rubbing liquid substance on his private part before having sexual intercouse…

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Court dismissed no- case submission by Maryam, asked her to enter defence over death of her husband

…discharges her mother, brother, housemaid An FCT High Court in Maitama has dismissed a no-case submission made by Maryam Sanda, who was accused of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, and ordered her to enter her defence. Maryam is being tried before the court for allegedly killing Bello, her husband, who was a nephew of former…

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Appeal court upholds Gov. Fayemi guber victory

•Gov. Kayode Fayemi •Dismissed PDP’s appeal for lacking merits The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the victory of Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election held in Ekiti State. A three-man panel of the court, in their unanimous judgment on Thursday evening, dismissed the appeal…

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‘Yahoo Boy’ who shares pornographic images for fraudulent purpose, bags 4 months jail-term in Ibadan

An Ibadan-based internet fraudster popular known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Oyesanmi Ayomikun Oluwaseun, on Tuesday sentenced to four months imprisonment for sharing pornographic and indecent images through his email address – ‘mikeclark861@gmail.com’. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan judicial division, handed down the verdict after Oyesanmi pleaded guilty to a one-count amended charge…

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