The trial of Moses Okoh, the 22-year-old student of University of Jos accused of killing Jennifer Anthony, his 20-year-old girlfriend began on a dramatic note on Monday as the defendant refused to take his plea over alleged mental illness. The police accused Okoh, an undergraduate of the University of Jos, committing the offence on Dec….
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted a comedian and skit maker, Joshua Sunday, popularly called De General, for unlawful possession of 14 grams of Tramadol. Also convicted alongside the 22-year-old comedian, is Caleb Ojana William, who was accused of unlawful possession of 15 grams of Cannabis Sativa, popularly called Marijuana. Justice Daniel…
Five students of Dowen College, charged with the murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni, have been admitted to bail in the sum of N1 million each. The police charged the boys who are minors with conspiracy and homicide. Yaba Chief magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, after hearing the bail application from the defendants’ counsel, ordered the…
The 21years old undergraduate of University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu is currently facing trial for the alledged murder of CEO of Super TV, Usifo Ataga. Meanwhile, she was spotted on camera catwalked into courtroom today, Tuesday, October 12, 2021. The 22-year-old had pleaded not guilty on Tuesday when she and one Adedapo Quadri, who are…
Chidinma Ojukwu and one Adebayo Quadri have pleaded not guilty to eight counts of murder, stealing and forgery . Her sister, Chioma Egbuchu is also arraigned and has pleaded not guilty to receiving the late Mr Ataga’s Iphone 7. The state government is represented by the DPP, Olayinka Adeyemi, while one O. Egwu is representing…
A state high court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State capital on Wednesday remanded an ex-policeman, Corporal Chinedu Nwachukwu for allegedly raping a female student of Abia State Polytechnic, ABN TV reports. CPL Nwachukwu was arraigned on Wednesday following his orderly room trial at the headquarters of Abia State police command Umuahia on Tuesday which found…
A 14-year-old minor, who was allegedly defiled by a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has testified against him before the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja. The teenager stated on Tuesday that Baba Ijesha once inserted his car keys into her private parts and sexually abused her, sometime between 2013 and…
A man who allegedly killed his friend after a quarrel over N190,000 has been remanded in prison. The order was given by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday. The suspect has been identified as Wasiu Afolabi. The court ordered that he should be remanded at the Abolongo Correctional Facility. The Chief…
Justice A .A. Demi-Ajayi of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, today March 24, 2021 sentenced Ogungbemi Taiwo to Eight months imprisonment for fraud, IgbereTV reports. Taiwo who was prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had in August 2020 defrauded one Alkairu Sani…
The popular Ibadan Islamic cleric, Shaik Taofeek Azeez, popularly called Akeugbagold on Monday approached the Oyo state high court to seek withdrawal of case against the abductors of his twins last year. The abductors, Ridwan Taiwo aged 30, Rafiu Mutiu 35, Olumide Ajala 36, Rafiu Modinat, Female, aged 29, Bashiru Mohammed 33, and Opeyemi Oyeleye…
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