House leader Doguwa cleared of murder allegation
Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, has been absolved of murder allegation by the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Musa Abdullahi-Lawan. The…
Appeal court imposes ₦40m fine against presidential candidate seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, declined to stop the swearing-in of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on May 29. The angry justices also slammed a a hefty…
Bible thief sentenced to two-month in jail
Zakaraya Usman, a 30-year-old painter, has been sentenced by a Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, to two months in jail for stealing four bibles, 124 church membership…
32-year-old woman in court for stealing ₦2.8bn from Flutterwave
Ruth Iwegue was on Wednesday arraigned before a Chief Magistrate court in Yaba for a five count charge of unlawful conversation, burgling of a financial account and fraud by the…
Rapper Fetty Wap gets six years in prison for drug trafficking
American musician, Willy Junior Maxwell II popularly known as Fetty Wap has been sentenced to six years in prison. The young rapper who came into prominence in 2015 with the…
Court threatens to arrest ex-aviation minister Fani-Kayode
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, threatened to issue a bench warrant against Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, over his constant…
Court orders man flogged for stealing chickens
Adamu Isah, convicted for stealing was on Wednesday, ordered by the Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, to receive eight strokes of the cane. Isah, who was arrested after he was caught…
Ex-deputy speaker arraigned for threat to life, blocking house of assembly complex
Ogun State former deputy speaker, Dare Kadiri, has been arraigned by the state police for causing a breach of peace and threat to lives. The 54-year-old ex-speaker was dragged to…
Two sentenced for possession of illegal pangolin scales, elephant tusks
John Kanu and Obinna Eze are expected to remain in jail for the next four years. The convicts were sentenced on Wednesday at a Federal High Court in Lagos for…
Rivers court issues bench warrant against Amaechi, Cole
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital has issued a bench warrant against Rotimi Amaechi, a former Governor of the state; and Tonye Cole, governorship candidate…