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Janeth J May 18, 2015

Timipre Sylva arraigned for N2.45billion fraud

by Ranti Joseph Well, former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva won’t be let off the hook easily by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as he was re-arraigned…

Janeth J May 15, 2015

Apparently, some PDP members still want Mu’azu as chairman

by Ranti Joseph It seems some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) don’t want the chairman of the party Adamu Mu’azu to resign from office. Two chieftains of PDP,…

Ada Igboanugo May 13, 2015

‘Alfa’ kills good Samaritan, shares body parts

by Chinwe Okafor We do not know which crime is worse, killing the deceased or sharing the body parts of the corpse or the fact that the suspect is a…

Ada Igboanugo April 29, 2015

Husband sues wife because she doesn’t have a vagina

by Chinwe Okafor Well we have heard cases such as infidelity and other what nots, leading to annulment of marriages, but the absence of vagina is not what you would…

Janeth J April 29, 2015

Courts orders Coscharis Motors to release information on Stella Oduah’s bullet proof cars

by Ranti Joseph In the case of the two controversial bullet-proof cars purchased by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority for the former minister of aviation, Stella Oduah in 2013, a…

Ada Igboanugo April 21, 2015

47-year-old father in court for defiling (his own) daughter

by Chinwe Okafor A 47-year-old man, Solomon Ojo, was on Monday arraigned in an Ota Senior Magistrates’ Court, Ogun State for alleged rape of his daughter. The News Agency of Nigeria reports…

Kolapo Olapoju March 23, 2015

A court has ruled against use of soldiers during elections… but will FG adhere?

by Damilola Jagun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has barred the deployment of soldiers for elections in Nigeria. Justice Ibrahim Buba on Monday, March 23, held that "It…

Janeth J March 4, 2015

EFCC arraigns a captain and 22 others for oil theft

by Ranti Joseph The Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) on Wednesday took a gang of 20 men including one Captain Daniel Lebile before a Federal High Court in Lagos for…

Janeth J February 24, 2015

Inquest over Synagogue church building collapse ends in March

by Ranti Joseph The Lagos State Coroner, Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, on Tuesday said the inquest into the September 12, 2014 building collapse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations…

Ada Igboanugo February 19, 2015

Teenager stabs neighbour to death over firewood money

by Chinwe Okafor An 18-year-old man, Nwabuike Enwerem, has been arrested for allegedly killing his teenage neighbour, Sunday IIaya, in Lagos. The culprit apparently stabbed Ilaya with a knife on…

Sola January 20, 2015

Nigerian arrested after fighting over price of sunglasses in Dubai

by Anike Jacobs A Nigerian man is currently standing trial before a Dubai Criminal Court after he got into a major fight with an Indian vendor- all over Dh45 (N2,200).…

Isime Esene December 25, 2014

YNaija Exclusive: PDP violates Electoral Act with record campaign donation, seeks legal advice

by Godwin Akanfe Following last Saturday's fund raiser by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), more people have condemned the amounts raised. Some have pointed out that an illegality may have…

Isime Esene November 24, 2014

#DivorceDrama: My husband says I’m promiscuous, disgraces me in public – Woman laments

by Akan Ido Abeke Olowolafe, a 50-year-old woman living in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, is seeking the dissolution of her 32-year-old marriage to her husband, James. Abeke, a mother of…

Isime Esene November 21, 2014

BUSTED: Man arrested for disguising as female prostitute in Ogun

by Akan Ido Tajudeen Olamide, an 18-year-old man was on Friday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates' Court for disguising as a female prostitute. Olamide was slammed with a two-count…

Isime Esene November 19, 2014

BUSTED: 2 women arrested for smuggling marijuana to detained brother

by Jewel Stephen Two sisters, Shade Oyetobi and Atinuke Adebanwo were today arrested by officers of the Nigerian Prison Services (NPS) for attempting to smuggle 11 wraps of marijuana into the Ikeja…

Isime Esene November 19, 2014

Senate confirms Justice Mahmud Mohammed as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)

by James Sambo Justice Mahmud Mohammed has been confirmed by the Senate to replace Justice Aloma Muhktar as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier written…

YEditor November 17, 2014

I don’t have an issue with my security’s withdrawal – @SpeakerTambuwal

by Laila Ibrahim The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal has withdrawn his suit challenging the removal of his security detail by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Suleiman…

Isime Esene November 15, 2014

#DivoceCourt: My wife once attacked me with a cutlass – Husband laments

by Akan Ido Funmilayo Alabi, a 31-year-old woman has told the courts to dissolve her 14-year-old marriage to Babatunde Alabi on the grounds of battery, infidelity and general inappropriate behaviour.…

Isime Esene November 15, 2014

He infected me with HIV, but I can’t leave him – Wife tells court

by Akan Ido Dasola Joshua, a middle-aged woman who resides in Ile-Tuntun, Oke-Odo area of Ibadan, Oyo State has told a Grade 'C' Customary Court in the ancient city how her…

Isime Esene November 10, 2014

Woman pours hot water mixed with pepper on husband

by Akan Ido An Oredo Magitrate's Court on Monday remanded a nursing mother in prison custody for dousing her husband with hot water mixed with pepper. The woman who was…

Op-Ed Editor November 4, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Tambuwal – Tinubu has sold the Yoruba into Hausa/Fulani slavery

by Femi Aribisala The first is that as Bola Tinubu and the ACN betrayed the Yorubas with the election of Tambuwal of Sokoto as Speaker of the House, so also…

Kolapo Olapoju October 30, 2014

How mechanic locked up teenage girl and raped her for five days

by James Sambo A 28-year-old mechanic, Abdulkadir Salihu, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly abducting and raping a teenage girl for five days. The mechanic was arraigned on a…

Isime Esene October 29, 2014

I got Hepatitis C while wrestling in the WWE – Ex-wrestler claims

by Akan Ido A former professional wrestler is suing the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) claiming he contracted Hepatitis C during a bloody wrestling match. The wrestler, Billy Jack Haynes accused the…

Kolapo Olapoju October 27, 2014

Hungry thief faces time for misappropriating pot of soup

by Azubuike Azikiwe A 28- year-old man, Abiodun Ojedokun, has been sentenced to six days of community service for stealing a large pot of soup. The convict, was arraigned on…

Isime Esene October 26, 2014

Why I murdered my husband in his sleep – Woman confesses (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Blessing Onyibe Nwogbagami, a 25-year-old woman living in Ebonyi has reportedly hacked her husband to death after a quarrel Nwogbagami, a mother of one, confessed to the…

Isime Esene October 23, 2014

Hope rises for Al Jazeera journalists as appeal date is set

by Isi Esene 1 January 2015 has been set as the date when Al Jazeera’s jailed journalists in Egypt will have the appeals against their convictions considered. The hearing will look…

Isime Esene October 21, 2014

Woman, 21, remanded in prison for drug trafficking in Lagos

by Jewel Stephen A Federal High Court in Lagos today ordered that a trader, Rashidat Shehu, be remanded in prison custody for being in possession of 800 grams of cannabis.…

Isime Esene October 18, 2014

#DivorceDrama: How my husband started committing adultery few months after our wedding – Wife

by Akan Ido A food vendor, Oluwashola Kehinde has dragged her husband before a Alakuko Customary Court for being an irresponsible husband and father. The 37-year-old woman asked the court…