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December 10, 2013

Brutality: Student arrested for beating up school teacher in Osun

by 'Jola Sotubo A secondary school student in Osun has been arrested by police after reports that he assaulted a teacher in his school. Olasupo Daudu, 18, was arraigned before…

December 7, 2013

3 men arraigned for flogging 80-year-old man in Oyo

by 'Jola Sotubo Three men have been dragged before a court in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo for allegedly assaulting an elderly man. Muritala Omidotun, 36; Ridwan Adedapo, 21, and…

December 4, 2013

‘I did not take Fathia to court’ – Actor, Saheed Balogun denies suing estranged wife

by Tutu Akinlabi Following reports that he had taken legal action against his estranged wife, actor, Saheed Balogun has said that there's no truth to the story. The star was…

November 29, 2013

BREAKING: Court sentences Lebanese to life imprisonment for terrorism

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a Lebanese, Tahal Roda, to life imprisonment on terrorism charges. Mr. Roda was charged to court by the Department of State Security…

November 29, 2013

WTH! Man dragged to court for damaging bed and curtains after frantic sex

One half of a randy couple ended up in court for causing criminal damage after their bed collapsed while having sex. Adam Disney, 28, and his unknown partner also pulled…

November 28, 2013

Man jailed for insulting Gombe governor on Facebook

by Akintomiwa Agbaje An 18-year-old, Umar Abdullahi, has been put in prison for allegedly insulting Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo on Facebook. The Pantami Magistrates’ Court in Gombe State on Wednesday remanded Abdullahi…

November 27, 2013

Boko Haram lecturer: Produce evidence of permission to detain suspect – Court orders SSS

Justice Valentine Ashi, sitting at the FCT Abuja High Court yesterday ordered the State Security Services (SSS) to produce in court tomorrow, a Federal High Court order that gave the…

November 25, 2013

Opinion: Let’s face facts, Anambra election was not free and fair

by Moshood Isah No doubt, INEC is still far away from conducting a free and fair election in the country. There are little positives to take away from the Anambra…

November 24, 2013

INEC must tell us who sabotaged Anambra election – Lai Mohammed

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The debate on the outcome of governorship election that held in Anambra state about a week ago continues to fester. [READ:“Where did they get the results?”: Scores…

November 24, 2013

Terrible: Why I sold my 9-year-old son for N10 million – Suspect confesses

A Niger State magistrate court sitting in Minna, the state capital, has sentenced one Isah Aliyu to five years imprisonment for intending to sell his 9-year-old child for N10m. The…

November 22, 2013

Opinion: Another election, another blunder by INEC!

by Levi Obijiofor Would Jega accept responsibility for the botched governorship election in Anambra State? No, he won’t. It is just not his style. He is too perfect to be…

November 21, 2013

#AnambraElection: Drama as INEC drags 183 fake observers to court over forgery and possession of arms

by Akan Ido 183 people accused of forging observer accreditation materials and possession of arms have been arraigned before in Magistrate Court 2, Owerri, Imo State. The suspects were arrested…

November 21, 2013

Woman seeking deliverance gets raped, impregnated and duped by herbalist

A herbalist, Ifatade Elegbeleye has been arrested and charged before an Ojokoro Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, western Nigeria for allegedly defrauding a woman seeking husband. He allegedly swindled her of N2m…

November 18, 2013

Hard labour: Sex worker jailed in Lagos for re-appearing before court

Ene Emmanuel, a commercial sex worker has been sentenced by a Lagos court to three months imprisonment for re-appearing before the it. The convict was jailed by the Chief…

November 16, 2013

How 18-year-old boy killed his father in Osun

by Akan Ido Olalekan Adetoyinbo, the 18-year-old boy who allegedly killed his father in Osun must be regretting his actions now. The student would soon be charged to court for…

November 10, 2013

We are just cultists, not armed robbers – Suspects confess

by 'Jola Sotubo Two suspected hoodlums arrested by police officers in Lagos State have maintained that they are not criminals but rather are security officers to some politicians. The duo,…

November 7, 2013

What’s she doing with N4.3m?! Court arraigns 18-year-old girl for theft of jewellery

by 'Jola Sotubo A Lagos State Magistrate court sitting in the Ikeja area of the state has had three persons brought before it over allegations of theft. The three suspects…

November 3, 2013

Opinion: Bi-Courtney is not responsible for Oduah’s travails

by Remi Ladigbolu It is on the strength of arguments such as these that the supporters of the minister have labeled Babalakin the instigator-in-chief of Oduah’s clearly self-inflicted woes. There…

October 24, 2013

Suspected kidnap kingpin, Kelvin, sues SSS for illegal detention

Two rights activists in Delta State, Kelvin Ibruvwe Oniarah and Frank Azuekor, have sued the State Security Service (SSS) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly detaining them…

October 24, 2013

Here we go again: Family demands Bianca produce proof of legal marriage to Ojukwu

by Adeola Balogun The tussle within the Ojukwu family over the property of the late Biafran leader and Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has taken a new twist after members…

October 18, 2013

Just In: Stop parading yourself as PDP – Abuja court orders Baraje-led faction

by Oge Okonkwo The Kawu Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party have been barred by an Abuja High Court on Friday from parading itself as a parallel faction of the ruling party.…

October 14, 2013

Terrible: Woman arraigned for stabbing neighbour with scissors over N100 debt

A 20-year old woman, Toyin Somorin, was on Monday charged with stabbing her neighbour in the chest with a pair of scissors over N100 at an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court. The…

October 14, 2013

Malaysia court rules non-Muslims cannot refer to God as ‘Allah’

A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, overturning a 2009 lower court ruling. The appeals court said that allowing non-Muslims to…

October 12, 2013

#StoriesWeHear: Woman arraigned for pouring hot water on neighbour during fight over a STONE

A business woman, Augustina Nicholas, 30, on Friday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, and charged for allegedly pouring hot water on her neighbour, Roseline Okujere. Nicholas, who lives…

October 11, 2013

Femi Longe: Edo State’s open data portal – The ball is now in our court (Y! Policy Hub)

by Femi Longe These datasets has been made openly accessible for anyone who wants to use them to make critical business decisions driven with empirical fact. Exactly one month ago…

October 9, 2013

Osun monarch accused of raping NYSC member acquitted of charges

Justice Oyejide Falola of the Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on Tuesday discharged and acquitted the Alowa of Ilowa-Ijesa, Oba Adebukola Alli, over a charge of raping…

October 3, 2013

Couple in court for allegedly murdering 14-year-old househelp in Lagos

by 'Jola Sotubo A Lagos couple accused of causing the death of their 14 year old domestic servant are set to receive the final verdict on the matter on the…

September 28, 2013

Try another day: Suspect absconds from Lagos court, lawyer detained

by 'Jola Sotubo A mild drama ensued in an Ikeja Magistrate court yesterday as one of the suspects to be arraigned absconded just before his matter was to be called…