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Court orders student to pay fiancée N80,000 for ‘using’ her
by Oge Okonkwo A 25-year-old undergraduate, David (surname withheld) has been ordered by the Upper Area Court II, Gombe, to pay the sum of N80,000 to his fiancée, Binta Williams, as part…
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#DivorceDrama: Court dissolves 19-year-old marriage over non payment of bride price
by Oge Okonkwo The marriage between Olawale Adeniyi and his wife, Mary Adeniyi has been dissolved by an Ikole-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday, over his inability to pay the bride…
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Kidnapping: Man charged to court for allegedly abducting 3 children in Kwara
by Oge Okonkwo A drummer, Bashiru Ishola has been charged to the Ilorin Magistrates’ court for the alleged kidnap of three female children aged between six to ten years. The incident took place…
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Chris Brown Hit-and-Run case – DISMISSED
Chris Brown's hit-and-run case was just dismissed, even though prosecutors argued Chris deserved to be punished and punished severely for his alleged vehicular misdeed. Chris and the victim struck a…
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“They promised to pay me N15,000”: Court remands boy, 15, for killing 5-year-old boy in Zamfara
by Oge Okonkwo A 15-year-old boy, Umaru Abu, was brought before the Zamfara Chief Magistrates' Court on Wednesday for killing a five-year-old boy. According to what the Prosecutor, Daniel Longwal told…
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Monsters: 3 men rape 14-year-old in Lagos, label her a witch
by Akan Ido Three men have been arraigned before an Ebute Metta Magistrate's Court for allegedly raping a fourteen year old girl. The suspects, Ijezie Chidiebere, 24; Okechukwu Ezea, 25 and…
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What a boo-boo! Detroit police mistakenly emails bra sizes of female officers to all staff
FOX DETROIT Detroit Police Department Assistant Chief James White says punishment may be handed out after bra sizes of female officers were accidentally emailed to officers. The Detroit Police Department…
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#DivorceDrama: My husband has been beating me since we married – Prophetess tells court
The co-founder of World Liberation Gospel Church, Benin, Edo State, Prophetess Gertrude Nkasiobi, has filed for divorce, following accusations of infidelity by her husband, Apostle Michael Nkasiobi. Prophetess Nkasiobi, who…
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Man arraigned in Lagos over attempt to murder sister using a hammer (GRAPHIC IMAGE)
Esther Erazele after the attack A 43-year-old security man, Matthew Erazele, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court, over attempted murder, of his sister, Esther Erazele. Erazele, who was…
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Femi Falana: The Lagos deportation and the law
by Femi Falana Finally, since the deporting state governments have no immigration officials to police their borders there is no assurance that the deportees will not find their way back…
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Opinion: The APC and remoulding the Nigerian party system
by Jibrin Ibrahim The Professor Jega led INEC has always shown concern for a party system that expressed scant regard to democratic rules in their internal affairs. INEC, I believe,…
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Opinion: The judicial derobing of INEC’s Jega
by Emmanuel Onwubiko INEC should leave the smaller political parties alone; resist attempt to stifle growth of democracy but instead should introduce policies to restore credibility to this badly dented…
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Opinion: Al-Mustapha and the unnecessary public outburst
by Gabriel Okoro It is not in doubt, like the appellate court rightly observed, that someone "pulled the trigger" that killed the democracy heroine, but the big question remains: who…
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Opinion: Of APGA and Umeh’s recent victories
by Michael Jegede Reacting to the Appeal Court judgement in favour of Umeh, an estate surveyor by profession, Okwu insisted that the party under him remained the authentic APGA, describing…
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#DivorceDrama: “My wife is pregnant for another man” – Husband tells court
by Isi Esene Captain Kliffy Madueke, 57, has pleaded with an Ikeja Customary Court to dissolve his marriage with his wife, Mercy, a banker over allegations of adultery and disrespect…
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“I only did it four times”: Gay pastor goes to jail in Edo
The Founder and General Overseer of a Pentecostal Church in Benin City, Pastor Phillip Ogbebor is now an unusual inmate at the federal medium security prison, Oko after a magistrate…
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Awful: Court remands teenager for allegedly killing his mother
by Oge Okonkwo An 18-year-old teenager, Ezekiel Adenipekun, has been sent back to prison, awaiting trial at the Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly killing his mother, Fumilayo, with a machete. The accused…
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Rivers crisis: Produce Chidi Lloyd today – Court orders police
by Akan Ido A Rivers State High Court has ordered the police to present before it the detained Leader of the State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd who was arrested…
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Opinion: Al-Mustapha’s release – The conspiracy theorists insult our intelligence
by Abubakar Sa'ad Bakori Contrary to these funny theories linking Al-Mustapha’s freedom to President Jonathan’s 2015 ambition, the Major got his freedom through a painstaking legal battle, lasting for 15…
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Messy trial: Man who defecated in court is sent to jail as punishment
Ronald Strong, 50, was sentenced to a week behind bars after he left feces smeared on the floor and up the wall of a federal courthouse's bathroom. A Maine man…
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Monster: Man jailed 8 years for raping 12-year-old girl in Ekiti
by Chi Ibe A man has been jailed for eight years after he was found guilty of assaulting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti state. An Ado Ekiti…
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Desperado: Man stabbed over N10 cigarette in Lagos (PICTURED)
Umoru Musa Stabbed by Kunle Oyebanji A 24-year old man, Kunle Oyebanji, has been arrested by the police at the Idimu Police Division and charged before the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos, for allegedly…
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Army rules out promotion for al-Mustapha
by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Army has dispelled rumours that the former Chief Security Officer to Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, is to be decorated with the rank of…
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29-year-old man arraigned for raping woman twice his age in Lagos
by Akan Ido Adedeji Michael, 29, has been arraigned before the Ebute-Metta Magistrayte's Court for allegedly raping a 48-year-old mother of six, Alice Essient. Adedeji was reported to have broken into…
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The Arabian job: Prostitute claimed to be a Saudi princess to con couple out of £14 million (PICTURED)
Unveiled: Sara Al Amoudi, who is accused of swindling a couple out of property worth £14million by posing as a Saudi princess was actually a prostitute, a court heard A…
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Man swallows cyanide pill after court finds him guilty of sodomizing girl
MARYVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Steve Parsons, 48, took a fatal cyanide pill just moments after he was sentenced to spend up to seven years in jail for having sex with a…
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Fake ‘youth corper’ caught in Lagos, to serve in prison (PICTURED)
Opeyemi Ajala, 34, a fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has been arrested by the police at Dolphin Division, Ikoyi, Lagos and charged to court. The suspect allegedly told the police…
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They ordered me to charge the innocent man for murder – Policeman confesses
by Rachel Ogbu An investigating police officer, Corporal Alagbe Olumide has admitted in court that he was forced to arraign a murder suspect, Ayodimeji Alegbeleye, for the crime he never…
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Judge, lawyers run for cover as 2 convicted criminals escape from court in Delta
by Isi Esene There was a mild drama at the Delta State High Court, Asaba, on Monday, as two convicted criminals, Elvis Agbofodo (aka Fete) and Frank Okedema escaped from the court…
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Arrest EFCC chairman within 2 weeks – Court orders Police IG
by Isi Esene Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court has ordered the arrest of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde and an…
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