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Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, who filed a law suit against Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey for supporting #ENDSARS anti police brutality protests today refused to show up in court to defend his suit. The…

An Abeokuta High Court has on Wednesday, November 17 sentenced a 39-year-old automobile mechanic, Musiliu Owolabi, to death by hanging for killing his partner, Afusat Idowu. The convict had earlier been arraigned on November 12, 2019,…

Federal High Court, Abuja, has on Wednesday, ordered the revocation of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)’s bail. Okon Abang, the judge, who gave the order in a ruling, also issued a bench…

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State, has on Tuesday, remanded a 30-year-old trader, Onyendu Eze, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 14-year-old daughter. The prosecutor, ASP Bisi Ogunleye, told the court that the defendant, a…

A couple identified as Ashifat and Mariam Okunade have been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, Osun State for allegedly dismembering a body. The couple were arraigned earlier in March but the prosecutor substituted the…

Two men, Bishir Saidu, 31, and Lawal Maiinji, 38, have been remanded in Katsina Custodial Centre till December 16, 2020, for allegedly defiling a mentally-challenged girl. The men appeared before a Katsina Senior Magistrates’ Court on…

Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, has on Wednesday ordered that a 45-year-old mechanic, Amusu Olajide, remanded in police custody for biting off his wife’s three fingers. The police charged Olajide, who lives in Gui village, Sunka,…

An 18-year-old boy, ThankGod Joseph, has been remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing his 40-year-old father. Joseph was brought before a chief magistrates’ court in Markurdi, Benue State, on Friday for culpable homicide,…

Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the police from arresting and detaining Former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi. According to reports, Kenneth Gbagi last Friday arrested the four staff working in Signatious…

A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced Allen Abel over to a cumulative term of 125 years in prison for allegedly fraudulently obtaining food items valued at N12,879,800. This on on the pretext of…

An Ekiti State High court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, September 29, has sentenced 29-year-old man, Gbenga Aluko, to death by hanging for being involved in cultism and killing three residents in the state. While delivering his…

A Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has remanded seven persons in police custody for their alleged involvement in the kidnap of the twins of an Ibadan-based Islamic cleric, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold.…

A nurse, Shukurat Adewumi, has sought for the dissolution of her 17-year-old marriage to husband, Adewale, in a Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan, Oyo state over threat to life. According to him, her husband put her life at…

Ondo State House of Assembly’s suspension of its Deputy Speaker, Iroju Ogundeji and three other lawmakers have been described as illegal and nullified by an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure. The lawmakers had through their…

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery after he got into a fight in Mykonos, Greece. The 27-year-old was detained alongside his brother Joe…