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Royal Corpse hijack: Court fixes April 26 for hearing
James Ogunnaike, ABEOKUTA A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Tuesday, fixed April 26 as the date for the hearing of the suit pertaining to
Man jailed 6 months for threatening business partner’s life
A Wuse Zone Six Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old businessman, Mahmud Suleiman, to six months imprisonment for threatening his business partner’s life. The Magistrate, Mr
Court dissolves 20-year-old marriage over wife’s infidelity
A Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State on Monday ordered that an unemployed man, Abdullahi Umar, should provide temporary shelter for his aged father, Umar Mai-tsire. The judge, Malam
Lab technician in court for allegedly issuing fake COVID-19 test result
A 29-year-old laboratory technician, Eiyonoria Godwin, on Monday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly issuing a forged COVID-19 test result. The police charged Godwin with
Abia NLC Chairman obtains court order stopping his removal
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Owerri, has issued an interim injunction, restraining the national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) from removing its Abia Chairman, Chief Uchenna Obigwe.
Court remands 2 friends for alleged murder, arson
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ court in Ibadan on Friday ordered that two friends be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged murder and arson. The police charged Agboola Oladapo, 32,
Court remands man for allegedly beating up pregnant neighbour
A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered that a 40-year-old man, Danjuma Ado, who allegedly beat up a pregnant woman, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police
Court remands poly dropout for allegedly presenting self as lawyer
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo One Adebowale Babatunde, 41, was on Friday remanded in Ilesha Correctional Center for allegedly presenting himself as a lawyer before an Osun State Magistrate Court
Court remands man for allegedly marrying second wife, abandoning his children
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun state has remanded one Sunday Ojekale at Ilesa correctional centre for allegedly marrying a second wife and abandoning his children. Sunday
Court grants divorce to woman abandoned for 8 months
A Sharia Court sitting in Dorayi, Kano, on Thursday, granted a woman, Zainab Abubakar, divorce, on grounds that her husband of six years, Biko, Salisu Ibrahim, abandoned her for eight
