Alleged plan by a female kidnap syndicate to abduct some students on their way to school last Friday, in Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos, was botched, following the the arrest of three of its members. The women were said to have […]
Year: 2015
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned two men – Linus Chibuike and Nnamdi Ojukwu – before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged money laundering offences. Messrs. Chibuike and Ojukwu were arraigned for laundering the sum […]
A 25-year-old man, Benjamin Ibehmonic, on Friday appeared in a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court for alleged rape of a 13-year-old boy through his anus. The Prosecutor, Cpl. Omaye Ujata, told the court that one Christian Ornguga of No. 39 Off Vandeikya […]
There was drama at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) yesterday when Senate President Bukola Saraki refused to move into the dock when his case was called. The dock is where those standing trial stay during proceedings. Saraki’s refusal to […]
The Nigerian Government on Tuesday asked Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court in Abuja, to put the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombing, Charles Okah, in chains. Mr. Okah, who is standing trial on charges of […]
Oscar Pistorius was released from prison in South Africa Monday and placed under house arrest, Correctional Services spokesman Manelisi Wolela said. The former Olympic athlete had been in prison since October last year, when a judge sentenced him to five […]
Some lawyers at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday expressed concern on the challenges they encountered in obtaining the Nigeria Bar Association’s (NBA) stamp and seal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the NBA introduced the stamp […]
Deferment blamed on alleged pressure from APC, others Senator Iroegbu in Abuja The much-anticipated ruling on the appeal filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, against the federal government and Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), which was slated for […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday said it had arrested a 70-year old fake Presidential Adviser on Defence Matters. Presenting the suspect who claimed to be a retired Army Colonel, to the media, the command’s Spokesman, ASP […]
A Lagos Magistrates’ Court, Ebute Meta, on Monday remanded in prison, dismissed police Corporal, Aremu Musiliu, who allegedly killed a nursing mother last month. Museliu was dismissed on September 17 by police authorities after he allegedly shot at a tricycle conveying […]