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Man remanded in prison for defiling 9-year-old girl
By Olamilekan Adigun A Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Badagry on Wednesday remanded a 44-year-old man, Sunday Lukas, in custody for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl. The defendant, according to police prosecutor, Ayodele Adeosun, committed the offence on May 28, at 12.20 pm, at No. 4, Aribena Street, Ijanikin area of Lagos. He said […]
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Nigerian brothers sentenced to 17 years in US for sextortion
By Olamilekan Adigun Two Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison by a US court. The duo were sentenced for their involvement in a sextortion scheme that tragically led to the suicide of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay. The convicts had sent DeMay a […]
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#EndBadGovernance: NBA offers free legal services to protesters
By Olamilekan Adigun The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced solidarity support for #EndBadGovernance protesters and offered free legal representation to them with court cases across the country. NBA President Afam Osigwe disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Wednesday. He directed NBA branches to monitor the legal proceedings against protesters across […]
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Court remand diver for allegedly crushing OAU final year student to death
By Olamilekan Adigun An Ile-Ife Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of a 28-year-old driver, Lasisi Sodiq, in a correctional facility, for allegedly causing the death of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) final-year student. The remand order was issued on Monday by Mrs Abosede Sarumi. Sodiq was arriangned before Magistrate Sarumi on a five-count charges […]
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Sacked CBN Workers Head to Court
By Olamilekan Adigun More than 100 former employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), have filed lawsuits against the apex bank at the National Industrial Court (NIC), seeking compensation and general damages. It would be recalled that CBN in May, announced the mass layoffs of gge staff. The apex bank noted that the move […]
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Court Arraigns Two Men Over 800k Fraud
By Taofik Jimoh A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilesa has arraigned two men, 53-year-old Muyiwa Ajagun and 52-year-old Olabusoye Onigbogi, on a three-count charge involving fraud, conspiracy, and stealing. The case, listed under charge number MIL/188c/2024, is titled “Commissioner of Police versus Muyiwa Ajagun and Olabusoye Onigbogi.” According to the charge sheet, the defendants are […]