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BREAKING: Court Orders INEC to Accept Akpabio as Senatorial Candidate

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept Senator Godswill Akpabio, as senatorial candidate of the Progressives Congress Senatorial candidate for 2023. The…

Man Defiles 4-year-old Girl in Osun

A 37-year-old man identified as Abiodun Babatunde, was on Wednesday remanded by a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, for allegedly defiling a 4-year-old girl. Babatunde, who was…

BREAKING: Again, Appeal Court Declares Nnamdi Kanu Free

The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has upheld the judgment setting the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, free. Kanu lawyer, Chief…

Court Sentence 2 Armed Robbers to Death by Hanging in Ekiti

An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Monday, sentenced two persons, Deji Owolabi (30) and Opeyemi Oluwakomolafe (22) to death by hanging for armed robbery. The duo were also sentenced to 7…

Police Officer Accused of Killing 2 Girlfriends Commits Suicide in Prison Cell

The South African police officer who was accused of killing his two girlfriends has been found dead in his cell at Westville prison. Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo, who confirmed…

Housewife, Son Remanded for Beating In-law To Death Over Meat

A Makurdi chief magistrates’ court on Tuesday, ordered that a 40-year-old housewife, Charity Upev and her son, Tertsea, be remanded in prison custody for alleged culpable homicide. Charity and her…

Man Remanded for Defiling 15-Year-Old Girl in Lagos

A 40-year-old man identified as George Ukpong, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in Lagos. Magistrate E. Kubenje ordered the remand on…

Journalist Remanded in Prison for Cybercrime

A Nigerian journalist who is on trial for treason, Agba Jalingo, has been remanded in Kuje prison on Monday. Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Abuja,…

Man Steals 3-Year-Old Baby

A 22-year-old man identified as Friday Nwaboyi, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for stealing a three-year-old child, Suraji Abdulkadiri. Nwaboyi was arraigned by the Lagos State Police…

Man Steals Speaker, Cable from Mosque

A 20-year-old man identified as Halifa Sani, was on Wednesday docked in a Kano Sharia Court for allegedly stealing a speaker and cable from a mosque worth N70,000. Sani, who…