Tag: court

Human Rights lawyer, Effiong Bags One Month Sentence in Akwa Ibom

The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot on Wednesday sentenced a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, (Esq) to the state correctional centre for one month over a…

Notorious Kidnapper, Wadume, Sentenced To 7-Years’ Imprisonment

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume, to seven years imprisonment. Justice Binta Nyako convicted Wadume of two of the 13-count charges against…

Singer Ice Prince Remanded in Ikoyi Prison

A magistrate court sitting in the Ajah area of Lagos has ordered the remand of hip-hop recording artist, Panshak Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.…

Court Finds Cardi B Guilty of Assault

American Grammy award-winning rap artiste and songwriter, Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, AkA, Cardi B, has again been sentenced this time, to 15 days of community service after she pleaded guilty to…

R. Kelly to Pay $300k to Victim He Infected With STD

A federal judge has ordered disgraced R&B superstar, R. Kelly to pay more than $300,000 to one of his victims in a decades-long scheme using his fame to sexually abuse…

N109bn Fraud: Court Seizes Travel Documents of ex-AGF, Ahmed Idris

Suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris was re-arraigned on Tuesday. Idris was re-arraigned on a 14-count charge bordering on stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of…

BREAKING: Court Orders INEC to Resume Voter Registration

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, gave an orders to the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately resume the continuous voters registration until 90 days before the 2023 general…

Man in Court for Defrauding Car Buyer Of N1.3m

A 30-year-old man identified as Oscar Akpan, was on Friday arraigned before an Ajah Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly defrauding a car buyer of N1,300,000. Akpan, who is facing two counts…

Auto Dealer, IVD Remanded in Prison Over Wife’s Death

An Ebute Meta Magistrates Court in Lagos on Tuesday, January 31, ordered the remand of auto dealer Ikechukwu Daryl Ogbonna, popularly known as IVD, over the death of his wife,…

Appeal Court Affirms Biodun Oyebanji as Ekiti Governor

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, has affirmed Biodun Oyebanji as the winner of the June 18 governorship election in the state. A three-member panel of…