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Two minors bag six months jail term for stealing cable wires
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 15-yearold and 17-yearold minors to six months in prison without option of fine for stealing armoured cable wires.
The Magistrate,…
Trader bags 9 months in prison for attempted theft
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 20-year-old trader, Darwang Chung, to nine months in prison for attempted theft.
Chung, who resides at Gyel in Jos South, pleaded guilty to…
Falana urges authorities to prosecute churches converting charity funds to commercial…
Mr Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has urged anti-corruption agencies to prosecute churches converting charity funds to commercial purposes, describing such act as…
NBA Sokoto lauds Gov. Aliyu over appointment of members
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Sokoto State branch, has expressed its appreciation to the state governor, Ahmad Aliyu, for appointing its members into various positions in his…
Jigawa withdraws from suit challenging EFCC legality
Jigawa State Government says it has withdrawn from the suit challenging the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) currently…
Court dismisses objections by Rivers Govt against suit to shut down expenditures
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed all objections raised by the Rivers State government against proceeding with the hearing of a suit seeking to shut down all expenditures…
Court adjourns Philip Shaibu’s contempt charge against Omobayo
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, adjourned hearing in an alleged contempt case filed by the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, against Godwins Omobayo, over alleged…
Security guard docked for allegedly stealing N10m cocoa beans
A security guard, Hamodu Shaibu, 25, on Tuesday, was brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N10 million cocoa beans.
The defendant, whose address was…
Court remands 70-year-old man for allegedly defiling 11-year-old girl
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Tuesday remanded a 70-year-old man, Micheal Afolabi, in Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl.
Chief…
Alleged Procurement Fraud: Emefiele’s coys got preferential treatment – witness…
A prosecution witness, Mr Stephen Gana, on Monday told an Abuja High Court that two companies belonging to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele got…