Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Former Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Kudirat Adeleke and eleven other accused persons have been remanded in Agodi prison on Tuesday. The defendants are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for their involvement in a N5.6 billion pension scam. During the bail application hearing, the defendant lost […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos on Monday held that a 35 year old medical doctor, Edeye Monday is culpable over an alleged murder of a 22 year old pregnant woman, Tolani Aderoju. Magistrate Adekorede Ajibade, said, “a murder case has been established against the accused, consequently, his case will be transferred to a […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 32- year-old driver, Wasiu Mohammed, was arraigned on Thursday before a Lagos Magistrate Court, sitting in Ikeja, for allegedly stealing goods worth N41million. The defendant who resides at 10b, Adegboyega Street, Orisunbare, Lagos was docked before Magistrate Miss A. O, Akinde. The defendant, is facing a two- count charge of conspiracy and […]
The body of 26-year-old Adaobi Michaella Obih was found on Tuesday November 19th at an apartment at Riverstone Apartments in Columbus, Indiana. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. A spokesman for the Columbus Police Department said her neighbour, 36-year-old Ryan Allen Klug, who lives in the same apartment complex, is a person of […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Forty-seven year old Ajibola Oladapo, was on Wednesday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court, Ikeja, on four count charge of offence bothering on forgery and an unlawful possession of a property at no 3, Gbadamosi Street, Oke-koto, Agege, owned by one late Mrs. O Ajose. The suspect on 20th June paraded himself […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Two men, Adekunle Adetowubo and Olugbenga Adetayo on Wednesday bagged nine years imprisonment each by a Lagos High Court in Ikeja for defrauding Guaranty Trust Bank of $27,000. The duo were sentenced by Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo after pleading guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy and stealing preferred against them by the […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 42-year-old estate agent, Michael Kayode Olabameji, was on Monday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, by a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, for defrauding 100 accommodation seekers of N29.8 million. The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo found Olabameji guilty of the 99-count charge of obtaining money by false pretences preferred against […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A-34 year old man, Akinade Kamila has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court, Ikeja for assaulting a Police Corporal. He was accused of unlawfully assaulting one police Corporal Micheal Odion with Force Number 367949 by slapping and grabbing him all over his body while performing a lawful duty. African Examiner reported on […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A Lagos Magistrate Court, sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday remanded 41 year old, Emeka Uchenna, at Kirikiri prison until his bail conditions are met, over allegedly swindling his victims to the tune of N1.3 million. It was gathered that the suspect was a tenant in the said apartment when the former landlord of the […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Three suspects has been remanded to Kirikiri Prison custody pending the legal advice of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, by an Ikeja Magistrate Court, over alleged armed robbery. The suspects, whose names are Joshua Muha 20, Tope Oladunjoye 23 and Emanuel Egbelo 19, residents of 42, Agoro street, Ajangbadi; 24, Agoro […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Drama ensued on Tuesday at the Ikeja Magistrate Court, as policemen were seen beating up a suspect within the court premises. The suspect Akinade Kamila, a diesel dealer is allegedly owing a business partner a sum of N1 million, being money given to him to buy black market diesel in Warri, Delta […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A Lagos High Court has sentenced 27year old Junior William to a forty two months jail term, seven months for each of the six count, to be served concurrently, for offences bothering on attempt to obtain credit and possession of documents containing false pretences. The defendant, also known as James Smith and […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu A three – man armed robbery gang Friday met their waterloo in Enugu after robbing a catholic priest in his residence located inside a church premises. Leader of the gang and self-acclaimed Carpenter who is in his early 20s, Nwode Obinna from Onunworie in Ezza local government area of Ebonyi state, but […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A man identified as Babatunde Oni was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court on a one count charge of recklessly driving in a manner dangerous to the public thereby causing the death of one Emmanuel Joseph Ishola who was walking along Ajao road, off Adeniyi Jones road, Ikeja, Lagos, on the 2nd […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The Lagos Settlement Week (LSW) is a week set aside by the Chief Judge of Lagos State for specific court to clear the backlog of cases through means which include referrals to the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse(LMDC) for possible resolution through mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation or any Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR) procedure. LSW will […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Eight suspected armed robbers have been arrested and paraded at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, on Monday. The suspects, Ife Olubaba 29, Saheed Wasiu 23,Segun Idowu 20, Wasiu Rafiu 20, Odelade Kabiru 23, Waliu Sanni 26 and Taiye Agege now deceased opened fire on and killed policemen attached to Iju Police […]
By Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 32 year old man, Kingsely Jato was docked before Magistrate Dan-Oni at Ikeja Magistrate court on Friday for offences bothering on conspiracy to commit felony, attempted armed robbery, possession of dangerous weapons, Unlawful possession of Airforce uniform and identity card. The suspect and others now at large committed the offences […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 53 year old man, Ochonna Ifeanyichukwu Loveday was on Friday arraigned at Ikeja Magistrate court on a two count charge bothering on attempt felony and stealing. Ochonna allegedly stole an unregistered Honda Accord Saloon car 1998/1999 model and another unregistered Toyota Corolla car 1999 model, both valued at N1.6 million, on […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 23-year-old man Olaide Dauda has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja for an alleged armed robbery. The suspect was docked before Miss Akinde on Thursday for a two-count charge of conspiring with five others now at large to rob one Garuba Gbadamosi with a locally made gun. […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The Managing Director of Tonad Publishing, Mr. Tony Iwena has been arraigned before Justice Atinuke Ipaye in Ikeja High Court on a 3 count charge of Issuing dishonored cheques. Iwena allegedly issued a Union Bank cheque of N3.5m, N4.5m and N5m on the 14th October 2010, 21st October, 2010 and 5th November, […]
