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By Felix Kuyinu The Police have arraigned two suspects over a fraudulent land deal worth N47m. The accused : Povesi Kehinde, 41, and Bodede Oluwatobi, 36, were arrested by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos, and charged before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Francis Igbinosa, stated that the defendants, under […]
By Felix Kuyinu A 28-year-old man, Stanley Amos, is facing trial for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in Badagry, Lagos. At his arraignement at the Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Amos was remanded at the Awarijigoh Correctional Centre after his case was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP for legal advice. Court Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaiya […]
By Felix Kuyinu A man accused of sexually assaulting his seven-year-old daughter has been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The 53-year-old suspect, Bitrus Daniyan, on Thursday, was brought before the court and was remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre by the Presiding Magistrate, Ejiro Kubenije. Kubenije ordered that the case file should be sent […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja is prosecuting a man identified as Aminu Shanaki over an alledged theft of a chiid. Shanaki commited the offence on September 7, at Alagbado, Lagos, as mentioned by the police. He is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing as imposed on him by the Lagos […]
By Felix Kuyinu A businessman is to face court trial over allegations of a fraudulent business transaction amounting to N60 million. The case is to come up on January 14, 2025. At his earlier arraignment at the Federal High Court in Ikeja, Lagos, the accused, Olutoye John, Director of TRJ Company Limited, was said to […]
By Felix Kuyinu A female school teacher is facing prosecution for assaulting a four-year-old pupil. The teacher, Dupe Ehiorobo, was arraigned at Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday on one count of assault. Police Prosecutor, Inspector John Iberedem, disclosed that Ehiorobo, 45, a teacher at Access Ville School, Ipaja, Lagos, commited the offence on May 13 […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Police have arraigned by the police at the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court over theft. The security agency stated that the suspects: Azeez Sadiq, 35, Taiwo Olayinka, 30, and Monsurudeen Saheed 21, dragged two persons to a secluded area and forcefully collected the sum of N13,000 from them. At the court on Thursday, […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon in Ikoyi Lagos is prosecuting a businessman over accusations of a fraudulent oil deal. The police department filed a two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretenses and theft against the accused , Ebi Ogionwo, at the Federal High Court in Ikeja. At the court, Ogionwo […]
By Felix Kuyinu Three security guards have been remanded in prison for allegely stealing aluminum fencing materials worth N61,000,000. The trio were arrested by police operatives at Maroko Division and arraigned for trial at Ebute-Meta Magistates’ Court on two counts of conspiracy and stealing. At the court, Prosecuting Counsel, Inspector Ejima Okete, stated that the […]
By Kunle Awosiyan The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers has raised the alarm over the threat the indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluent is having on the sanity of Lagos lagoon. The institution called for quality regulation by the state government in its technical paper, “Industrial Pollution and its Impact on the Lagos Lagoon,”, stating that […]