By Felix Kuyinu A case against an alleged drug dealer, Jimoh Olowoidigede, has been adjourned due to his ill-health. Justice Deinde Dipeolu, at the Federal High Court on Monday, postponed the case till Tuesday. The suspect is facing trial on a six count charge bordering on conspiracy, trafficking 704 kilograms of cannabis sativa, running a […]
By Felix Kuyinu One Ademola Oke has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment over illicit drug peddling. Oke, 49-year-old carpenter, and father to six children, was arraigned at the Lagos State High Court where he was sentenced by Justice Ayokunle Faji. The sentencing was held after the convict pleaded guilty to the offence. During his […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has convicted three persons for being involved in drug peddling. 40-year old Bolanle Dauda was apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA operatives at Ibiye, Badagry Expressway. NDLEA disclosed that Dauda, on Saturday 25th May 2024, was caught with 42 blocks of cocaine weighing […]
By Felix Kuyinu A man identified as Adeola Agborin has been confined to prison for manslaughter of his lover. Agborin was convicted by Justice Lateef Akapo at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja following his guilty plea. The convict, initially charged with murder on January 31, 2013, was accused of killing his lover, one Martha […]
By Felix Kuyinu The High Court in Lagos has delimited Lagos residents from holding protests at Freedom Park in Ojota during the proposed August nationwide remonstration. Justice Emmanuel Ogundare at the court in Ikeja on Tuesday also restricted agitations being held at Peace Park, Ketu. The judge gave the notice sequel to a preemptive exparte […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Ikeja High Court in Lagos has convicted a man identified as Adeola Agborin over murder of his lover. Justice Lateef Akapo sentenced Agbonri to 21 years imprisonment for killing the victim, one Matha Farinmade. The State’s Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, Babajide Martins, told the court that the convict pleaded guilty […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Ikeja High Court is set to deliver judgement on three men accused of fraudulently obtaining the sum of N20m through electronic mail hacking. The suspects: Ugorji Clinton, Obinanwa Abiodun and Kehinde Adewusi were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision, EFCC, on an amended two-count charge of conspiracy to obtain […]
By Felix Kuyinu The re-arraignment of convicted kidnapper, Chukwudueme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans has been postponed due to the absence of the defence Counsel. Evans, alongside co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were scheduled for trial at the Lagos High Court on Thursday on a five-count amended charge ranging from conspiracy, murder and kidnapping. Leader of the […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has fixed a court proceeding against beleaguered former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, billed for Monday April 8, 2024 at the Ikeja High Court, Lagos. The Commision accused Emefiele of abuse of office over allocation of funds amounting to billions of […]
A deputy director with the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Mr. Jubril Yakubu Abisogun has told a Lagos Court that there was no mention of electrocution in the autopsy of Whitney Adeniran, a former student of Chrisland School. Abisogun who was the prosecution third witness in the case of Adeniran, told […]
