Tag: COURT
Woman seeks divorce as husband impregnates another
A 36-year-old petty trader, Mrs Elizabeth Shofunde, who claimed that her husband impregnated another woman, on Monday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos...
Trader seeks dissolution of marriage to lazy man
After 10 years of marriage to a completely lazy husband, a trader, Mrs Awawu Oseni, wants an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve...
43-year-old man docked for allegedly defiling teenager
A 43-year-old man, Anthony Ibodhe, who allegedly detained and defiled a 12-year-old girl, was on Friday brought before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in...
Man, 22, gets N50,000 bail over alleged theft of shirts worth...
A 22-year-old man, Jamiu Habeeb, who allegedly stole 10 shirts worth N8000 from a trader, Mohammed Isah, was on Friday in Lagos granted a...
Bauchi court sentences two men to life in prison for rape
A Bauchi High Court on Wednesday sentenced two middle-aged men to life in prison for raping a 40-year-old woman and plucking her eyes.
In her...
Businessman docked for allegedly receiving stolen goods
A Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Wednesday arraigned Ifeanyi Chukwu of Peace village, Lugbe, Abuja, over stolen property.
Chukwu, 35, and...
Pastor seeks dissolution of marriage over wife’s laziness
A pastor, Adedayo Adeyemo, on Wednesday asked an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve the nine-year-old marriage between him and his wife, Kemi.
The News Agency...
Killer wife: Only Oyo govt can appeal seven-year sentence – Prosecutor
The private prosecutor in the case of murder instituted against a female lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, says the decision to appeal the seven-year sentence handed...
Court remands sexagenarian in prison over rape of 14-year-old girl
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo on Tuesday remanded a sexagenarian, Rafiu Olalekan in Agodi Prison for alleged rape of a 14-year-old...
Court dissolves cleric’s 16-yr-old marriage over wife’s temperament
A Nyanya Customary Court in Abuja on Tuesday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between a clergyman, Peter John, and his wife, Lucia, over the latter’s...