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by Badejo Oluwaseun Ikuforiji and his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi is standing trial on the allegations of laundering N338.8m. The duo is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 54-count charge. They, however, pleaded not guilty before Justice Mohammed Liman and were allowed to continue on
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by Badejo Oluwaseun Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja yesterday remanded three spiritualists in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services for allegedly defrauding a couple of a whooping sum of N675 million. Justice Taiwo ordered that the defendants: Morufu Yahya Adewale, Omitogun Ajayi, and
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by Badejo Oluwaseun Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday arraigned a 36-year-old banker, Oluwaseye Adu, before Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on one count charge of stealing. The EFCC alleged that the money, $200,000, belongs to the Insurance Brokers of Nigeria (IBN). According to EFCC counsel, Mr. U.U. Buhari, Adu committed
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by Damilola Agekameh A 44-year-old land surveyor, Mr. Sheriff Ahmed, on Monday, March 9, 2020, urged an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, to nullify his seven-year marriage over his wife’s alleged romance with a policeman. The petitioner alleged that his wife, Rashidat, with whom he had two children, was promiscuous, adding that she was dating a police officer. He
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by Alli Mustapha Today, Monday March 9, The police has arraigned one Olakunle Kasali, a teenager, who lives in Ikorodu and allegedly belonged to an unlawful society. Kasali who is just 18 years old appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court alongside one Stephen Friday who is 30 years old, over alleged
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by Alli Mustapha A Customary Court in Igando, Lagos Mainland, on Monday, March 2, 2020, dissolved a 24-year-old marriage between a 47-year-old pastor, Gbenga Aina, and his wife, Damilola, over allegation of adultery. The president of the court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, said that it appeared the couple were tired of the marriage. He also said that
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by Badejo Oluwaseun The Director of the Lagos State Directorate of Citizens’ Rights (DCR), Mrs Biola Oseni has said the mother who assaulted her 12-year old son in Agege community, Lagos Mainland, will be prosecuted in court. Mrs Oseni said that the state government, through her directorate, has already rescued the 12-year-old boy (names withheld) from their Agege
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by Badejo Oluwaseun An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday remanded an oil marketer, Ngozi Philomena Okoye in custody of the female section of Nigeria Correctional Services (NCS), Kirikiri, Lagos for alleged N349 million fraud. Okoye will remain in custody of the NCS pending hearing of bail application fixed for Thursday. The
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by Badejo Oluwaseun Justice Mariam Emeya of Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has revoked the sale of four plots of land involving West African Examination Council (WAEC) and others of four plots of land sold to the West African Examination Council (WAEC). While delivering judgement in suit number ID/920/2011, the judge
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by Damilola Agekameh A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere was yesterday, February 25, 2020, informed of how a dismissed policeman, Corporal Pepple Boma, allegedly killed a resident at the Makoko waterfront on the Lagos mainland by a witness. The prosecution witness, Mr. Steven Aji, said the deceased was shot in the
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