A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, Mr. Raymond Temisan Omatseye, to five years in prison over a N1.5bn contract scam. Omatseye was arraigned before the court over alleged bid rigging and N1.5billion contract scam filed against him by the Economic and… Read More Court sentences former NIMASA boss to five years imprisonment
A British thug punched his girlfriend, slashed her face open and attacked her further with a hammer, all because she accidentally broke a photo key ring of them. 29-year-old Marc Harbison, 29, punched Nicola Walker unconscious, cut her neck and sliced the full length of her cheek with a Stanley knife, leaving her needing more… Read More British thug batters girlfriend over broken key ring
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory yesterday remanded, Uche Uzogora, for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old daughter. The presiding officer, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, remanded the defendant in police custody, and adjourned the case till July 25 for hearing. Earlier, Blessing Akarayere, wife of the defendant, told the court that her husband Uzogora… Read More Woman sues husband for defiling their daughter
Two people, identified as Onyemachi Oge and Okechukwu Oma were, on Friday, sentenced to death by hanging by a High court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State for kidnapping a medical doctor, Dr. Chuka Manyike in the state. The duo alongside Chukwuemeka Levi, Idris Oken, Edeke Desmond and Ijeoma Oge were accused of kidnapping Manyinke, a… Read More Ebonyi High Court sentences four to death by hanging for kidnapping, murder
Ogun State police command, on Monday, arraigned two men for allegedly stealing 14 million dollars belonging to the West African Christian Mission. They were identified as 73-year-old Akapo Paul and 63-year-old Johnson Shorinnolu. They appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court. The accused, whose addresses are unknown, are facing two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy. The… Read More Two arraigned for stealing $14million from church in Ogun
A Nigerian court on Friday jailed 14 foreign sailors from Russia, Ukraine, Philippine and Japan between two and five years for unlawful dealing in petroleum products in the country. The federal high court in Lagos found the suspects guilty of illegally transporting 1,738 tonnes of crude oil and some 4,500 tonnes of petrol, also called… Read More Foreign oil smugglers sentenced to jail
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has released the names of eight new judges to serve in the state High Court and the state Customary Court of Appeal, CCA, of the Imo Judiciary system. Governor Rochas Okorocha, who disclosed this over the weekend while addressing journalists in Owerri, also said that the new judges would be… Read More NJC appoints new judges for Imo courts
Spain’s Princess Cristina has testified for the first time at her trial for alleged tax fraud, answering only the questions posed by her own lawyer. She told the court in Mallorca that she had never asked her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, how he ran a property company they jointly owned. Mr Urdangarin is accused of using… Read More Princess Cristina of Spain make first appearance on court for trial
