*Orders mother of 5 to return to matrimonial home A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Friday, ordered that a 19-year-old man, Umar Ibrahim, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping 20-year-old housewife. The police charged Ibrahim, who lives in Rijiyar Lemo Quarters Kano, with criminal trespass, robbery and rape. Chief Magistrate […]
A Jos High Court on Wednesday ordered that a 32-year-old nurse, Alex Pam, who allegedly drugged and raped a 22-year-old student, be remanded in a correctional centre. Justice Christine Dabup, gave the order, adjourned the case until May 21 for hearing. The police counsel, Ms Olive Okpuru, told the court the defendant on Dec. 11, […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 22-year-old businessman, Gbolarinwa Olarenwaju, to one year imprisonment in a correctional centre for peddling 150g of Cannabis. The convict was charged with drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). He pleaded guilty before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo. Following plea bu Olanrewaju, the prosecutor, Mr […]
The Kano Correctional Centre and the Department of State Services (DSS) have re-arrested Mercy Paul, who escaped after being arrested for allegedly kidnapping several children and selling them in Anambra state in 2019. Investigation revealed that after her arrest, the suspect was said to have escaped on January 31 from a hospital where she was […]
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a mechanic, Fatai Badmus, for allegedly selling a plot of land and issuing a forged receipt to one Alih Abubakar. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. READ ALSO: Boat driver, applicant docked for allegedly assaulting man with iron rod Presiding Magistrate Hauwa Buhari […]