LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya. The historic ruling made Sarkozy the first former president of modern France sentenced to actual…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A man collapsed and died in court in Rusape, Zimbabwe, last week while awaiting sentencing on a negligent driving charge, leaving his case unresolved. The deceased, identified as Blessing Kalatala, had earlier pleaded guilty to the offence. He fell ill last Friday during proceedings before Magistrate Babra Mateko, who was preparing to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has filed charges before an FCT High Court against five senior police officers over alleged age falsification to extend their service years. Court sources told Daily Trust that Justice Yusuf Halilu has fixed September 25 for the arraignment. The 14-count charge is against Idowu…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Nigerians who were recently deported from the United States and dumped in Ghana have approached a court in Washington DC to challenge their deportation. The unnamed Nigerians and two fellow deportees from The Gambia also complained to the court about their alleged inhuman treatment during the 16hours flight from the US…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Monday arraigned five men before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which over 40 worshipers died. The five accused persons are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik,…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has convicted Nuhu Omokide, a franchise owner and manager of a branch of DHL in Benin City. He was convicted on a five-count charge, bordering on conspiracy to steal, stealing, and unlawful interference with property. Omokide, who was arraigned in Charge No. MEG/275c/2023/A…
LAGOS JULY 13TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825bn and $2.5bn meant for ‘refinery rehabilitation’ and other oil revenues.” The suit followed the damning allegations documented in the 2021…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A businessman, Mr. Suleiman Mohammed Dikwa, has filed a lawsuit against Opay Digital Services Limited at a High Court of Justice in Jos, Plateau State over an alleged unlawful freezing of his account and unauthorised withdrawal of funds. He is seeking N30 million in damages in addition to other reliefs. In the…