A MAGISTRATE Court in Yaba, Lagos state, has granted singer Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, and Balogun Eletu, popularly known as Sam Larry, bail in the sum of N20 million. backed by three trustworthy sureties. The head of the court, Adeola Olatunbosun, ordered the two suspects to submit their international passports as part…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Bayelsa-based online publisher arrested and in custody of the Nigeria Police in Abuja, the Federal City Territory (FCT) on charges of cyber stalking, has sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Nigeria Police for breach of his fundamental rights and is seeking N300 million in damages. Mempamo…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Magistrate of a court two in Tunga, Minna, Niger State has sentenced five men arrested with human skulls to 60 years imprisonment with hard labour. Each of the convicts will spend 12 years in prison for attempting to commit a money ritual with the skull. Chief Magistrate Fati Umar Hassan,…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has charged the chairman of Duport Midstream Company, Akintoye Akindele, to court for allegedly offering a police officer a bribe of N150 million. According to a court document filed on August 18 and obtained by the Gazette, Mr Akindele is being charged before the Federal Capital…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- 24- year-old business woman, Tolulope Akintan, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged N11 million fraud. The defendant, who resides at Olatunde Oropo Street, Ajah, Lagos, is being tried for obtaining by false pretence and stealing. The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that the offences…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 34-year old student of University of Lagos, Isaiah Enyia Ofem, has been arrested and charged for allegedly strangling a 27-year old female student, Victoria Adeyemi, inside the campus and dumping her corpse inside the canal. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 17th June, 2023, at the campus located at Akoka,…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja has reserved judgement in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, against the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court also reserved judgment in a…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Two siblings, Godwin Enahoro and Rosemary Enahoro, were on Friday arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos Island for allegedly defrauding a woman by obtaining $98,700, which is equivalent to N74.2m under the pretence of helping her recover her property. The defendants are facing 10 counts of conspiracy, impersonation, obtaining,…