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,…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command on Wednesday July 19, 2023, arraigned one Obiorah Anthony Emelife before Justice C.O Ajah of Enugu State High Court, Enugu for alleged Seventy-two Million Naira fraud. The defendant was arrested sometime in 2023 following a petition that he allegedly defrauded one Atansi Obinna…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of Security Services (DSS) says it has charged Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court. TheCable had reported that a federal capital territory high court had ordered the DSS to charge Emefiele to court if they have criminal allegations against him. Hamza Muazu,…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal capital territory high court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to charge Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court if they have criminal allegations against him. Hamza Muazu, presiding judge, said the former CBN governor should be released on bail if he…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian court has directed President Bola Tinubu’s government to disclose how much in stolen funds it has recovered from late military ruler Sani Abacha and how the money was used, court documents showed on Sunday. Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter from 1993 until his death in…