LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced the trio of Kasumu Ademola, Salau Mikailu, and Ganiyu Ishola to 20 years imprisonment. The three persons were sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to diverting the shares of a dead client, identified as Mr Joseph Adeyemi, worth N34…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, refused an application by the police to formally arraign afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. Kuti, who was released from custody on Tuesday night, had been on remand for six days on the orders of the court. The police had on May 16 applied…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos has granted bail to Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. The court also ordered the Nigerian police to finish their investigation into the alleged assault of a policeman in 48 hours and allow Kuti to go home. “The court grants police 48 hours to complete ‘their investigations’…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The heavy rainfall witnessed in most parts of the country in the last 15 days has left about 436 families displaced in Lagos State. Similarly, about 228 houses were either partially or completely destroyed within the same period in the state. A total of 13 electricity poles were also affected in the…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has paid a visit to outspoken entertainer, Charly Boy at his Lagos residence. It would be recalled that Charly Boy, a known supporter of Obi, disclosed he had been battling prostate cancer. “I have fought one too many battles in my short…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Nigerian men have been charged in what investigators said was a sextortion scheme that resulted in the suicide of a 17-year-old Michigan boy. On March 25, 2022, 17-year-old Jordan DeMay, a student and football player at Marquette Senior High School, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His death prompted…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For placing a restriction order on some customers’ accounts, Zenith Bank has been ordered to pay N2 billion in favour of Tsami Babi Nig. Ltd, Amsamay Ltd and M A.Y Fine Fragrance as damages. A Lagos High Court sitting at Court 44, Commercial Division, Osborne Foreshore, Phase2 Court House, gave the order….
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ordered the freezing of N522.5 million allegedly kept in 24 banks by a businessman, Francis Uzuegbu, and his company, Mac DE Frank International. The businessman and his firm allegedly owe Ecobank Plc and its parent company, ETI Specialised Resolution Company. The judge, Chukwuejekwu Aneke,…