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Media personality Dotun Kayode, better known as Do2dtun, has called out his estranged wife Taiwo Omotayo – who is singer D’banj’s sister – and her family.  Dotun shared court documents showing that a judge ruled in his favour granting him divided child custody with his estranged wife.  However, he said …

Two brothers, Musa Idris and Aliyu Idris have been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for allegedly killing their uncle, Muhammed Abubakar.    The suspects were arraigned for the offences of culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy, which contravened Sections 97 and 221 of the penal code.   According to the …

Justice Donatus Okorowo, in a judgment delivered Monday night, held that Sylva, having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of the state, would breach the 1999 Constitution (as amended) if allowed to contest again. Justice Okorowo, who agreed with the plaintiff’s argument, further held that …

A video of killer cop, Drambi Vandi being escorted out of court after he was sentenced to death by hanging for k!lling Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, has been shared online.    Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square annex, Igbosere, Lagos island …

New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Mukhtar Umar Yarima has been reinstated as the lawmaker representing Tarauni Federal Constituency of Kano state by a court of appeal.   Yerima had earlier been sacked by a National and State Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Kano for allegedly presenting a forged copy of his …

A judge of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has issued a production warrant against controversial Nigerian singer and record label boss, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley. Naija News reports that this comes a few days after the ‘Marlian Boss’ was remanded in prison over alleged involvement in …

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has issued a production warrant against Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley.    Naira Marley is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 11-count charges bordering on conspiracy and credit card …

A Lagos judge has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Kolawole Erinle, to twelve years imprisonment for $1.4m fraud.   According to a statement on Friday, October 6 by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic Crimes and Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, Erinle and his company, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited …

A Federal High Court in Abuja, has convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to a 20-year-jail term each.     Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgment on Friday, October 6, 2023,  held that the prosecution had been able to establish …

The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 to deliver its judgement on the appeal filed by embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB seeking to compel the Federal Government to release him from detention.   A five-member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, okayed …