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A Nigerian woman who was falsely declared de@d has appeared in court via videolink from Nigeria to stop a convicted fraudster from seizing her 350,000 London home.  According to Mail Online, it was claimed that June Ashimola, 55, died in February 2019 in her native country, which sparked a bizarre long-running battle for her estate.  But she appeared before High Court judge John Linwood to declare …

A 42-year-old popular food seller in Akure, Happiness Sunday, has been remanded at the Ondo Correctional Centre by an Akure Family Magistrates’ Court, following her arraignment over her alleged involvement in the disappearance of a four-year-old child, Jensita, in her custody.      The defendant, who is the owner of Chioma Restaurants in Akure metropolis, was arraigned alongside the mother …

After 11 years of divorce, a customary Court at Rumuogba in Rivers State has stripped Mrs Kate Ngbor of continuing to bear her former husband’s name with immediate effect.   Vanguard reports that the aggrieved ex-husband, Chief Sam Ngbor, had in suit no: OCC/9/2021, asked the court to grant an order to restrain his former wife, Mrs Kate Mgbor, from …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction of one Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred United States Dollars) and SDR135,900 Saudi Riyals (One Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Saudi Riyals) from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria.     She was …

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of $1.4 million linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele.   Justice Olayinka Faji ruled on Thursday, March 6, that the sum was the proceeds of unlawful activities and must be forfeited to the Federal Government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), represented by …

The Islamic cleric, AbdulRahman Bello, accused of killing and dismembering a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal of Adefalu compound, Okelele, Ilorin, on Thursday, March 6, told the court that he singlehandedly committed the crime.   Bello who was in court alongside his alleged four accomplices pleaded with the court to release his co- …

A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has ordered the interim forfeiture of ₦1.37 billion allegedly diverted from the state government’s coffers into a private account during the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The funds, which were allegedly transferred into an account belonging to Indo Kaduna Marts JV Nigeria Limited, were part of the money allocated for a …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order restraining the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from conducting a disciplinary proceeding against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.  The presiding judge, Obiora Egwuatu, gave the order on Tuesday, March 4, following an ex parte application filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel.  The ruling comes as the …

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division on Tuesday sentenced two men, Anu Olaniyi and Abidemi Alibaloye, to life imprisonment for gang-r3ping a 13-year-old girl.   The convicts, who committed the offences on December 28, 2020, were arraigned in court on the charges of conspiracy and gang r3pe.   During the hearing, the victim told the court how one …

A Magistrate Court in Kano has sentenced two TikTok users, Ahmad Isa and Maryam Musa, to one year in prison each, for sharing videos perceived to be offensive to religious and moral values.     The Kano State Censorship Board had earlier arrested the duo, accusing them of violating public decency through their social media posts.     During the …