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Four police officers have been arraigned in court over the killing of Garafu Buraimoh, in the Ajah area of Lagos state on December 6.   Buraimoh was said to have been out buying fuel when he was hit by a bullet fired by the officer attached to Ajiwe police station …

The suspect, Mr. DePape, 43, faces numerous felony charges in state court, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He also faces federal charges of attempted kidnapping of a federal officer and assault on a family member of a federal official. If convicted, he would face the possibility …

The trial of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi over the 2022 Christmas Day killing of a Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, continued on Wednesday, January 25, at the Lagos state High Court with a second prosecution witness, Fiyegha Ebimine who is a police officer, testifying.   Ebimine was part of the three-man team …

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned three women for allegedly engaging in a public fight that resulted in one of them sustaining an injury in the Oshodi area of the state.   The three women identified as Amimat Adebayo, 25; Ahmed Shukurah, 24; and Ahmed Jumoke, 28; were arraigned …

A lawsuit filed by a Lagos resident, Julius Ajibulu, seeking to reverse the Lagos State Government’s restriction of commercial motorcycles (okada) and tricycles (keke) on some of its roads, has been struck out by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State.   Filing a lawsuit against the ban instituted in …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court asked the Biden administration on Monday for its views on whether the Constitution allows Florida and Texas to prevent large social media companies from removing posts based on the views they express. The practical effect of the move was to put off a decision on …

Korra Obidi and her ex-husband Justin Dean have been barred from posting visuals of their children on social media by a court in California, United States. Naija News reports that the duo broke up in March, 2022 a week after their second daughter Athena was born and have been in …

A court in California, United States of America, has barred dancer Korra Obidi and her ex-husband, Justin Dean, from posting visuals of their children on social media.   In a court document dated January 19th 2022, the former couple, who are parents to June Dean and Athena Dean, were forbidden …

Prosecutors have filed a motion alleging that Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, and a racketeering co-defendant conducted a hand-to-hand drug transaction during a court hearing.    According to Fulton County prosecutors, the alleged exchange was captured on courtroom surveillance video on Wednesday, January 19.    The prosecutors said Thug’s co-defendant Kahlieff …

The supreme court has affirmed the election of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district.   Akpabio was in the race for APC’s presidential ticket but dropped his bid for another candidate.   Before the APC presidential primary, Udom Ekpoudom, …