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A suspect facing trial for housebreaking and theft has fled from custody while appearing in court for a hearing.  The suspect, identified as Onoshana Thando Sadiki, was brought to the Johannesburg Court in Jeppe, South Africa, to face the charges brought against him when he scaled the court building and fled the scene during the proceedings.  A video shows him executing …

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned to April 15, 2025, the alleged defamation case brought by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, and his son Folarin, popularly known as Falz, against social critic, Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM).   Justice Matthias Dawodu adjourned the case at the instance of Verydarkman after the court received …

A lawyer has narrated the behaviour displayed by young men who are standing trial for allegedly being cultists.  He explained that the suspects were in court to stand trial for alleged cultism when their supposed leader was brought in from another prison and they all stood up and began hailing him.  Fortunately for them, the judge was not yet in …

A businesswoman, Woye Ella, on Tuesday prayed an FCT Customary Court in Garki, Abuja, to dissolve her marriage over her husband’s alleged attempt to set her on fire.      Ella’s prayer is contained in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in the court.      According to the petitioner, her husband usually overreacts over little provocation.   …

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Ugenyi Kalu, before Justice R.A. Oshodi of a Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for fraud.   The convict, a banker, was arraigned on a five-count charge, bordering on official corruption and gratification.   In a statement released today, …

A Kano State High Court has issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding funds from the Federation Account to the 44 Local Governments in the state. The ruling, delivered on Monday, followed a motion filed by the applicants, including the Chairman of NULGE, Ibrahim Muhd, alongside Ibrahim Uba Shehu, Ibrahim Shehu Abubakar, …

Shocking details have emerged about a pastor from Khayelitsha in Cape Town, who is accused of exploiting his position to commit grievous acts against vulnerable young women.    The 51-year-old pastor appeared in Khayelitsha magistrate’s court last Friday, facing charges of r@pe, attempted r@pe, s3xual assault, attempted murd3r, and ass@ult with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.   The incidents …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke permission to amend her suit challenging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) order for the final forfeiture of her seized assets.   Justice Ekwo approved the amendment request after Diezani’s lawyer, Godwin Inyinbor, moved the motion, which the EFCC’s counsel, Divine …

The alleged arsonist responsible for the Usindiso Building fire, Lawrance Sithembiso Mdlalose, made his first appearance at the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division in Johannesburg on Friday, February 14, 2025.      Mdlalose,30, faces charges related to the deaths of 76 occupants and the fatal injury of 12 others in the blaze.     Following the incident, a …

Nigerian singer Bloody Civilian has officially been summoned to court for a hearing over the alleged defamation of Helen Ukpabio, the founder of Liberty Gospel Church. On February 13, 2025, a document posted online showed the writ of summons from a high court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, requesting that Bloody Civilian appear within 30 days. I got my …