Tag Archives: court

Manchester United star, Mason Greenwood will reportedly have his bail extension application heard at court next week following the allegations he raped and assaulted a young woman.    According to Mail Online,  the police investigation remains ongoing and there has now been an application to extend his police bail -which will …

Hollywood actor, Kevin Spacey will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, June 16 to face four counts of sexual assault against three men, the Metropolitan Police has said. The 62-year-old Oscar-winning actor is facing two counts of sexual assault on a man who is now in his 40s, in …

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday, June 9, sentenced a 27-year-old woman, Blessing Oamen Aka ‘Omons’ to 4 years and 5 years imprisonment for trafficking three young Nigerian women into Benin Republic and forcing them into prostitution.    Omons, who was brought before the court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of …

A woman simply identified as Chinwe, on Thursday, June 9, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State, that her husband, Irinsanmi Ayeniberu, calls her a seconhand material.   According to NAN, Ayeniberu, a transporter, had approached the court to grant him a divorce on grounds of incompatibility with his wife …

The Ikoyi Federal High Court has dismissed a suit seeking to overturn the conviction of a popular actress, Funke Akindele, and 237 others convicted for violating the state’s lockdown and social distancing regulations against COVID-19 spread in 2020. Akindele; her husband, Abdul-Rasheed, and 236 others were convicted on April 6, …

Attempt by the former managing director of the defunct FinBank Plc, Mr. Okey Nwosu and Dayo Famoroti to set aside their conviction by Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos High Court  hit the rock on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 as the Court of Appeal sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos …

The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments was halted today when Blatter started suffering from chest pains and breathing issues on the first day of trial   Blatter, 86, and Platini, 66, appeared at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court …

Justice Chizoba Orji of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday June 7, allegedly ordered that six journalists be locked up. This occurred shortly after the judge stood down a matter and entered her chambers to prepare a ruling. It was gathered that as the court proceedings were paused, Wunmi …

The Ikeja Special Offences Court has reserved judgment until July 14 in the case of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, accused of defiling a 14-year-old girl.   On Monday, June 6, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo adjourned the case for judgment after the prosecution and defence counsel had adopted their …

Nollywood actor, Kalu Ikeagwu has on Monday told Ikeja High Court that his estranged wife abandoned their matrimonial home and ignored her bedroom duties after the birth of their son. The actor, therefore, sought the dissolution of the marriage in a suit marked LD/8939HD/2021. He is also seeking full custody …