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A Nigerian lady, Kate Chinagorom Eze, has said that a spouse insisting on having a court wedding is a red flag.   Although Mrs Eze admitted to having a court wedding, she said she neither mentioned nor discussed it with her husband.    The post Any spouse insisting on a court wedding is a red flag – Nigerian woman says appeared first on Linda …

A Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Enugu State, has remanded one Sunday Echeji, who was accused of cutting off his wife’s hand.    According to a statement issued on Saturday, February 1, by the office of the First Lady of the state, Echeji was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Enugu, Enugu State, on Friday.   The incident, which …

A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 21-year-old marriage of an Ibadan-based caterer, Omotayo Kumunyi after she accused her husband of poisoning and domestic violence. Kumunyi, a resident of the Osungbade area of Ibadan, stated that her husband, Olatunde, does not cater for her and their four children. She added that when the problem became …

Rihanna supported her partner A$AP Rocky as she arrived at court on Thursday, January 30, with him amid his criminal trial in downtown Los Angeles, as he faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted. The Grammy-winning artist and fashion mogul, 36, for the second day in a row, made headlines for her stylish appearance in court.   The AP reported that she ‘[outshined] key …

A man diagnosed with ‘sxsomnia’ has been acquitted of r@pe after he told the court he was asleep when he had sx with a woman. On Thursday, Timothy Malcolm Rowland, 40, was found not guilty of having non-consensual sex with a woman at his Sydney apartment on August 26, 2022, after the pair spent a night out together, Mail Online reports.  The 40-year-old man told …

A 21-year-old security guard, Mohammed Yunusa, has informed a magistrate court in Kubwa, Abuja, that he stole one bag of rice and maize because he didn’t have any food to eat.   Yunusa, who lives in the Dawaki area of Abuja, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and theft.   “My boss, retired Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Ali Janja, employed me as …

An Osun High Court in Ile-Ife has reinstated Adegboyega Famodun as the Owa of Igbajo, nullifying the state government’s revocation of his appointment.   The court overturned the White Paper and Executive Order issued by Governor Ademola Adeleke, which had challenged Famodun’s selection and called for a fresh chieftaincy process.   The Osun State Government released six White Papers in …

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Balogun Mujaid, to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing an Itel A50 phone valued at N98,000.    Chief Magistrate Dolamu Babalogbon also ordered the convict to pay N130,000 as restitution to the primary complainant in the matter.   Mujaid faced additional sentences in two other cases: …

The lawyer representing suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, popularly called Evans, Emefo Etudo, has informed Justice Adenike Coker of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja that his client has repented from his criminal ways and has applied to the Lagos State Government for mercy.     Etudo told the court on Wednesday, January 29, that despite the amended charge …

A judge has slammed a woman who admitted to sending videos of her farting to her boyfriend’s ex.  Rhiannon Evans, 25, is believed to be the first person to ever face charges for cyber-farting.  She sent the videos to Deborah Prytherech who said the videos caused her distress and anxiety.  In court, prosecutor Diane Williams described how Evans “proceeds to …