The Lagos Coroner Court sitting at Ita-Elewa, Ikorodu on Monday was informed that the most crucial aspect of autopsy to determine the cause of death of late music star, Ilerioluwa (Promise) Aloba is being conducted in the United States of America (USA) . The State Counsel, Mr. O. Akinde told the Coroner court presided by […]Continue Reading
A Lagos State High court judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi has warned litigants, specifically supporters of parties not to drop juju (charms) in his courtroom amid the trial of five men charged with the murder of one Ifeanyi Godfrey Etunmuse. The judge issued the warning on Monday and warned the litigants and their supporters about leaving […]Continue Reading
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, sentenced a 65-year-old man, Igwe Ambrose, to double life jail term for inserting fingers into the private parts of his tenant’s children, ages seven and 11. The trial judge held that the prosecution proved the four-count charge, bordering on sexual assault […]Continue Reading
An American, Donn Perkins, was on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment for unlawful importation of firearms, by a Lagos Federal High Court. Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced the American following his change of plea to the charges, last week Wednesday. Perkins was first arraigned before the court on May 25, on a four-count charge unlawful importation […]Continue Reading
The State and National Election Appeal Court, sitting in Lagos on Wednesday, rendered a decision on the appeal filed by the candidate of the People Democratic Party, Dr. Olajide Azeez Adediran, and his party against Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, challenging the governorship election held on March 18, 2023. The Court […]Continue Reading
A Nigerian businessman, Chief Joseph Umezugha, has been detained at the Ikoyi Center of the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS) by a Federal High Court in Lagos. He faces charges of forgery, providing false information to the police, and obtaining N185 million through fraudulent means. The presiding judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro, issued the order for the […]Continue Reading
Cynthia Omowumi Aloba, the wife of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, made an appearance at the Lagos Coroner’s office in Ikorodu on Tuesday, where she shared her concerns about facing life-threatening situations following her husband’s demise. She informed the court that these threats began shortly after her husband’s passing. Continue Reading
Coroner Inquest to unravel the circumstances surrounding the tragic passing of young Master Adebola Akin-Bright, the boy who tragically lost his life at LASUTH and had a missing intestine commenced on Friday. The proceedings took place at the Magistrate Court 4 in Botanical Gardens, Ebute-Metta, under the oversight of District Coroner, His Honour Mrs. Bola […]Continue Reading
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of a Lagos Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Shittu Babatunde Marvelous, to prison for engaging in fraudulent activities in which he presented himself as an investor in cryptocurrency. The court sentenced the convict following his guilty plea after he was arraigned on a lone count charge related […]Continue Reading
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced an apprentice, Godwin Ogboniya, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his employer’s 9-year-old daughter. The judge held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubts, the elements of the one-count charge of sexual assault by penetration against Ogboniya She Continue Reading