Gunmen have invaded Munya local government area of Niger State, killing many villagers after setting their houses ablaze, while some others were abducted.

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday remanded two brothers, Sodiq Hamzat, 22, and Taoreed Hamzat, 22, for allegedly beating a motorcyclist to death. Sodiq and Taoreed, whose address was unknown, were charged on two-count bordering on conspiracy and murder. The Magistrate, Mrs Munirat Giwa-Babalola, who did not take plea of the defendants […]

A businessman, Shehu Adamu, on Monday, dragged his friend, Yakubu Shuaib, to a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly selling his land without his consent. Adamu, who resides at Rigasa, Kaduna, through his counsel, MI Hashim, prayed the court to order the defendant to refundN800,000 to him, being the value of […]

A Magajin Gari Sharia Court on Monday seized bangles, belonging to a complainant, Aliyu Ibrahim, for contempt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim, a teenager, had worn female bangles on his wrist and had also indecently dressed before the court. When the Judge, Murtala Nasir, asked him why he was indecently dressed […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned the trial of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, for N338.8 million money laundering. Ikuforiji was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, on a 54-count charge. They had pleaded not […]