A Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna on Tuesday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Fatima Abubakar and Jamilu Usman on grounds of incessant verbal abuse on wife and inability to feed family. Delivering a ruling, the Judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta said:”the complainant failed to present any witness to confirm her claims that her husband does […]

A 55- year-old woman, Maria Taiwo, was on Tuesday docked in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly slapped a policeman. The police charged Taiwo, hairdresser, who resides at 23, Calvary St., Obawole, Ogba, Lagos with assault and causing a breach of peace. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp  Olusegun Oke, told the court that the defendant […]

A vulcanizer, Samuel Emmanuel on Tuesday appeared before a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for alleged contempt of court. The 23-year old defendant, who resides near NIA Quarters, Karu site, Abuja, is being tried for disobedience to courts order. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Ade Adeyanju told the court that the defendant was first […]

Justice Hannatu Balogun of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, on Tuesday, sentenced one Justin James to six months imprisonment for fraud. Justice Balogun sentenced James after he pleaded guilty to the allegation of fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Earlier, the EFCC counsel, P. C. Onyeneho, told the court […]

Justice Hannatu Balogun of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, on Tuesday sentenced one Justin James to six months imprisonment for fraud. Justice Balogun sentenced James, after he pleaded guilty to the allegation of fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Earlier, the EFCC counsel, P. C. Onyeneho, told the court […]