Courts

A round up of all legal cases in various courts in Nigeria and beyond

Latest Courts

Ogun court takes custody of teenager impregnated by father

A 14-year-old girl who was reportedly raped and impregnated by her 49-year-old…

Jailed Akwa Ibom lawyer freed after one month

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong jailed by Akwa Ibom Chief Judge, Ekaette…

Benue court convicts man for destroying PDP’s billboard

A 30-year-old man, Ternenge Peter arrested for destroying the Peoples Democratic Party…

Kwara teenager disguises as mad man, rapes minor

A 15-year-old boy has been remanded by the Kwara State Juvenile Court…

PoS operator sues IG over unlawful detention, N.75m extortion

A point-on sale operator, Olasupo Adebisi, has sued the Inspector-General of Police,…

Court remanded Kwara herbalist trading human parts

A Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has remanded a suspect identified…

Husband, brothers beat Lagos housewife naked

A housewife, Kendra Njoku, has told an Ogba Magistrates’ Court how her…

Four sentenced to death over murder of Ekiti chief

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced four men…

Court sentences four to death for killing Ekiti monarch

Justice Adekunle Adeleye of the Ekiti State High Court has sentenced Sunday…

Lagos man arraigned for stealing engine oil

A 45-year-old man, Olajide Taiwo, has been paraded before the Lagos Magistrate…

Homosexuality: Bauchi Sharia court sentences three to death

No fewer than three men have sentenced to death by a Sharia…

Kuje: Abuja teacher returns to prison, gets bail

An Abuja-based teacher, Igoche Adah, who was dismissed for alleged sexual molestation,…

Lagos couple jailed 16 years over maid’s death

A couple, Fortune and Steve Nwankwo were on Thursday jailed for 16…

27-year-old jailed for life over phone theft, attempted murder

Justice Monisola Abodunde of an Ekiti State High Court has sentenced 27-year-old…

Dismissed sergeant to die by hanging for killing driver over N100

A dismissed police sergeant, James Imahalu, has been sentenced to death by…