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ACQUIRED LAND- Legal fire works are expected to start at the High Court of Ogun State sitting at Otta between the Alimi Ayinde Kasumu family of Lagos and Mikano International Limited, Chavnet Nigeria Limited, Ogun State government and three others over parcels of land situated and lying at Isheri, Ifo local council of Ogun state. Parties had resorted to trial ...

A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday remanded a 34-year-old businesswoman, Joy Abiodun, in police custody over alleged N13 million scam. The judge, Mohammed Marafa, however, adjourned the case until April 20 for ruling on bail application. The defendant of Wuse, Abuja, is facing a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating and forgery, offences she denied ...

A 53-year-old landlady, Rita Olukanmi, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing property worth N1.4 million belonging to her tenant. The accused, who resides at No. 19, Oduduwa St., Aboru, Lagos, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, housebreaking and stealing. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. Victor Eruada told ...

The Police on Friday docked a 34-year-old businessman cum property agent, Umorem Lewis, at a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly duping an unsuspecting client of N600,000. The defendant, who resides in Jabi by Mr. Biggs, Abuja, is facing a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and forgery. The Prosecutor, Mr. Dabo Yakubu, told the court ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed April 30 to rule on an application, seeking the forfeiture of two properties belonging to Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan to the Federal Government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Oct. 20, 2017, filed an ex parte application praying the court for an order of interim forfeiture ...

A 40-year-old landlord, Leke Adebola, who allegedly slapped his tenant, was on Wednesday brought before an Epe Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Adebola, who resides at Imokun Noforaji in Epe, is facing a charge of assault. Police Prosecutor Moses Oyekanmi told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 7 at 10 am at his residence. According to ...

An FCT High Court, sitting at Apo, on Monday continued hearing in the case of alleged failure to declare assets without reasonable excuse against the Tumsah brothers, Ibrahim and Tijjani. Justice Muawiyah Idris, in his submission, denied the motion of the defence counsel to dismiss the case and adjourned the case to April 30. Ibrahim Tumsah and Tijani Tumsah are ...

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has asked his teeming supporters not to panic over the property forfeiture suit filed against him by the All Progressives Congress-led government, the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property, describing it as a kangaroo panel. Ekweremadu said the anti-graft panel is being used by the current administration to harass and intimidate the ...

A 42 year-old building contractor, Adegboyega Olamilakan was on Friday, arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, Isabo in Ogun, for allegedly defrauding his customer of N52million. Olamilakan, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of fraud, stealing and threat to life. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Eigbejiale, told the court that the accused committed the offences in 2016 ...

An Awka High Court on Monday adjourned until May 7, the pre-trial conference in the sharing of late Sir Louis Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s estate. The Judge, Justice Dennis Mmaduechesi, adjourned the case, following the failure of Counsel to the first defendant, Mr Okwuchukwu Ugolo (SAN), to comply with the court rules with respect to change in counsel. The court also observed that ...