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A businessman, Olukorede Roberts, has told an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, how he was defrauded of N80m by a self-styled real estate agent, Jimoh Olawale. Olawale is facing two counts of obtaining money by false pretences and stealing. Roberts, while being led in evidence by Mr. E. A. Jackson, a prosecutor for the Police Special Fraud Unit, gave details of ...

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 ...

A 34-year-old real estate agent, Michael Komolafe, who allegedly stole N256,000 from a Police Inspector, was, yesterday, arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos. The defendant, whose residential address was not given, is facing a one-count charge of stealing, preferred against him by the Police. The prosecutor, Sergeant Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence ...

According to The Nation, Justice Angela Otaluka of the FCT High Court, Lugbe on Monday commenced trial in a case involving Idris Shuabu, a developer and Ikechukwu Sebastian for allegedly obtaining N86 million under false pretence. Prosecution counsel, Mr Richard Dauda, who led Shuaibu in evidence at the witness box, said his 26 hectares of land was revoked by the ...

According to Vanguard, Lagos State Physical Planning and Permit Authority has turned down a request to demolish a N28 million building on Adeniji- Adele Road, on Lagos Island. The agency said that the property is structurally sound and not in danger of collapsing and  does not contravene any provision of the Lagos Physical Planning and Environmental Law. It also noted ...