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Court jails pastor one year for impersonation

A  Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has sentenced one Pastor Moses…

Woman to die for burning co-wife, seven children to death

A High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has sentenced a woman, Mrs…

Sowore: Rearrest video mischievous, propaganda

The Department of State Services (DSS) says the circulation of a video clip on…

For disposing waste indiscriminately, court jails nine person for one week

Nine person have been sentenced to a week in prison for dumping refuse indiscriminately.…

Man files for divorce so wife can marry her lover

An Indian man, Mahesh (not real name) has approached the court, seeking to divorce…

Police arraign clergy in court over ‘defamation’ on social media

A clergyman is on trial for allegedly defaming and inciting the public against a…

Our landlord claims paternity of my second son, man tells court

An Ibadan-based truck driver, Azeez Hakeem, on Tuesday, told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in…

Housewife allegedly bathes husband’s ex-wife with hot water

A 41- year-old housewife was on Tuesday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly pouring hot…

Man drags friend’s ex-fiancée to court over alleged criminal intimidation, defamation

A businessman, Bilyaminu Saidu on Wednesday dragged his friend’s ex-fiancée, Maimuna Aliyu and one…

Teenager allegedly stabs Nigerian woman, 47, to death in Canada

A judge in Canada has ordered that a teenager accused of stabbing 47-year-old Nigerian…

Court orders Lagos Assembly to stop probe of Ambode

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has ordered the Lagos State House of Assembly…

My ‘engine’ never works with her, only performs when I go elsewhere, divorce-seeking husband tells court

A Zambian man has begged a local magistrate court to dissolve his marriage to…

I repaid N1.1m loan ‘in-kind’ three times at different hotels, 49-year-old woman tells court

A Lagos-based businesswoman on Monday told an Ojo Magistrates’ Court how she repaid part…

Man, 43, allegedly rapes neighbour’s daughter for one year

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court has been told how a clergyman, Israel Philip, allegedly…

Judge shoots self in court after delivering judgement

A judge in Southern Thailand shot himself in court after delivering a not guilty…