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Lagos landlady allegedly kills tenant for feeding her son

A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that a 40-year-old landlady,…

My husband is an Italian stallion worth $3m, says widow who sued govt over loss of intercourse

A widow, Cara Finnegan, has dragged the government to court over her lack of sex…

DIVORCE US! My sex organ no longer functions since my wife started tying fetish object on her neck, pastor tells court

A 61-year-old Christian cleric, Matthew Majiyagbe, on Friday secured a divorce on grounds that…

FOR EATING EXTRA PLATE OF RICE! Woman, 43, ties six-year-old niece  to a table, flogs her, lands in court

A woman has been dragged before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly flogging…

RELIGIOUS RETALIATION! Court awards hotel dishwasher $21m for being forced to work on Sundays

A hotel dishwasher is set to enter the millionaire league after a court granted…

UNRULY BEHAVIOUR! Eight men allegedly invade hospital, rob patients after doctors reject sick relative

Eight persons who allegedly assaulted hospital patients and stole six cell phones and a…

VALUED AT N1.3M! Man collects 100 bags of rice under false pretence, lands in court

A 39-year-old man, Chucks Ezugwu, was on Friday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in…

NO OPTION OF FINE! Man, 81, sentenced 25 years in prison for manslaughter

A High court in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, sentenced 81-year-old Richard Ogunbayo to 25…

SHAMEFUL! Boy, 23, arraigned in court for breaking into Redeem Church

A 23-year-old student, Ademola Asaolu, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates ‘ Court…

PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I stole because I needed money to treat my painful haemorrhoids, says convict

A 24-year-old electrician, Mike Okpara, who was sentenced to three months in prison for…

MY HUSBAND IS A FLIRT! I caught him having sex with our housemaid, says Wife

A Badagry Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday dissolved an eleven-year-old marriage between Risikat…

TWO YEARS AFTER KILLING HIS MOM OVER GREETINGS! Plateau court sentences 24-year-old Godwin Banchir to death by hanging

A Plateau High Court sitting in Jos, on Monday, sentenced 24-year-old Godwin Banchir to…

HE FOUND THE MONEY AFTERWARDS! Man cuts wife’s hand with a cutlass for stealing N13,000

A 50-year-old man, Olusola Ojewole, who allegedly cut his wife’s hand with a cutlass, was…

GUILTY AS CHARGED! Two men sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery in Ogun

An Abeokuta High Court on Thursday, sentenced two men Agbaraojo Abolore, 39, and Adeniyi…

I WILL REMAIN HIS WIFE! We have a blood covenant, please don’t separate us, woman tells court

A Makurdi Upper Area Court on Monday dissolved the marriage between Mr Matthew Alyebo…