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By Philomina Attah A 68-year-old businessman, Nelson Gwede, on Monday appeared before a Wuse Zone 2, Abuja Magistrates’ Court charged with defrauding one Agwu Ogbonna of the sum of N115 million.  Ngwede, a resident of Chika, Airport Road, Abuja, is facing a two-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trustContinue Reading

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By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday convicted a businesswoman, Blessing Adanu, for defrauding a woman of N47.6 million on the pretext of supplying her agricultural produce. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adanu traded under the name of Emerald Multipurpose Cooperative Society to defraudContinue Reading

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By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a man,  Stephen Francis, to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old  primary four pupil in his room. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had sufficiently proved theContinue Reading

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By Olawale Akinremi Tawakalitu Olayiwola, an Ibadan-based trader on Wednesday asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 20 year-old marriage on grounds of theft, and battery. Olayiwola said that she decided to call it quits with her husband, Ganiu Olayiwola, because her life was underContinue Reading

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By Blessing Ibegbu A Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja,  on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old student, Jeremiah Kamara, to two months’ in prison for nuisance. The Judge, Mr Ishaq Hassan, however, gave the student an option of N5,000 fine, and warned him to desist from crime. The student, a Sierra Leonean,Continue Reading