Tag: prison
Palm oil seller bags 3 months in prison for cheating supplier
ZUBA - An Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT, on Monday sentenced a palm oil seller, Sadiya Mohammed, to three months in prison for...
Magistrate dies in prison custody in Enugu
ENUGU - A magistrate in Oji River, Enugu State, Mrs Ifeoma Nnaji, died in the early hours of Wednesday while in prison custody in...
Passenger remanded in prison for allegedly causing driver’s death over N10...
IBADAN - A 32-year-old man, Seyi Lawal, was on Wednesday remanded in prison custody by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for allegedly...
Court sentences driver to 32 months in prison for cheating
MARARABA - A Grade 1 Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, on Thursday sentenced a driver, Shagari Kaduna, 25, to 32 months in prison...
Court remands man, 29, in prison for alleged destruction of property
ENUGU - An Enugu Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded one Sunday Nwankwo, 29, of no definite address in prison for alleged destruction of...
Apprentice bags one-year prison term for theft
IKEJA - An Ikeja Magistrates' Court on Tuesday sentenced a painting apprentice, Rafiu Sule, to one year in prison for stealing a Murano...
Woman accused of husband’s murder remanded in prison
LAGOS - A housewife, Olufunmilola Ogunmuyiwa, charged with the murder of her husband, Dare Ogunmuyiwa, was on Monday remanded in prison by an Ebute...
Court remands 6 men in prison for setting ablaze suspected kidnapper
ILORIN - An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded six accused persons in prison custody for allegedly setting ablaze one Saka Sheu.
The accused persons...
Court remands banker in prison custody over alleged N7m thef
ABEOKUTA - An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates' Court on Thursday remanded a 49-year-old banker, Felix Nwadishi, in prison custody over alleged theft of N7 million.
The...
Court sentences worker to 4 years in prison for stealing flour
MARARABA - A Grade 1 Area Court in Mararaba, Nasatawa State, on Thursday sentenced a bakery worker, Jacob Tenimu, 27, to four years in...
Ex-doctor in Norway sentenced to 9 years prison for rape
OSLO - A 57-year-old former doctor was sentenced by the Oslo district court on Thursday to nine years in prison for having drugged and...
Court sentences farmer to 3 months in prison for snatching woman’s...
ABUJA - A Chief Magistrates' Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a farmer, Ibrahim Afolabi, 22, to three months in prison for snatching a...
Court sentences 5 tricycle riders to 1 month in prison for...
ABUJA - An Abuja Chief Magistrates' Court on Wednesday sentenced five tricycle riders to one month in prison each for traffic violation.
The convicts are...
17-yr-old remanded in prison for allegedly attempting to defile minor
SANGO-OTA - A 17-year-old, David Leo, who allegedly attempted to defile a 15-year-old girl, was on Wednesday remanded by an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun.
Leo...
Suspected kidnappers of 19-month-old baby remanded in prison
AKURE - An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded one Emmanuel Okpara,28, and Evelyn Jonathan, 27, for allegedly kidnapping a 19-month-old girl.
The accused...
–Suspected kidnappers of 19-month-old baby remanded in prison
AKURE - An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded one Emmanuel Okpara,28, and Evelyn Jonathan, 27, for allegedly kidnapping a 19-month-old girl.
The accused...
Man remanded in prison over policeman’s murder
By NAN An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded one Ahmed Bello, 25, in prison custody for the alleged murder of a mobile...
Court remands man, 45 in prison for rape of 75-year-old...
By NAN An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old man, Lawrence Adedapo, in prison for alleged rape of...