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Osun court grants four N250,000 bail for fighting

4 months ago864 min

Four residents of Osun State were on Monday arraigned before a state Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, for allegations bordering on fighting in a pub, destruction of properties and theft. The defendants, Abdulgarfar Opeyemi, Michael Abayomi, Opadotun Taiwo and Azeez Abiodun, had appeared before a presiding magistrate, Dr Olusegun Ayilara, on five counts pressed against them by the police. The counts included conspiracy, assault, malicious damage, breach of peace and theft. Giving...

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Two truck drivers granted N2m bail for stealing cashew nuts

4 months ago1004 min

Two truck drivers, Azeez Hassan and Musa Mohammed, have been granted N1m bail each after their arraignment before a Lagos State Magistrate Court for allegedly diverting 28,000 tons of cashew nuts worth N28m. PUNCH Metro gathered that Hassan, 41, and Mohammed, 36, were, on Friday, arraigned before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court. The truck drivers whose addresses were not given are facing three counts bordering on conspiracy diversion and stealing preferred against them by the police....

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Two students who hacked MTN computers granted N100m bail

5 months ago837 min

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted N50m bail each to two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Resign Regal Academy, Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, who allegedly hacked MTN Nigeria Communication computers and stole airtime and data valued at N1.9bn. Justice Akintayo Aluko granted them bail after hearing two separate bail applications filed by the defendants. In addition to the bail sum, Aluko ordered the defendants to provide two sureties each, one...

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Abuja man protesting hardship on mast released on bail

5 months ago913 min

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said a man identified as Shuaibu Yushau, who was arrested on July 8 for attempted suicide, had been released on bail to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju. The FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on X.com on Friday, said Yushau’s release followed a mental assessment conducted by the FCTA SDS. She said, although the assessment report indicated that he is mentally stable, symptoms of anxiety, persistent worry,...

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BREAKING: Nigerian High Court Strikes Out Two Cybercrime Charges Against Social Media Influencer, Ijele; Nullifies Stringent Bail Conditions

5 months ago909 min

A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against social media blogger,Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. In a ruling delivered on Friday, the court also nullified the initial stringent bail conditions that had kept Ijele in prison. Legal luminary, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), had filed a preliminary objection challenging the validity of his trial for alleged cybercrime offences. The charges were...

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BREAKING: Lawless Policemen Led By DPO Invade Abuja Hotel By Midnight, Arrest All Staff, Guests, Demand N500,000 Bail For Each Person

5 months ago51710 min

Nigerian policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer of Gwarinpa in Abuja, Babale Hamza Galadima, in a gestapo manner have invaded Hotel VIMA in the 1st Avenue area of Gwarinpa, arresting all occupants and destroying properties in the hotel. SaharaReporters obtained videos of the destruction left by the policemen during the incident which occurred on Sunday night at about 11:30pm. The pictures and Close Circuit TV videos on Monday showed doors and room...

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$34.4Million Money Laundering: Bail Hearing Of Binance Executive Stalled By Defence Counsel’s Application

8 months ago1054 min

The hearing of the bail application of Binance Holdings Limited and one of its Executives, Tigran Gambaryan, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja was on Thursday stalled. This followed a fresh application filed by the counsel for the second defendant, Mark Mordi (SAN), a statement the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said on Wednesday. The defence’s application, a further affidavit in response to the opposition...

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BREAKING: Lagos High Court Grants Former Central Bank Governor, Emefiele N50Million Bail

9 months ago1043 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released details of 18 out of the 26 fresh multi-million-dollar and naira corruption charges preferred against Emefiele. A high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has granted bail to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of N50 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released details of 18 out of the 26 fresh multi-million-dollar and naira...

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BREAKING: Court Adjourns Ruling On Former Nigerian Central Bank Gov, Emefiele’s Bail Application To April 11

9 months ago913 min

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday adjourned the ruling on the bail application filed by the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. SaharaReporters had reported how Emefiele arrived at the court for his arraignment earlier on Monday morning over alleged abuse of office. Emefiele was arraigned along with his co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omole, on 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi. The former governor of the apex bank...