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Manslaughter defendant narrates how police forced him to make statement

A 37-year-old driver, Elijah Shokoya accused of the involuntary manslaughter of Mr…

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credit card

Witness displays credit card numbers on Naira Marley’s iPhone

The trial of Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley before a Federal High…

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Court

Experts analyzed 2410 messages on Naira Marley’s iPhone

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, heard that there were…

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Baba Ijesha

Baba Ijesha: ‘Healed rupture observed in sex victim’s vagina’-expert

A forensic medical expert, Dr Aniekan Makanjuola on Thursday told an Ikeja…

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Court

Kanu in court, pleads not guilty to amended charge

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has…

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Briton

EFCC Re-Arraigns Briton, Nolan over P&ID scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today October 18, 2021, re-arraigned…

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Adeyeba

Court fixes Nov 26 to re arraign defunct Gulf bank MD, Adeyeba, others

Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed for…

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EFCC

Judge fines Fani-Kayode N200k for absence to face trial

Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on…

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Akpobolokemi

How ex-NIMASA boss, Akpobolokemi bought N18m massage chairs-Witness

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos heard that a former Director-General…

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Ataga

Lagos DPP arraigns Chidinma, two others over Ataga’s murder

Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi on Tuesday…

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forgery

Woman bags one year jail term over forgery of surety identity

A woman, Odutola Sherifat Oyinkansola  who claimed to be a level 14…

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Blessing Okoro

Labourer stabs prostitute severally for sex and N2000

Justice Oyindamola Ogala of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday remanded a…

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