Crime

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Man bags 13 months community service for dumping waste illegally

A Special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos, on Monday sentenced a 48-year-old man, Makinde Rasaq, to 13 months of community service at Kirikiri

Court fixes date in case of woman who allegedly killed hubby week after wedding

A Kano State High Court has fixed January 27, 2026, for the continuation of a hearing involving the alleged murder of a man by his wife in Farawa comm

Suspected kidnappers remanded in Kano

A Kano State magistrates’ court has ordered the remand of several suspected kidnappers at a correctional facility pending further hearing on charges o

Suspect in court for causing man’s death in Ekiti

The police in Ekiti State have arraigned a 47-year-old man, Mustapha Ismail, in an Ado-Ekiti magistrates’ court over allegations of negligence resulti

Woman charged with N9.8m gold fraud

A 32-year-old woman, Zainab Adenike, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Iyaganku magistrates’ court in Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged fraud. Zainab,