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A 51-year-old man, Jido Samson, on Thursday appeared before an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly assaulting his wife. Samson, whose address was not provided, was charged with assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Jan. 20 at about…
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Nigerian media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, has encouraged Nigerian politicians and officials to wear traditional attire when attending functions outside the country. He made this statement in a post on his verified X account on Thursday. He wrote: “I think Nigerian politicians and officials should wear traditional attire even more when they are out of the…
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A 36-year-old man, Nibras Isah, was on Thursday remanded by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to rape his neigbour’s 12-year-old daughter. Isah, who resides at Ungwan Sanusi in Kaduna, is charged with attempted rape. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take the plea of the accused, ordered that he should be…
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The Police Command in Adamawa is to appeal against the judgement of a Yola High Court directing it to release a defendant in a kidnap case and pay him N5m as damages for wrongful detention. The development was made known in Yola on Thursday in a statement by the command spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje. Nguroje…
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A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, revoked the bail granted to a 40-year-old businessman, Elisha Jatau, for failure to appear in court after several adjournments. Revoking the bail, the Magistrate, Emmanuel Ibrahim, ordered the arrest of the defendant, adding that he should be remanded in prison. The Magistrate also ordered that the surety to the…
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