Criminal Justice
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RELATIONSHIPS
Lagos Court Admits Killaboi’s Statement, Video in Trial Over Girlfriend’s Death
A Lagos State High Court sitting at Igbosere has admitted in evidence the written statement and interrogation video of Benjamin…
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RELATIONSHIPS
NURTW Chieftain Faces Trial as Family of Slain Dispatch Rider Awaits Justice
Lagos State Government has arraigned NURTW chieftain Shamsudeen “Shamelon” Oladiti over the alleged killing of dispatch rider Ramon Imam, as…
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RELATIONSHIPS
ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria to End Prolonged Detention of Awaiting-Trial Inmates
ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to reform its prison system after ruling that prolonged detention and overcrowded correctional facilities violate the…
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RELATIONSHIPS
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Ex-Army GOC Otiki Over Missing N100m
The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Major General Hakeem Otiki, affirming…
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CRIME
EFCC Opposes Bail for Ex-NRC Finance Director in ₦2.04bn Fraud Trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday opposed the bail application of a former Director of Finance of…
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CRIME
Judge Queries Absence of Hospitalised Defendant in ₦247.5m Fraud
The trial of Titilayo Funmilayo Eboh over an alleged ₦247.5 million fraud suffered a setback on Friday after her absence…
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CRIME
Court Rejects Bail, Orders Accelerated Trial in Alleged $1.5m Fraud Case
Judge Labels Defendant Flight Risk, Refuses Bail in $1.5m Fraud Trial
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EDITORIAL
Ten Years Forgotten: How a Lagos Man Was Lost in Nigeria’s Criminal Justice System
For nearly a decade, Ibrahim Usman existed in a legal limbo few citizens imagine possible in a constitutional democracy. He…
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CRIME
Emefiele Trial: Court Admits Co-Defendant’s Statement, Rejects Fresh EFCC Evidence
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has admitted in evidence the extrajudicial statements made by…
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CRIME
Nigerian Man Jailed 21 Months in U.S. Over $1.5m Fake Nursing Certificate Scam
A 55-year-old Nigerian national, Patrick Nwaokwu, has been sentenced to nearly two years in a United States federal prison for…
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