Akintayo Olawale, a truck driver, was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a Howo truck valued at N40 million. Olawale, 35, is accused of conspiring and stealing on two counts; his address was not given. He entered a not-guilty plea. The defendant and other people who are still at large Read More…
Judge lambasts prosecution for not joining two banks – UBA and Fidelity – as accomplices Even though he has been sentenced to a total of 61 years on money laundering charges, former Nigerian Pensions boss, Abdulrasheed Maina will serve just eight years as all the convictions against him will run concurrently. Delivering judgment against the Read More…
A 23-year-old chef on Tuesday entered a plea bargain, pleaded guilty to murder and escaped the hangman’s noose. Instead, an Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced a 23-year-old chef, Joshua Usulor, to 28 years imprisonment for killing a 34-year-old lawyer, Mrs Feyisayo Obot. According to the prosecution, the chef killed the lawyer on 26th January 2019, Read More…