A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kafanchan has ordered a farmer, Timothy Ayock, to be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a widow. Ayock is standing trial on two counts of rape and criminal force, contrary to sections 257 and 237 of the Kaduna State Penalty Code Law, 2017, reports Daily Trust. […]
•Jude Okoye (R) Jude Okoye, the former manager and elder brother of defunct music duo P-Square, has regained his freedom after over two months of incarceration at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. His release follows a series of legal battles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which accused him of theft, criminal conversion...
•Dele Farotimi A Magistrate court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital has remanded human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over an alleged case of defamation against the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola. Farotimi was arraigned by Ekiti State Police Command for publishing a book “Nigeria and its Cri...
•Protesters Following the recent protests by groups protesting against hunger and bad governance across the country, human rights organization, Amnesty International has stated that over 1000 protesters are in custody nationwide. The recent protests in the country were held between August 1 and 10, reports Saturday Vanguard. However, the demon...
•Tigran Gambaryan in court with EFCC operative The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, remanded a top official of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, in Kuje prison. Trial Justice Emeka Nwite remanded the defendant after he pleaded not guilty to a money laundering charge that was preferred against him by the Economic and Financ...

