Alleged forgery: Court to issue bench warrant against Fani-Kayode
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday threatened to issue a bench warrant for arrest of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for failure to appear for his…
Sexual assault: Court grants Baba Ijesha N2m bail
June 24, 2021 Baba Ijesha had pleaded not guilty to charges of child molestation. The actor pleaded not guilty to a six-count charge bordering on indecent treatment of a child,…
How a chef murdered my sister in her Lagos hotel room – Witness
A defence witness, Mr Ige Afolabi, on Tuesday narrated before an Ikeja Special Offences Court how his younger sister, Mrs Feyisayo Obot (nee Afolabi), was allegedly murdered by a chef…
Forgery: CAC stalls Obasanjo’s in-law trial
The unavailability of documents from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has stalled the forgery trial of John Abebe, the younger brother of former first lady, late Mrs Stella Obasanjo on…
Court grants Obasanjo’s in-law, Abebe, bail over alleged $4m fraud
An Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos on Thursday granted John Abebe, the younger brother of the late Mrs Stella Obasanjo, spouse of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo bail over alleged four…
Judge’s withdrawal stalls Innoson Chukwuma arraignment
June 22, 2018 The scheduled arraignment on Friday of Innocent Chukwuma, known popularly as Innoson at an Ikeja Special Offences Court has suffered a setback, following the withdrawal of Justice…
Absence of witnesses stalls N500m fraud charge trial of Badagry prince
June 1, 2018 The absence of two prosecution witnesses has stalled the N500 million fraud charge trial of Semasa James, the Prince of Kweme in Badagry, Lagos State, at an Ikeja…
Absence of EFCC’s witness stalls N1.7billion fraud trial of FirstNation boss
May 7, 2018 The absence of a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday stalled the N1.7 billion fraud trial of Kayode Odukoya, the Managing Director…
Court acquits surety who allegedly gave false information to EFCC
April 17, 2018 Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a surety, Taofeek Olalekan, a senior civil servant, of giving false information to…
Alleged N1.7 billion theft: Courts grants N10m bail to Airline chief
March 26, 2018 Kayode Odukoya, Managing Director of First Nation Airlines was on Monday granted N10 million bail by an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. The News Agency of…