Tag: Magistrate
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Man remanded for breaking into cemetery, stealing iron rods from grave
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 28-year-old man, for allegedly breaking into a cemetery and stealing iron rods used to cover a corpse in a grave, valued at N1.1 million.
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Magistrate nabbed for disguising as lady to write Law exams for his girlfriend+Photos
A newly appointed Magistrate, Musa Semwogerere has been nabbed for posing as a woman to sit for exams for his girlfriend at the Law Development Centre (LDC) Lira, Uganda. According to local media, he was promoted to the rank of grade one magistrate by the Judicial Service Commission two weeks ago. Semwogerere fondly called Mukisa…
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Portable to be arraigned in court today
Barring any last-minute changes, singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, will be arraigned before a magistrate court in Ota, Ogun state on Monday, April 3. Recall that he was arrested by men of the state police command on Friday, March 31. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that Portable will be…
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“No food was given to me while in the police cell” -Suspect begs magistrate for meal
There was mild drama at a Kenyan court as a security guard, facing assault charges told a Senior Principal Magistrate. Keynes Odhiambo, to buy him a plate of ugali before his plea would be taken. Japheth Olindo, a private guard, left the court in stitches on Monday, March 13, when he implored the magistrate to…
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MURDER: Court remands House Leader, Doguwa in Goron Dutse Prison
The majority leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has been remanded in Goron Dutse Prison by a magistrate’s court in Kano for culpable homicide, conspiracy, mischief, unlawful possession of fire arms and inciting disturbance. Doguwa, arraigned on Wednesday, was charged with others at large (Nazifi Asnanic, Nafiu Musa, Hamisu Amadu and Abdulhadi Alaramma).…
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Police Command denies walking out magistrate from detention facility
The Police Command in Lagos State says that no Area Commander walked out any magistrate from inspecting detention facilities at any police station in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. Hundeyin said that the command’s attention was drawn to a news item making…
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Court remands man in prison for allegedly beating thief to death
The police charged Oladeji with conspiracy and murder
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Magistrate collapses at Ayade’s office during protest for unpaid salaries
Magistrate Richard Bassey on Tuesday collapsed at the gate of the governor’s office in Calabar during a protest over unpaid 24 months salary. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that 30 Magistrates dressed in their full regalia have been embarking on a peaceful protest at the governor’s office to drive home the demand for their accumulated salaries since…
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Drama as suspect tells magistrate ‘You’re too young to send me to jail’
There was drama in a Zimbabwean court when a suspect threatened to assault a magistrate, Caroline Tafira, whom he felt, as a female magistrate, lacked the capacity to adjudicate his case. Tatenda Mkanganwi of Tabungaidzwa village, who is charged with sexual assault, flew into a rage, stormed out of the dock and had to be…
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Bribery: Court sentences Magistrate to three years imprisonment
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday sentenced Magistrate Mohammed Balogun, to three years imprisonment for demanding gratification to influence judgment. Justice Ishaq Bello who convicted Balogun, however, gave him N500, 000 option of fine. The convict was charged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on a two-count…