Tag: Trial
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Man who claims he was abused by Michael Jackson at 7 set to have a day trial over allegations
A man who claims he was abused by Michael Jackson when he was just seven is set to have a day in court over the allegations. Wade Robson is set to head to trial against the late singer’s corporation MJJ Productions, Inc. Robson claims the alleged abuse to have happened when he was between the…
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Abba Kyari: Why we opted for behind closed door trial – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday, gave reasons it resorted to the trial of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari and his co-defendants behind closed doors. Counsel for the NDLEA, Mr. Sunday Joseph, told newsmen who were barred
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Absence of prosecution, defence counsel stalls Fani-Kayode’s trial
T he money laundering trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and others, was on Wednesday, stalled before a Federal High Court in Lagos, following absence of Prosecution and Defence Counsel. The case which was initially fixed for continuation of the trial could not proceed
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Bolanle: Trial of Police officer, ASP Vandi begins Today
A Lagos State High Court will on Monday (Jan.16) begin trial of ASP Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. Vandi, attached to Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah, Lagos State, allegedly shot Raheem dead while she was returning from an outing with her family members. The alleged murder…
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Mayor of Frankfurt, Peter Feldman on trial for corruption
Peter Feldman, the mayor of Germany’s financial hub of Frankfurt, is standing trial for corruption. The prosecutors, on Tuesday, said Feldman abused his office and gained advantages for himself and his wife. The trial is connected to a scandal surrounding the social association Arbeiterwohlfahrt, known as Awo. According to the prosecution, Feldmann’s wife received an…
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FIFA fraud: Blatter, Platini acquitted by Swiss court
Former FIFA president Joseph Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini were on Friday acquitted by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in a FIFA fraud trial. The two ex-football officials had been charged by federal prosecutors in Switzerland with defrauding FIFA in connection with a payment of two million Swiss francs (2.07 million dollars) Platini…
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Kidnapp: Evans to open defence in victim’s suit over ransom
Justice Kayode Ogunjobi of the Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square has adjourned the case of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, to open his defence till July 13, 2022. Justice Kayode adjourned the case on Wednesday, following the prayers of the defence counsel led by Maxwell Chukwuemeka, who pleaded with…
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Cocaine deal: Court gives NDLEA go-ahead to review facts in Abba Kyari’s trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s application to review facts of the two defendants who pleaded guilty in the ongoing trial of suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others on alleged cocaine deal. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, dismissed the objection raised by counsel for Kyari and…
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How 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by 7 men
A medical doctor, Mistura Shogunle, on Wednesday narrated before an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how a 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by seven men in her neighbourhood. Shogunle testified at the trial of a 20-year-old fashion designer, Rasheed Fashola, for conspiracy and defilement of a child.
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Evans showed no remorse during trial despite huge evidence – Judge
After a five-year trial, kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, on Friday got life imprisonment for conspiring with two others to kidnap Mr Donatius Dunu, Chief Executive Officer, Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court, who passed the sentence, said that Evans and two others did not show any remorse during…