Magistrate

Can you make any recommendations for the justice system in Nigeria, which runs very slowly? That’s the main thing. Justice delayed is justice denied. So, that goes on a lot in Nigeria and they take so long that in a case, if a…

A 38-year-old man, Oluwatoyin Fagbemi, was on  Monday arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for alleged N4.2million fraud and theft. Fagbemi was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining under false…

The police on Friday arraigned two friends in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing their neighbour, with a broken bottle in the stomach. The police charged  Sukunmi Osoloye, 33 and Afeez Sani, 30, who reside in Ifako area…

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arraigned 83 persons who allegedly participated in the attack and looting of South African-owned mall, Shoprite, in protest against continued killings of Nigerians in South Africa. The…

The absence of a Senator, Elisha Abbo, who allegedly assaulted a nursing mother,  was on Tuesday stalled in a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Abuja. At the resumed hearing, the police prosecution counsel,  Mr. James Idachaba, told the…

A 21-year-old student, Mr. Chiagozie Uzor, was on Friday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly kicking out a man’s tooth because of his girlfriend’s bad conduct. Uzor, who resides at Cele compound,…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 57-year-old father, Mr. Mojeeb Fashola, accused of sexually assaulting his three daughters, be remanded in prison pending legal advice. The Magistrate, Mrs Olufunke Sule-Amzat,…

A Cyclist, Kennedy Abale, who allegedly kidnapped a toddler, was on Thursday brought before an Ebute Meta Magjstrates’ Court in Lagos. Abale, 19, appeared on two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and kidnapping. His plea was not…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 20-year-old Lagos Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) official, Michael John, who admitted using a stick to inflict injury on a man. The Magistrate, Mrs. F.O. Hughes, ordered that John…

 A 34-year-old man, Dare David, on Thursday appeared in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, after allegedly failing to produce a suspect he stood surety for, in a breach of peace case. The accused, whose address was not given, is…