A Bayelsa High Court has convicted Prudent Oguruguru, a Senior Special Assistant on General Duties to the Bayelsa Governor, on charges of conspiracy to commit assault and assault occasioning harm. Background of the Case The incident occurred on February 20, 2024, at Agudama-Epie, where Oguruguru assaulted Ubong Effiong Ubek, leaving the victim unconscious. Following his […]
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has postponed the arraignment of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to November 27, 2024, following new 16-count charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello, along with Shuabu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, is facing charges related to criminal […]
Ezekiel Udoh, a 41-year-old Lagos vehicle washer, was found guilty of defiling and impregnating his neighbor’s 12-year-old granddaughter and was given a life sentence. When delivering the sentence, Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court stated, “A child was forced to bear a child, forever altering the course of her […]