An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday remanded Dickson Uwadinusu, 30, in prison for allegedly threatening to kill his parents. The Magistrate, Mrs E.E. Edokpayi, who frowned at the accused person’s act, vowed not to grant him bail. Edokpayi said that if the accused person was granted bail, …
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An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced an 19-year old man identified as Happy Okotie to six-year imprisonment for stealing. Okotie was jailed along with a 25-year-old man, one Kingsley Ebose, for six years each without an option of fine. They were convicted by the trial magistrate, …
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An Egor Chief Magistrates’ Court, Benin, has admitted a 14-year-old housemaid, Blessing Danjuma to bail in the sum of N400,000 for allegedly stealing gold necklace and wristwatch valued six million naira. Danjuma was arraigned on Thursday with two others, Peter Dapar, 22, and Amos Gomos, 32, on a two-count charge bothering …
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About a week ago, before the Ooni of Ife married his new bride, Wuraola Zynab Otiti, one unknown Zainab wrote an open letter alleging that she was still married to her ex husband amongst other things , but many assumed it was just the rantings of a jealous frenemy. If …
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An Ogbesun Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday ordered the remand a 41-year-old Prophet, Benjamin Bernard, in prison custody for alleged defilement of his seven-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiye Omoruyi, refused to admit the cleric to bail. The Prosecutor, Kenneth Ugiagbe, said the pastor committed the incest …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced one Favour Eboigbe to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking six girls to Burkina Faso for prostitution. Eboigbe was arraigned on 12 counts before Justice A. A. Okeke. It was gathered that the 37-year-old man was living outside the country …
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A party organized by gay lovers turned violent in Benin City last Tuesday as one of the organizers caught his man with another of their friends in uncommon mood. This came as two young men were arrested by policemen of “B” Division Police Station, Warri, Delta State, for allegedly indulging …
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