Court Issues Warrant For Oluwo’s Arrest

A Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has issued a bench warrant against the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi, following the monarch’s refusal to appear in court in a case instituted by the Oluwo of Iwo Oke, Oba Kadiri Adeoye.

The implication of the bench warrant, according to lawyers, is that the monarch should be arrested and brought before the court at its next adjourned sitting.

Although Oba Akanbi was represented in court on Tuesday by his counsel, Mr. Olaide Yekeen, Magistrate Olusola Aluko issued the bench warrant  despite the application for a stay of proceeding, notice of preliminary objection and a notice of appeal filed before the court.

Oba Akanbi, the paramount ruler of Iwoland, was dragged before the court by the Oluwo of Iwo Oke, for alleged criminal offences.

The magistrate had, at the last sitting of the court on December 2, threatened to issue a bench warrant on the monarch if he refused to appear in court on Tuesday (yesterday). 

Counsel for Oba Akanbi had told the court that his client had several applications before the court, adding that the notice of preliminary objection, which bordered on competence and jurisdiction of the court, should be heard first before the substantive application.

He said Section 19 (1) of the Magistrate Court Laws highlighted the jurisdiction of the court, arguing that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

 “When there is an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court, such application should be taken first. We are vehemently and seriously challenging the competence and jurisdiction of this court and our applications should be taken first,” he said.

 But counsel for the applicant, Soji Oyetayo, in his submission, told the court that the court made an order which the Oluwo had refused to comply with.

 He stated that the applications, filed by the first respondent (the Oluwo) could not stop the order of the court that the monarch should appear before it.

 “I urge the court to jettison the applications. They have to obey the earlier order of the court. The first respondent should be in court today but he is not in a flagrant disobedience of the court order,” he said.

 The magistrate, in his ruling, agreed with the respondent (the Oluwo) on the issue of jurisdiction, but said the notice of appeal was not ripe.

 He said, “The court mandated the first respondent to appear in court. He has violated the court order of the last adjourned date. I hereby issue a bench warrant against him.”

 The counsel for Oluwo, while speaking with journalists on the court premises, said the applications for a stay of proceedings, notice of appeal and application on the jurisdiction of the court, ought to have been heard first before the magistrate issued the bench warrant.

 Yekeen stated that the authorities he cited during the hearing should suffice, adding  that even in a case of contempt of court, the court should hear such objections first.

He argued that the order was made in error.

Yekeen added, “As it is, what we have is that we are following the due process of the law and we believe that the law should be and grow and it should be allowed to follow the due process.

“If a doctor makes a mistake, the mistake is buried six feet under the ground but if a lawyer or a judge makes a mistake, the mistake will be inherited by generations unborn.  That is what we have today.”

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BREAKING News: Abuja Court Orders Immediate Release & Compensation of Shi'a Leader, El-Zakzaky

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the release of the leader of the Shi'a Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

 

The leader of the Shi’a Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who was arrested by the military on December 14, 2015, after a clash between the movement and officers of the Nigerian army, has been ordered to be released by the Federal High Court sitting on Friday in Abuja.

 

According to Premium Times, El-Zakzaky had approached the court to demand his release, months after he was arrested without being charged to Court. He asked the Court to declare that his arrest and continued detention violated his fundamental rights.

 

The influential cleric's legal counsel and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, said the court should declare that the continued detention of his client without charging him, was unlawful.

 

Justice Gabriel Kolawole, while delivering the judgement, rejected the submission of the counsel to the State Security Service, Tijjani Gazali, that El-Zakzaky was kept in protective custody of the SSS, adding that the decision to hold the Islamic cleric and his wife for their safety was not based on law.

 

“I have not been shown any incident report or any complaint lodged by residents around the neighbourhood that the applicant has become a nuisance to his neigbourhood,” said the judge, adding that the decision of the government to hold the applicant for so long amounted to great danger.

 

Citing the death of former leader of the Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, the judge said; “If the applicant dies in custody which I do not pray for, it could result in many needless deaths”.

 

Justice Kolawole said the government should within 45 days release the applicant and his family to the police, who shall within 24 hours take them, guarded by escort, to a safe place, adding that the SSS will pay a fine of N25 million each to El-Zakzaky and his wife, making N50 million.

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Mountain of Fire Ministries Set to be Sacked from Prayer City Following Court Order

The expansive Prayer City owned by one of the most popular religious groups in Nigeria is set to be forfeited.

Daniel Kolawole Olukoya

 

Founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, is on the verge of losing the vast land on which MFM Prayer City sits.                                      

A court ruling delivered on 12 May by Justice A.A Akinyemi of the Abeokuta Division of the High Court of Ogun State stated that the Adejonlu family are the bonafide owners of the land on which the famous crusade and camp ground sits in the Ogun State section along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.                    

This implies that Mr. Olukoya's church had bought the land from, and paid, the wrong people. Ownership dispute over the land began in 2003 and took the form of litigation via two different cases (Suit Nos. AB/60/2003 and AB/61/2003) between the Adejonlu and Oduleye families.                                                

Justice Akinyemi's ruling, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, declared the Adejonlu family genuine owners of the land situated in Magada, Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area, and that they are entitled to the right of occupancy over the land.                          

Following the ruling handing ownership and right of occupancy to the Adejonlu family, their lawyer, Mr. R. O. Sadik, told SaharaReporters that he wrote many letters to Mr. Olukoya for negotiation and settlement. Mr. Sadik said he took the steps because of the profile of the pastor and his church.                   

One of the letters, sighted by SaharaReporters, was dated 7 July and signed by one Miss Lateefa Sadik for Mr. Sadik's chambers. The letter recalled a meeting held between the legal firm and MFM representatives led by one Pastor Alewi.   

The letter then proceeded with demands by the land owners. Notably, the landowners requested the church, assisted by their lawyers, to determine the size and portion of their land on which MFM Prayer City sits. The letter also demanded a payment of N5million per plot to cover the acreage that would be agreed on by the land owners and the church. Similarly, the letter demanded the immediate payment of 40 per cent of the total cost of the acreage agreed upon.    

But these demands, Mr. Sadik told a correspondent, have been met with indifference. According to him, Mr. Olukoya is unwilling to negotiate with the landowners. He, however, warned that the owners are keen on enforcing the court ruling and taking full possession of the land.                               

"We have written to Dr. Olukoya over 10 times, and it is like he is not ready for settlement. He set up a committee, which was headed by Pastor Alewi, to look into the matter and our follow-up investigation shows that the report of the committee has got to Dr. Olukoya. But we have not heard any positive comment from him. In fact, his body language does not suggest he is ready to pay any money for the land belonging to my client," Mr. Sadik said.  He explained that he met with representatives of the church on 8 October, but Mr. Olukoya was not at the meeting.              

"Presently, we are the practical owners of the land, according to the judgment delivered by the Court, but the pastor is unlawfully and illegally using it and selling part of it thereby making money off us while we are not getting anything," alleged Mr. Sadik.

Another party to the matter, Chief Gbolahan Timson (Oba Jagunmolu of Shomolu/Bariga), said he was disappointed by Mr. Olukoya's conduct all through the time of litigation. He also claimed that Mr. Olukoya went back on his promise and his failure to act is affecting the family members.        

"The Oduleye family were so greedy, and they were bent on taking over our land. For this reason, they went ahead sue us. We were served the court letter right in the office of Dr. Olukoya, and he said good luck to the winner and that he would settle whoever won the case. He made that statement when the case started 13 years ago. Now that we have won, he decided not to pay us. We explained to him that he paid the wrong party and he should pay our family who are the real owners of the land but he has refused," he said.

He added that Mr. Olukoya is saddened that he may have to pay more for the land. According to Chief Timson, the landowners gave a figure to the church. After receipt of the sum demanded, the General Overseer is not happy with us winning as he is going set up a committee to look into the case, but the committee came up with a much lower sum.                                                       

"From the information I got, he wanted to pay the money twice. But now, he is saying he is not paying us any money. I want to get people to talk to him so as to avoid unnecessary rancor like what is happening now. We cannot fight a battle for 13 years and still be begging for our right after winning. The court has declared us winner and the order of the court must be obeyed no matter who you are and what you do for a living," he said.

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Humiliation! You Won't Believe the Punishment a Court Gave a Man Who Stole Cables in Abuja

A man who had the nerve to steal cables worth a lot of money, has been punished in a most embarrassing way.

 

Obioma Ozokwe, a 25-year-old man, has been sentenced to recieve up to seven strokes of the cane in public and then proceed to clean a court toilet.

 

The man was given the sentence by a Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT on Friday for stealing N250,000 worth of cables.

 

According to Vanguard, Ozokwe pleaded guilty and was convicted on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft.

 

The Upper Area court judge, Mr Umar Kagarko, cautioned the convict to desist from a life of crime and to learn a trade.

 

The Prosecutor, Mr Gabriel Ayana, had told the court that Gbenga Agani of Apo Resettlement reported the matter at Apo Police Station on Oct. 24.

 

Ayana said that the complainant reported that Ozokwe trespassed into his building site and stole armoured cables valued N250,000.

 

“The cables belonged to the residents of the area who kept them in the site for safety,’’ Ayana said.

 

He also said that during police investigations, the stolen armoured cables were recovered in the convict’s possession.

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Ifeanyi Ubah Hits Big as Abuja High Court Orders AMCON to Pay N26.5billion to Capital Oil & Gas

Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, in a judgment, ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to pay Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited N26.5 billion

Billionare mogul, Ifeanyi Ubah

 

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to pay Capital Oil and Gas Industry Limited N26.5 billion as contained in a consent judgement delivered in 2013.

 

Justice Abdul Kafarati, in his judgment, held that the court had powers to enforce its judgment or that of any lower courts in the country.

 

He said, “An order is granted for AMCON to provide Trade Finance Facility in the sum of N16 billion for revamping of the plaintiff’s business and to pay the plaintiff’s trade creditors.

“I also grant an order compelling the defendant to comply with the consent judgement and to make the additional sum of N10.5 billion available to the plaintiff.

“This money is the payment of sundry creditors who continue to threaten the plaintiff’s business.”

 

Kafarati also restrained AMCON from exercising any powers over Capital Oil and Gas Limited and its assets. These include attempts at processing any assignment or transferring same on behalf of the company.

 

A Federal High Court in Lagos on May 6 struck out the suit brought by AMCON against Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited on these issues.

 

The court held that the suit was premature and could circumvent pending suits relating to the alleged indebtedness of Capital Oil and Gas Limited.

 

The plaintiff (Capital Oil and Gas Industry Limited) had approached the court to decide whether having regards to the consent judgement, AMCON was not under obligation to restructure its debt.

 

The plaintiff also asked the court to decide whether the actions of the defendant and agreements reached by parties since the consent judgement did not constitute a waiver of the requirement for compliance.

 

The court was also asked to decide whether the defendant was not wrong to have failed to restructure the plaintiff’s debt.

 

The plaintiff further sought the determination of the court whether if the defendant did not by its action fail to avail it trade facility in the sum of N16 billion to pay its trade creditor.

 

Reacting to the judgement, Mr Ajibola Oluyede, counsel to the plaintiff, described it as a landmark decision.

 

He, therefore, urged the defendant to accept the judgement, adding that such step would encourage growth of private businesses in the country.

 

Source: NAN

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Drama as Mother Drags Son to Court for Masturbating Too Much (Photo)

A worried mother has left nothing to chance as she has dragged her son to court over an obsessive habit that is about ruining his life.

Taylor Karakadzai

A woman has dragged her son to a court for masturbating too much. Taylor Karakadzai (26) from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo of Zimbabwe not only masturbates but also leaves the toilet dirty for his mother to clean.

B-metro gathered that Gladys Ndlovu who got tired of cleaning the mess by her son has approached the courts for a protection order.

“I am applying for a protection order against my son who always locks himself in the toilet masturbating leaving it dirty with his sperms all over. I’m tired of cleaning his dirt,” she said.

It was gathered that the problem started a long time ago after the son spent a year and six months behind bars for initially beating her up. She told the magistrate that after spending time in jail he had become worse.

“But still (after jail release) his behaviour has not changed,” she said.

Their living conditions are such that one way or the other they are in each other’s space.

“We use two rooms and he sleeps in the kitchen. If I try to wake him up he becomes angry and only wakes up around midday,” said Ndlovu.

The presiding magistrate Stephen Ndlovu granted the order in favour of Ndlovu. Taylor did not dispute his mother’s claims.

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ECOWAS Court Orders Dasuki's Release, Slams N15m On FG

The Court of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Tuesday declared the arrest and detention of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as unlawful and arbitrary.

The court also held that the further arrest of Mr. Dasuki by government on November 4, after he was granted bail by a court of law, amounts to a mockery of democracy and the rule of law.

Mr. Dasuki is facing multiple trials for alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for the purchase of arms in the immediate past administration.

He is also accused of illegal possession of fire arms.

He approached the ECOWAS court after he was rearrested by members of Nigeria’s State Security Service shortly after meeting his bail conditions in November last year.

He has remained in the custody of the SSS since his arrest.

On Tuesday, a three-member panel led by Justice Friday Nwoke said Nigeria’s government was wrong in arresting Mr. Dasuki without a search warrant, adding that the pattern of arrest negates the provisions of Section 28 of the Nigerian Police Act.

According to the said section, a superior police officer may authorise the search of a resident belonging to a suspect assumed to be in illegal possession of an item, if the officer so authorised has a search warrant.

The court also noted that Section 143 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, allows that where such a search is proposed by the police or other authorities, an application must first be made to a court of law and and granted after due consideration of the said application, in compliance with section 144 of the ACJA.

The court further said the submission of Nigerian government that it came with the search warrant to Mr. Dasuki’s house but could not give it to him, because officers at his residence resisted the security operatives, was ineffective in proving its points.

According to the judge, the search warrant presented before the ECOWAS court was not certified and therefore lacks verifiable authenticity.

The court said government failed to prove its reasons for arresting and detaining Mr. Dasuki, as documents presented before it only emphasised the allegations of fraud and illegal possession of arms.

It added that the ECOWAS court was not set to determine whether or not the possession of arms by
Mr. Dasuki amounted to an offence or not.

It however decided that the arrest was unlawful, arbitrary and a violation of local and international rights to liberty.

The court ruled that Federal Government should pay a sum of N15 million as damages to Mr. Dasuki.
It also decided that the cost of litigation will be summed up and charged against the Nigerian government.

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Patience Jonathan Scandal: Reps Caution Against Rumors

Members of the House of Representatives on Monday advised security agencies to conclude investigations before smearing the image of Nigerians in the media.

Two members of the House who spoke to Vanguard against the background that the sum of $31.4m was found in a Skye bank account belonging to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, advised government security agencies to carry out a proper investigation before crucifying her.

Minority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor in his reaction described the allegation as a mere rumour until there are concrete evidence to convince Nigerians.

He said “I will liken this situation to that of budget padding that had no substance in all ramifications”.

“We should allow the security agencies conclude all their findings before crucifying Nigerians in the press”.

“Although I’ve not seen any of the documents that is being paraded but for now we should allow those working on it conclude their investigations first”.

Speaking in the same vein, Rep Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, PDP, Edo said “it’s still a rumour though I’ve not seen the details but as you know she is still innocent until proven otherwise in our law courts.”

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Shocker! Patience Jonathan Tells Court $31.4m Found in a Frozen Account Belongs to Her...See Details

The former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has made a shocking revelation as she told a court that the staggering $31.4m Found in a Frozen Account belongs to her.

Former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan

 

Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has said the $31.4 million frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged fraud belongs to her. She made her case before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

 

According to The Guardian, counsel to the first defendant in charge, with case number FHC/337C/16, Mr. Gboyega Oduwole, informed the court that Mrs. Jonathan filed a fundamental application against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming ownership of the money.

 

The money came about after the EFCC had taken former presidential aide, Amajuoyi Azubike Briggs, former Skye Bank official, Damola Bolodeoku, Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited and Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited to court in an alleged $31.4 million fraud involving the companies without addresses.

 

Others also charged include Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited, Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited and Globus Integrated Services Limited.

 

According to an application filed on September 6, this year, with file number FHC/L/C5/1233/16, Mrs. Jonathan is asking the court to make an order for the enforcement of her fundamental rights, in terms of reliefs she sought, and naming as defendants, the EFCC and Skye Bank Plc.

The former first lady asked the court to make a declaration that the fund standing to the credit of four of the companies and an account in her own name in Skye Bank belonged to her.

 

She also asked the court to declare that the action of the respondents in placing a No Debit/Freezing Order on the said accounts without any order of a competent court of law or prior notice to her, to be in breach of her fundamental rights as contained in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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N2bn Fraud: Orubebe Absent In Court As Lawyer Says He Is Hypertensive

A former Minister of Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe, was on Tuesday absent from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, where he was scheduled to be arraigned alongside others on charges of diversion of about N2bn meant for the dualisation of Section IV of the East West Road.

Orubebe and others allegedly committed the offences between 2010 and 2010 while he was the Niger Delta Affair minister.

Orubebe’s lawyer, Mr. F. Zimhuan, apologised to the trial judge, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, for the absence of his client, whom he said suddenly took ill after a domestic accident and was rushed to the hospital.

Zimhuan said the ex-minister’s health was complicated by his hypertensive condition.

The lawyer said, “The first defendant is in the hospital. His absence in court today is not deliberate. He suddenly took ill. He had domestic accident affecting his ankle and wrist. He is hypertensive and the cumulative effect was that they had to rush him to the hospital.

“We want to give the assurance that the first accused will be ready to face his trial anytime he is discharged from the hospital and we pray that it won’t be long from today.”

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission had preferred five counts against Orubebe, alongside  Oludare Alaba, Ephraim Zeri (Director of Contracts) and Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Limited. 

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Man Charged After Threatening To Feed Boy To Alligators

A man has been arrested and charged with child abuse after allegedly threatening to feed a boy to alligators .

Dereck Dunn, who is not the boy's father but has children with his mother, is said to have made the terrifying threat before beating the eight-year-old.

According to the New York Daily News , an affidavit says the unnamed child and his young sister were left with Dunn at home in Florida. The 28-year-old is then said to have taken the boy to the back garden and allegedly picked him up before making the threat to feed him to the reptiles.

The youngster claimed Dunn hit him and pushed his face into a carpet, leaving him gasping for air, before chasing him into a cupboard where he beat him with a belt.

The boy also claimed Dunn said he would buy him a dress and tiara .

According to court documents, the boy had “patterned injuries to his right cheek/eye area and patterned loop-shaped injuries to his buttocks, arms and legs”.

Dunn has denied hitting the boy with a belt and pushing the boy's head into a carpet but has admitted accidentally hitting the boy in the face while playing and hitting him with a belt a few days earlier.

The boy's mum, Andrea Pritchard, said she had seen Dunn hit her son on the bottom with his hand and claimed Dunn was joking when he suggested feeding the boy to alligators and dressing him like a girl.

Dunn remains jailed on $7,500 (£5,700) bond and has been ordered not to contact the boy. He’s been issued an order of no contact with the victim. He is due to appear in court on September 26.

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Court Blocks PDP From Holding National Convention In Port Harcourt

A Federal High Court in Abuja has suspended the scheduled national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, earlier slated for August 17.
Justice Okon Abang said he gave the ruling to serve as a “judicial deterrent” for what he described as the “excesses of parties”.
Mr. Abang was expected to rule on an application filed by a faction of the party led by a former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, and a former senator, Ben Obi.
He had adjourned Monday’s hearing after granting the application by the faction.
The judge however took another decision after a lawyer representing another faction of the party led by Ali-Modu Sheriff, informed him that Mr. Obi had approached the Port Harcourt division of the Federal High Court to obtain an interim injunction.
The injunction compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to take part in the convention. The judge said the act deserved a “judicial response”.

“The plaintiff filed a motion on July 20, being an order restraining INEC from monitoring the national convention of PDP August 17. The court had adjourned the application to allow Makarfi and six others to join till August 15.
“Now that the applicants have been joined as parties. Opportunities should be given to the parties to say whether they are opposed to the application or not. The court was ready to adjourn to allow the newly joined parties to prepare their arguments.

“What is shocking is that Senator Ben Obi obtained an order on August 9 from the PH division for INEC and the security officers to provide security for the party in the convention. The action of Senator Ben Obi is grossly unacceptable. This is unfortunate and unfair,” said Mr. Abang.
“Having found that Senator Ben Obi had obtained an exparte order, there is an urgent need to take a consequential decision. Senator Ben Obi cannot slap the court in the face and expect the court to adjourn the matter without making an interim order. Democracy is not anchored on the whims and caprices of any persons.
“If we are to uphold the rule of democracy, nobody is above the law,” he said.

“An order is hereby made in the interim to suspend the August 17 convention pending the determination of the application filed on July 20,” he said.

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There is no herbalist my wife doesn't know, Man tells court

A 52-year-old businessman, Lateef Oteshile, approached an Igando Customary Court on Wednesday in Lagos to dissolve his 24-year-old marriage over his wife’s alleged fetish acts.

Lateef told the court that his wife, Ayoka, with whom he had four children, had been visiting different herbalists.

“There is no herbalist my wife does not know; she travels regularly and comes back with different charms.

“I used to see salt, red oil, blood and other substances sprinkled in my compound.

“I fear for my life because I don’t know what she wanted to achieve with her charms,’’ he said.

The petitioner also alleged that his wife invited armed robbers to rob his junior wife.

“Ayoka invited robbers to attack my junior wife when she just returned with goods from Dubai; about N15million worth of jewellery and other goods were stolen.

“One of the jewellery that was stolen was later found on Ayoka’s neck few months after the robbery,” he said.

Lateef said that his wife was even threatening his life.

“Ayoka hired assassins to kill me, but they failed; when she was confronted she said she only wanted them to beat me in order to teach me a lesson,” he said.

Lateef begged the court to dissolve the 24-year-old marriage because his life was at risk and that he was no longer in love.

However, Ayoka, 47, a food vendor, denied the allegations.

She said that the actions of her husband’s wife attracted the armed robbers to their house.
“I don’t know anything about the robbery, my husband’s second wife is fond of talking loud on the phone about large sums of money. This must have attracted the robbers,” Ayoka said.

The mother of four said she did not know anything about the alleged assassination plot as her hands were clean.

“My husband is a contractor involved in all sorts of deals; there was never a time that I confessed to anything.

“They (robbers) entered my room first, I tried to call my husband to inform him, but he did not pick my calls, because since 10 years he married another wife, we have not been on talking terms,” she said.

The respondent said that she was not fetish and was a dedicated Muslim.
“I am a practicing Muslim, I don’t know any herbalist as he claims.

“I used to see salt and other fetish materials in our compound but I am not responsible, I believe in God.

“Besides, I am not the only one living in the house, my husband’s second wife is also staying in the compound, why is he accusing only me,” Ayoka said.

She said that she and her husband had a peaceful home until 10 years ago when he married another wife.

Ayoka begged the court not to grant her husband’s wish as she was still in love.
The court president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola adjourned the case to Sept. 6 for judgment.

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Tyga Slammed By The Kardashians Amid Fears His Arrest Could Damage Their Brand

Tyga has reportedly faced backlash for his no-show by furious members of girlfriend Kylie Jenner’s family.

TMZ claim the rapper has been slammed potentially damaging the highly lucrative Kardashian-Jenner brand by failing to show up at the Santa Monica courthouse, opting instead to help Kylie celebrate her 19th birthday on Turks and Caicos in the Bahamas.

Tyga's legal issues stem from his failure to pay a $480,000 judgement against him for back rent and damage at a Malibu home he rented in 2011. But who wasn't expecting the Kardashians to talk, lol.

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Judge issues arrested warrant for Tyga after failing to show up in Court

A California judge issued a bench warrant for the hip-hop star's arrest on Tuesday after he skipped out on a court hearing regarding his finances, TMZ reports.

The rapper, who is dating reality star Kylie Jenner, was supposed to be questioned at a Santa Monica courtroom Tuesday after he failed to pay a $480,000 judgement to his former landlord

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Abortion: Court remands boyfriend, friend for teenager’s death

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on Monday remanded a 21- year old man, Olarewanju Olorunfemi and a female accomplice Sadiat Akeem, 18 for carrying out an aportion leading to the death of an 18-year-old Fumbi Taiwo.

The police prosecutor, Sgt. Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 25 at Ilawe Ekiti in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of Ekiti state.

He alleged that Olorunfemi was the boyfriend of the deceased while Akeem was her friend.

According to him,the accused persons committed an offence contrary to Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State. 2012.

He added that he had duplicated and sent their case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.

The plea of the accused were not taken as their counsel, Mr Tunde Olayemi, sought for a date of adjournment pending the advice of DPP.

Magistrate Ropo Adegboye consequently ordered the remand of the duo in prison and adjourned the case till June 22 for further hearing.

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Court jails man 108 years for assaults on children

A court in Turkey has sentenced a Turkish man to 108 years in jail for sexually assaulting at least eight Syrian children at a flagship refugee camp, reports said on Saturday.

The 29-year-old man, identified only as Erdal E., worked as a cleaner at the tented refugee camp in Nizip in the southern Gaziantep province near the Syrian border.

He was found guilty of sexually abusing eight children in the camp’s toilets in exchange for payments of between 1.5 and five Turkish lira ($0.50-$1.70/0.45-1.50 euros), the Dogan news agency said.

His defence had asked for his acquittal, saying an earlier confession to police had been made under duress.

But the judges at the court in the southern city of Nizip rejected the arguments, sentencing him late Friday to 108 years in jail. Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 289 years.

The camp, which is home to some 10,800 refugees, has been visited by international dignitaries and is adjacent to the Nizip container camp for Syrian refugees which was visited by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in April.

During the trial, the accused claimed he had been made a “scapegoat” to cover up the crimes of others and prevent a wider scandal.

“I know very well the names of many managers and camp workers guilty of abuse… but I will not say them so as not to hurt my own family,” the Hurriyet daily quoted him as saying.

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