Lagos Court admits 49 Yoruba Nation agitators to bail

The 49 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested during rally on July 3 have been granted bail by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria. Application for their bail was filed by human rights lawyers led by Olasupo Ojo and Oladapo Kayode. Communications Manager for the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, […]

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Nigerian actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, alias Baba Ijesha arraigned in court, denied bail (Photos)

Nigerian actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been arraigned at the Magistrate Court 1, Yaba, Lagos. He was arraigned today Wednesday, June 16, around 9.00am. However, the Magistrate court sitting in Yaba, Lagos state, has denied the embattled actor, bail. The movie star was arrested in April this year for allegedly defiling […]

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Detained Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe granted bail

Detained PremiumTimes reporter, Samuel Ogundipe was admitted to bail by a Kubwa Grade 1 Magistrate Court in Abuja on Friday. After spending days in police custody, Ogundipe who was earlier arrested by the Nigeria police for alleged stealing of classified documents, was secretly arraigned before the Magistrate, Abdulwahab Mohammed on Wednesday. Mohammed had first heard the […]

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After 2 years in detention, Nigerian Journalist released on bail

Publisher of Bayelsa-based Weekly Source Magazine, Mr. Jones Abiri has finally been released by the Department of State Services (DSS) after a long detention. Abiri was released on Wednesday after he was said to have fulfilled the conditions of his bail. The journalist had been in detention for over two years without being charged to […]

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