An Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday remanded a 27-year-old pornstar identified as Tobiloba Jolaoso and five other in Ilesha Correctional Center over the alleged shooting of ‘sex movie’ at Osun Osogbo shrine.

It was gathered that Jolaoso was arrested by the police following complaints from a member of Traditional Religion Association Worshippers of Nigeria, Amoo Awosunwon.

Jolaoso, Ladiva Aije, Juliet Semion Ahmed Olasunkanmi, Adeniran Eritosin, and Tunde Jimoh were dragged before the magistrate court on eight counts charge bordering on conspiracy, a publication of obscene film, an insult to religion, breach of peace, and damage of police station window.

The police prosecutor, John Idoko informed the court that all the accused persons and others now at large on July 25, 2020, at about 12:30 PM at Osun-Osogbo shrine conspired among themselves, act obscene drama which appeared on the face of it to bear pornographic pictures of young girls who were half-naked and published same with the knowledge that the owners of Osun Osogbo traditional ground or any other class of persons especially within Osun State will consider an insult to their religious belief.

He further stated that they conspired amongst themselves to commit a misdemeanor, causing a breach of the peace at Ataoja Estate Police Station by damaging a window.

He noted that offense committed contravened section 516, 233, 517, 249 (d), and 451 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. Il laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2002.

However, they all pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.

The counsel for the defendants, Tunbosun Oladipupo made an oral bail application urging the court to admit them on the most liberal term.

The prosecutor opposed the bail claiming that their actions can cause economic sabotage.

He added that the scene is an international religion centre and might tarnish the image of the religion.

The presiding magistrate, Isola Omisade remanded them to Ilesha Correctional Center and adjourned the case to September 17, 2020, for ruling on bail.

A customary court sitting in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos has formally dissolved the marriage between Ayodele Bamidele and his wife, Adeline Bamidele after the couple had initially separated for eight years.

Prior to the judgment, the couple had been living apart for eight years while the wife, Adeline sought legal divorce at the court of law, claiming that there was no love between them any longer.

The petitioner had accused the respondent of causing domestic violence, stating that her husband always beat her.

In October 2019, Adeline had filed to dissolve the marriage contracted under the Igbo native law and traditional custom.

Having established that the couple has totally lost interest in each other and that the lost love could not be redeemed, the presiding President of the customary court, Adebisi Oladitan dissolved the marriage.

The court president said she dissolved the marriage based on domestic violence to which the couples attested and lack of love between them, adding that it was also to protect their two sons who might be the victims of domestic violence.

According to her, the greater importance is the well-being of the minor children of the marriage which is considered in line with the section 28(1) of Customary Court law of 2015 as amended in 2018 and the Lagos State Child Rights Act chapter C(50) verse 4(21) which states that the best interest of the child/children must be the paramount consideration in all actions.

She asked the respondent to pay a monthly sum of N40,000 for the upkeep of the children based on his income as given while both parties are to agree on the choice of an affordable school within the capacity of the respondent who is responsible for the fees.

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offenses Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a fake crude oil merchant, Adesanya Olufemi, to twenty-one years’ imprisonment, for defrauding a lady, Oluwatoyin Akinwole, the sum of N33, 617.000.00.

The convict was arraigned by the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), alongside one Awojobi Ganiu, on December 11, 2018 on four-count charges bordering on stealing and obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of N33, 617.000.00.

The petitioner, Oluwatoyin Akinwole, alleged that the defendants, who claimed to be into crude oil business, had approached her to join them in the business sometime in 2017, but the defendants, after receiving money from her, reneged on the agreement mutually made by them.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to them, thereby leading to their full trial.
However, the trial eventually involved Olufemi alone, as the second defendant, Ganiu opted for a plea bargain by pleading guilty to the charges.

During the course of the trial of Olufemi, prosecution counsel, Daji Samuel, presented five witnesses, including Akinwole, also known as Toyin Texas, and also tendered several documents that were admitted in evidence by the court.

Delivering her judgment, Justice Dada convicted and sentenced Olufemi to 14 years imprisonment on count one and another 14 years on count two.

He was also convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment on count four.

He, was however, discharged on count three.

The sentences run concurrently from the date of his arraignment.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko on Monday warned that the Judiciary, under his watch, would not condone any form of indolence among judges.

Justice Muhammad urges judges to always be guided by the laws of the land and remain faithful to their oath of office.

The CJN spoke in Abuja on Monday while administering oath on 11 newly appointed judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

He urged the newly appointed judges not to allow their personal ambition, which might not be in tandem with what is required of them, to override their sense of judgment.

The Osun State Police Command has dragged a 29-year-old commercial driver, Isiaka Adebayo, to court over alleged manslaughter.

The command on Monday arraigned Isiaka before Osun Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly driving Suzuki Carry Mini DYNA in a manner which was dangerous and caused the death of one Mustapha Kabiru.

Police Prosecutor, Akintunde Jacob told the court that the accused person committed the offense on September 10, 2020 at about 1:00pm at Aregbe junction Ogo oluwa Osogbo.

The Prosecutor alleged that the accused person, being the driver in charge of one unregistered Suzuki Carry Mini DYNA drove the vehicle in a manner which was dangerous and caused the death of one Mustapha Kabiru of number 6 Fadilulahi Area Osogbo Osun state.

Akintunde further disclosed that the accused person drove the aforementioned vehicle on the public highway without vehicle license and road worthiness.

He, however, stated that the offense committed by the accused person contrary to and punishable under section 27, 21(b),142 and 139 Cap 548 of RTA Laws of Nigeria 2012.

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the allegations slammed against him.

Defense Counsel, Lukuman Adeleke applied for the bail of the accused person in most liberal term.

In his ruling, Magistrate Isola Omisade granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000.

He thereby adjourned the case till November 23, 2020 for hearing.

A court in Abuja has ordered police authorities to arrest trespassers on plots of land belonging to Senator Yisa Braimoh from Edo North Senatorial district.

Judge Abubakar Muhammed of the Grade One Area Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Lugbe gave the order in a ruling on an ex-parte motion by Braimoh’s lawyer, E. Jatto.

Judge Muhammed, in the September 9, 2020 ruling, also ordered that any person found trespassing into the plots of land situated at Cadastral Zone B01, Gudu district of the FCT should be arrested by the police.

The Judge equally restrained a construction company, China Geo-Engineering Corporation whether by itself, its servants, privies, agents or any other persons howsoever described from trespassing/interfering with, encroaching or dealing in any manner whatsoever with the said landed properties, pending the determination of the motion on notice.

Court’s documents revealed that the said plots were purchased by Senator Braimoh some years ago in the name of his company, Hotel Broadway Limited, while plot 898 was dully allocated to him with Statutory Rights of Occupancy (R&O) by the then Minister of the FCT, Bala Mohammed and dated December 14, 2010.

The plaintiff said all lawful efforts by him and other adjoining plots owners with the authorities of the Federal Capital Development Agency (FCDA) and Federal Capital Administration (FCTA) since 2008 to eject the squatters failed.

The plaintiff had in a letter addressed to the Director, Resettlement and Compensation Department, FCDA and dated April 22, 2013, requested for Executive intervention for the immediate removal of illegal squatters from plots 897, 898 and 899 in Gudu District B01, Abuja.

The plaintiff attached to the letter receipts of payment for Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of the three plots of land including the FCT Ministers’ approval of May 18, 2011 to the Director, Development Control for the removal of illegal squatters in plots 897, 898 and 899.

Another letter was sent to the Department of Development Control, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on March 13, 2017.

A 38-year-old pastor, Idowu Samson, was on Monday arraigned before an Iseyin Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl (name withheld).

The Prosecutor, Shaib Shedrack, told the court that the defendant, who operates a church in the Iseyin metropolis, committed the crime on Aug. 19.

He said that offense was contrary to and punishable under Section 210 (A) Cap C38, Laws of the Federation 2004.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the two count-charges of defilement and impersonation.

The defense counsel, Ade Bamgbose, pleaded for bail for his client in a liberal term.

The Chief Magistrate, Maaruff Mudashiru, ordered that the accused person be remanded in prison custody pending the ruling on the bail application.

Mudashiru, thereafter, adjourned the case until October 12 for ruling on the bail application and hearing on the matter.