Ikeja Special Offences Court
22 May 2024
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday reserved judgement until Sept. 10 in the case of an American, Marco Antonio-Ramirez, charged with $1.2 million in fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Mojisola Dada will also, on Sept. 10, deliver judgement in another charge bordering on $368,698 fraud against the same Antonio-Ramirez.…
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An Enugu-based drug use prevention group, the Busaosawo Foundation, has cautioned youths in the state to avoid drug abuse in the interest of their mental health. The Founder, Mr. Busaosawo Bisong, made the caution at a one-day drug abuse prevention summit for students in Enugu on Monday. Bisong said that a variety of hard drugs…
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