Court Fonvicts Puff-puff Seller, Another Over N3.2m Theft
By Paul Sanusi, Lagos A Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Ebute-metta, has sentenced a puff-puff seller Oluwakemi Efunkeye, alongside her sister-in-law, Funmilola Okewole, to two years imprisonment, for conspiracy and stealing The convicted puff-puffy seller, a…
Alleged N754.7m Theft: ExNIMASA DG, Akpolobokemi, Others’ Trial Stalled
The absence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, who is prosecuting the former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpolobokemi and seven others, stalled the continuation of trial…
5 Court Officials Docked for Setting Court’s Exhibit Facilities Ablaze
An Assistant Chief Registrar, ACR, Salman Adeoye, 55, and four other officials of Lagos state magistrate court, were on Thursday, arraigned before an Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, on charges bordering on conspiracy, arson and negligence. Others charged alongside Adeoye…
DSS Arraigns 2 Traders for Cloning Ambode’s Phone Number
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday, arraigned two traders before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The suspects, Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole, who claimed to…
FG Loses Bid To Try Dasuki In Secret As Court Again Court Orders FG To Allow Him Access To Lawyers, Family
The Federal Government today lost its bid at the Federal High Court Abuja to conduct secret trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Muhammad Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) in the charges of unlawful possession of firearm and money laundering brought against…
Synagogue Tragedy: Court Remands TB Joshua’s Engineers
An Ikeja High Court of Lagos state on Tuesday, ordered the remand of two engineers who constructed the collapsed T. B. Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) seven-storey guest house, at Kirikiri Maximum Prisons. The court presided by Justice…
EFCC Gives Graphic Details How Akpobolokemi Allegedly Shared N1.3bn NIMASA Loot
A prosecution witness in ongoing trial of ex -Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Patrick Akpobolokemi and six others, on Monday, gave graphical details of how the sum of N1, 000, 258, 666. 60…
Illicit Drugs: Senegalese Woman Jailed 4yrs
A Lagos Federal High Court, on Monday, sentenced a 43 year old Senegalese woman, Sall Fatou the act four years-jail term over drug trafficking. The convict, who is from the Senegal capital, Dakar, according to the anti-drugs agency, the National…
Alleged N47.7bn NIMASA Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Tompolo, 8 Others in Absentia
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arraigned the former Niger/Delta warlord, Mr. Government Oweize Ekemupolo, popularly called Tompolo, was arraigned in absentia before a Lagos Federal High Court on a 22 count-charge bordering on fraud, conversation of…
Assets Declaration: Tafar’s Objection Lacks Merit – EFCC Tells Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Friday informed an Igbosere High Court of Lagos State, that the application filed by the embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Rickey Tarfa, challenging the agency’s suit on his failure to declare…
Ifeanyi Ubah’s Capital Oil Accounts Frozen
A Federal High Court, Lagos Division, on Wednesday granted the request of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria for an interim injunction freezing the accounts of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, a company owned by Ifeanyi Ubah. Justice M. B….
