Synagogue Tragedy: Court Returns 2 Engineers To Prison -As It Adjourns Ruling on Bail Application
The hope of two engineers who supervised the construction of a collapsed Guest House belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), which claimed about 120 lives, many of whom were foreigners, was dashed on Tuesday, as they were…
CNPP RESS RELEASE: CNPP Demands Immediate Release of Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere **Cautions DSS on Illegal Arrest, Detention of Citizens
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has demanded for immediate release of the President of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Barrister Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere who has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). The demand was made…
Alleged N16.7bn Fraud: 9 Consolidated Discount House Officials Arraigned
The office of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on Monday, arraigned nine officials of Consolidated Discount House Limited, before a Lagos Federal High Court on 24 count charges bordering on alleged stocks’ fraud, worth N16. 738,700,401.56 billion. Those arraigned before…
Alleged Bribing of Judge: Court Dismisses Tarfa’s Application
*As EFCC opens case against Nwobike Written By Paul Sanusi, Lagos A Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, on Friday, told the embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Rickey Tarfa has been to go and prepare his defence over allegation…
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, Â to two years imprisonment, for conspiracy and stealing The convicted puff-puffy seller, a…
Reps Grill Police IG, Solomon Arase, Over Reopening of Kogi Assembly
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Kogi Assembly Crisis on Thursday quizzed the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, over the re-opening of Kogi House of Assembly complex. The House had through a resolution directed Arase to seal off the…
No Chance for Saraki to Give Statement Before Trial – Witness
A prosecution witness on Thursday said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was never interrogated by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) before the commencement of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki is standing trial for alleged false…
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, Â 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…
