N1.9 bn Subsidy Fraud: EFCC Urges Court Dismiss Wagbatsoma’s ‘Extraneous’ Application
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, urged an Ikeja High Court of Lagos State, to quash an extraneous aplication brought before it in the ongoing trial of some oil marketers accused of fuel subsidy fraud that has got…
Ex-Council Boss, Comrade Ayodele Adewale, Wants Police To Investigate Attack On Him
The former Executive Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, Comrade Ayodele Adewale, has called on the police authority to investigate an attack on him during his condolence visit to Late Adeniji-Adele home on last Friday. Comrade Adewale…
Builder Arraigned Over Alleged N7m Fraud
Police in Lagos have arraigned a building contractor, Ojelabi Olawale, 50, before an Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauded his client the sum of N7 million. The contractor was arraigned before the court presided over by Chief Magistrate…
Federal Road Safety Corps Holds Safety Campaign Lecture
Poised to free Nigeria roads from all accidents related to human errors and negligence, The Federal Road Safety Commission under the leadership of the Corp Marshal/Chief Executive Officer Boboye Oyeyemi is leaving no stones unturned in insuring that only good…
Court Dismisses Suspected Kidnapper’s Bail Application
An Igbosere High Court of Lagos State, today, dismissed a bail application filed by a housemaid, Funmilayo Adeyemi, accused of kidnapping five children from two families in Lagos state. The court presided over by Justice Raliat Adebiyi held that the…
Niger Gov Cautions Volunteer Groups Against Youth’s Militarilisation
The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has urged Youth Volunteer groups, especially those affiliated with religious bodies, not to militarise their members but to operate within the armpits of the law. Bello who frowned at the display…
A’Court Affirms 25 Yrs Sentence on Boko Haram Convicts
The Lagos Division of Appeal Court has affirmed the Judgment of Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Lagos Federal High Court, delivered on September 30, 2014, which convicted and sentenced three Boko Haram members to 25 years imprisonment each. The Lagos…
EFCC Releases 2 Banks’ CEOs After Recovery Of Billions Of Naira
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has released chief executive officers of two Nigerian banks after the men returned billions of naira they had illicitly acquired from political slush funds during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan….
Judicial Rascality: SAN Accuses Of Disrespecting Bench In Ecobank/Honeywell’s Suit
A drama ensued at a Lagos Federal High Court, on Thursday, when some senior lawyers accused a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Adekunle Ogunba, a lawyer ti Ecobank Plc, of disrespecting the bench in the matter between Honeywell Group…
MTN Launches 3.75GB Plan for N2k
MTN Nigeria said it has introduced MTN Deal Zone, a new data subscription plan which many will find enticing. The telecommunication giant said the plan works on all devices and offers almost 500% data over existing data plans in the…
Onitsha Bomb Explosion And Limits Of Police Spinning Or Fact Distortion
Onitsha Bomb Explosion And Limits Of Police Spinning Or Fact Distortion Written by Emeka Umeagbalasi “Spinning” is a police public relations methodology, designed to reduce deceitfully, the gravity of casualty figures, property destructions and distortion or suppression of general facts…