To transform the justice sector and everything connected to it, the Lagos State Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, has urged stakeholders to safeguard the rule of law and promote access to justice going forward. This is as the Head of the Ministry of Justice urged that the administration of justice should be used for enhancement of economic growth, investment protection and security in the State and Nigeria in general. Pedro was speaking on Monday at the opening ceremony of the Justice Reform Summit, themed “Enhancing The Administration of Justice For Economic Growth, Investment Protection…
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For stealing and selling of aviation fuel belonging to British Airways, Idris Adeyemi Bakare, a contract staff of Total Plc has been sentenced to four years imprisonment on Thursday. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja handed down the sentence following the guilty plea of the defendant to a four counts charge. The convict was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. British Airways EFCC had arraigned Bakare on a four-counts charge of offences bordering on stealing contrary and dishonestly converted to his use, the total sum of N35,672, 845.00. EFCC stated that Bakare together with…
A former Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN) has counselled that interaction with the legal community is a way any technocrat or civil servant can survive in public service in Nigeria. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria gave this advice at a lecture titled: “Navigating the Delicate Balance Between Politics, Law, Media Pressure and Public Perception: The Burden of a Nigerian Technocrat in Public Office.” NAJUC Lecture He reiterated this position on Thursday at the 15th annual lecture organised by Olugbenga Soyele led National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, Lagos chapter. Citing various challenges…
The trial of Mamman Nasir Ali who is the son of former PDP National Chairman and Christian Taylor, for an alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud, could not go on as scheduled today, Wednesday, May 22, 2024 before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, with the defendants expected to open their defence. This was due to the absence of the substantive prosecuting counsel, S.K. Atteh. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting the defendants, alongside Nasaman Oil Services Limited on an amended 49-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false…
Justice Mojisola Dada of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has fixed Tuesday, September 10, 2024 to deliver judgement in the alleged $1.2million fraud trial of one Marco Antonio Ramirez, an American businessman. Judgement will also be delivered in another separate charge bordering on an alleged $368,698.24 fraud brought against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting him on an amended 16-count charge which involves the alleged $1.2million fraud. Count 13 of the amended charge reads: “Marco Antonio Ramirez, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP, and USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, between…
Former Major General Umaru Mallam Mohammed has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to compel the Nigerian Army and the Chief of Army Staff to give him the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the judgement of the Special Court Martial. Mohammed in his originating motion in the suit marked no FHC/ART/es/670/ 2024, dated May 6, 2024, filed by his counsel, Mr. Olalekan Ojo (SAN) is asking the court to direct the respondents to release the purported judgement of his court martial. He alleged gross violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to obtain the CTC of the judgement of…
A rights group, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence, CAIDOV, in collaboration with Advocate for Social Justice and Defence of Rule of Law has raised an alarm over the intent of the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) intent to take over prosecution of a case involving a foreign oil company and five others accused of $8.4million fraud. Trafigura Beheer BV Trafigura PTE Limited is facing trial alongside two oil marketers – Osahon Asemota and Yusuf Kwande as well as Mettle Energy and Gas, Renbrandt Limited and Jil Engineering and Oil Services Limited. The defendants have…
…N10,000,000 cash prize up for grabs in final draw of the season! Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is set to wrap up the season 3 edition of its remarkable reward initiative, the 5 for 5 Promo, in a grand finale slated for Friday, May 31, 2024, in Lagos. Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo is a reward initiative introduced by the Bank in 2019 with the goal of rewarding its customers for their active loyalty to the brand and its products. Through the 5 for 5 Promo, customers of the…
Lagos State Government awarded Hitech Construction Company a contract to fix the Isawo-Agric road, but the project which was supposed to be completed within months has been snail-paced into eight years. OLAOSUN HANNAH looks at the impunity that trails most government-awarded contracts. Some residents of Isawo Community in Ikorodu in Lagos State are not too happy with the Lagos State Government. Many of them lost their homes to road construction and the road, which is promised to be completed within 20 weeks has nosedived into eight years and still counting. A businesswoman, Mrs Foluke is one of those impacted by…
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), and a former Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), are among the dignitaries expected to grace the 2024 annual lecture of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC Lagos chapter. The event, which has as its central theme “Navigating the Delicate Balance Between Politics, Law, Media Pressure, and Public Perception: The Burden of a Nigerian Technocrat in Public Office,” is also expected to be chaired by one of the leading commercial lawyers in the country, George Etomi. Dr. Banire, who will deliver…