The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday granted an ex-parte application filed on May 12, 2023 by Seplat Energy seeking to suspend the ruling of the lower Court in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/626/2023. The ex-parte application with Appeal No.: CA/ABJ/PRE/CV/534MI/2023 was filed by Seplat’s team of lawyers led by D.D. Dodo, Bode Olanipekun and Audu Anuga all Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN. The matter is between SEPLAT ENERGY PLC v. Juliet Ebere Nwadi Gbaka & 15 ORS and it came up today Monday at the Court of Appeal, Abuja for hearing. The Appealant/Applicant had moved a motion exparte dated and…
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Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, in the early hours of Monday turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, in company of his lawyer and family representative. He has been placed under arrest the Command Spokesperson, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin says in a statement that the Command appreciates the public for their concern and assures that the ongoing investigation will be detailed, transparent and professionally pursued. He said justice will be served for all parties involved.
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By Dennis Isong Something happened in the last week of April 2023 when the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and Lagos State Building Control Agency went to Ajao Estate to demolish houses. Approximately 13 houses were affected, and I want to educate you on what you should do to avoid falling victim to a similar situation. It is a terrible experience to buy a house or land only for the government to come and destroy it. Let me provide you with a brief background on these demolitions so that you can have a fair idea. I don’t like to…
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, Solomon Arase says Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, must be prosecuted over an assault on a police officer in Lagos State. The singer was captured on a viral video slapping a uniformed policeman. In a statement on Sunday, the spokesman of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, said the commission and Arase condemn the action while commending the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba for his directive. Arase also commended the police officer in question for staying calm despite the provocation. He added that the police must use the incident to set a precedent that assault on…
Police in Ogun State on May 10, 2023, arrested four staffs of ZEFA Microfinance Bank, situated at Abule Ijoko Lemode area of Ifo local government area in Ogun have been arrested for allegedly causing the death of a debtor’s wife, Vivain Omo. They were arrested by the officers of the Ogun State Police Command. Trouble started when the bank staffers visited the home of the deceased to ask for the payment of loan taken from the bank by the deceased’s husband but they were told that the man was not at home. The bank staffs decided to pack all the electronics…
Two men in their late 40’s have been arrested for ingesting and excreting 193 pellets of illicit drug, called Cocaine. The duo, Ebere Onoh 49, and Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji, 47, were intercepted at the Abuja airport on Wednesday, May 10 upon their arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa, onboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 951. According to Femi Babafemi, Spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, stated that the suspected drug dealers were arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for cocaine. After the anti-drug agency placed them for three days in observatory custody following their arrest, Ebere excreted…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered a speedy and full investigation into the remote and immediate cause(s) of the assault and prosecution of Afrobeat singer, Oluseun Kuti over his alleged assault on a Police officer. This is a follow up to the order of the IGP for his arrest when he was captured in trending video. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command has been asked to arrest the son of late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Seun Kuti, who was allegedly captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform. The Police boss assures Nigerians that acts of contempt/disdain for…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the World Bank President Mr. David Malpass to use his “good offices to suspend any disbursement of the $800m loan to the Federal Government and to request the incoming administration to provide satisfactory explanations for the loan.” The advocacy group also wants Mr. Malpass and the World Bank to reopen discussion on the reportedly approved $800m loan with the incoming administration to clarify the details on the rationale and use of the loan because the term of office of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari ends in May 2023. The Federal Government in April announced…
Improving the protection of civilians through collaboration has been identified as the strategy for preventing harm, loss of lives/properties and de-escalating crises in Lagos State, or Nigeria at large. Championing this cause are the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Transparency International In Nigeria, TI-Nigeria, with support from Open Society Foundation Africa, OSF-Africa. But CISLAC/TI is not doing this alone, as it is set to walk the talk with trained Early Warning Community Observers to complement the role of internal security agencies. To achieve this, community observers, traditional community/religious leaders and the media amongst others, are poised to signal necessary…