Controversial social media influencer and relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, alias Blessing CEO, has been arraigned on Friday before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N36 million fraud. The defendant was charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N36,000,000.00 (Thirty-six Million Naira). At the commencement of proceedings, the defence counsel, P.I. Nwafor, informed the court that the defendant had refunded part of the money to the nominal complainant. “We have an application…
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A Lagos-based law firm, Benson Enikuomehin & Co., has petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, over alleged repeated harassment and arrest threats against a fisherman, Mr. Olasimbo Popoola, by some police officers attached to Ilado Police Post and Alakija Police Station. In the petition dated May 13, 2026, and signed by Peter Adejoh Esq., the lawyers accused one Mr. Abiye Akinmuleya of allegedly using police officers to intimidate and harass residents of Iton-agan community in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. According to the petition, Akinmuleya allegedly “constituted himself…
Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja has convicted and sentenced Kingsley Obasi, a businessman, to seven years imprisonment for a $247,390 fraud on Thursday. The trial judge, Justice Mojisola Dada handed the convict the judgement after the court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and found the defendants guilty. Obasi, alongside his company, Great King Parkson Industrial Company, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over a one-count charge bordering on stealing, contrary to Section 287(9)(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The charge reads: “That you, Kingsley Obasi and Great…
Nigeria is set to deepen its transition to sustainable transportation with the launch of the Northern Corridor Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, and Electric Vehicle, EV, Programme in Kano on Thursday. The initiative, driven by the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles, Pi-CNG & EV, is expected to introduce cheaper and cleaner transport alternatives across Northern Nigeria. According to a statement signed by Onyekachi Eke, Head of Brand and Communications for the initiative, the programme will serve as a major catalyst for the expansion of green transport infrastructure in the region. The Kano clean energy transport hub is…
The scheduled trial of a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Fidet Okhiria Edetanle for alleged fraud of fraud involving $385,000 and ₦165,438,000.00 was stalled before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday. When the matter was called, the defence counsel, Adebowale Kamoru informed that the defendant had filed a motion dated May 12, 2026, seeking two reliefs from the court against the charge instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The defence counsel told the court that the application was necessary following an information received by the defendant on Friday…
The Network for Health Equity and Development, NHED, Centre for Communication and Social Impact, CCSI, and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, have called on the Nigerian government to implement sodium reduction initiatives and prioritise access to safe, healthy, and nutritious foods. The groups, in a joint statement issued in commemoration of World Salt Awareness Week 2026, with the theme, “Salt It Out,” joined the global community to mark the week. According to the groups, the commemoration is a timely reminder of the urgent need to reduce excessive salt consumption, which continues to fuel the rising burden of hypertension,…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed an appeal against the ₦100 million defamation judgement delivered by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, describing the ruling as “a travesty and a miscarriage of justice.” The appeal, filed on Friday, May 8, 2026, by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Tayo Oyetibo, also includes an application for stay of execution pending the determination of the appeal. This position was disclosed in a statement made available on Tuesday by the organisation. The statement reads, “The appeal, filed last Friday, 8 May 2026, by Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, on behalf of…
The National President of the Association of Formidable Educators, AFED, Orji Emmanuel, has described the reduction of the Joint Admission Matriculation Examination, JAMB cut-off mark from 180 to 150 as a welcome development capable of expanding access to university admission for thousands of Nigerian students. Speaking on the new JAMB cut-off policy, Orji said the former benchmark denied many qualified candidates admission opportunities despite their academic potential. “I think 150 as the cut-off mark is a welcome development. The old 180 benchmark shut out thousands of qualified students every year, not because they lacked potential, but because the system was…
Again, 20-year-old female undergraduate student of University of Lagos, (Names withheld) has for the third time in court maintained that her lecturer, Dr. Samuel Obinna Ojogbo raped her. This is the evidence of the first prosecution witness before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court on Monday during further cross examination by the Defence Counsel, Demola-Bello, SAN. At the continuation of trial, the defence counsel asked the alleged victim to identify a photograph if it was that of the alleged crime scene, but the witness said she could not identify it. As the counsel tried to tender the…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and Yomi Arowosafe, Secretary of the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing or diverted ₦26.9 billion of public funds from the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF. SERAP urged the President to direct Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and effectively investigate the allegations that ₦26.9 billion of public funds are missing…