All is now set for the arraignment in court of a-57-years-old medical director, Dr. Femi Olaleye, of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, for alleged defilement of a 15-year-old minor, who is his wife’s niece. The Lagos State Government has finally notified the suspect of the development in a letter sighted by CASEFILE on Sunday. The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, will on Monday, November, 21, 2022 arraigned him before Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Sexual Offences Court of the Roseline Omotosho Court House, Ikeja, Lagos. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Agency, DSVRA, took over the case for further…
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Police in Jos have rescued a 17-year-old malnourished girl, locked up by her aunt for upwards of one week in Rikkos, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, without care. A neighbour alerted the National Human Rights Commission in Jos after which the police were invited leading to her rescue. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, gathered that the aunt was fond of maltreating and starving the girl, an orphan. Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission in Plateau, Mrs. Grace Pam, confirmed the girl’s rescue. “The Commission received information from an anonymous complainant that the girl, was locked up…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to appeal the ruling of Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital. Territory High Court Abuja, which dismissed the 10-count charge of corruption brought against a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal on Friday. Lawal, his younger brother, Hamidu David Lawal, Suleiman Abubakar and Apeh John Monday are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside two companies, Rholavision Engineering (fifth defendant) and Josmon Technologies (sixth defendant) on amended 10-count charge, bordering on fraud, diversion of funds and criminal conspiracy to the tune…
For alledged conspiracy, fraud of N396,999,080 million and money laundering, the deputy manager of Ghana Branch of First Bank Plc, Chibuike Clement Kenneth, has been arraigned before Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday. The defendant was dragged to court by the men of Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, Ikoyi Lagos. According to the prosecutor, I. Iredia, who held brief for Justine Enang, he told the court that the the defendant committed the offences alongside others, who are now at large, sometime in May, 2022. Chibuike Clement Kenneth was alleged to have fraudulently obtained the…
Former Head of Immigration Desk, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Tony Akuneme, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, DCI, has been appointed as the Nigeria Immigration Service Public Relations Officer, SPRO. This information is according to a statement signed by CSI KS Kure Public Relations Department, following the approval by the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Jere Idris MFR. Tony Akuneme replaces DCI Amos Okpu who has since proceeded on retirement after 35 years meritorious service to the nation. DCI Akuneme, hails from Imo State. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers…
The second edition of the Zenith Tech Fair, themed “Future Forward 2.0”, will be held on Tuesday, November 22 and Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Conceived in the mould of global technological events such as the Consumer Electronics Show, CES, and EmTech Asia, the fair will showcase leading technology innovations that cut across different aspects of life, such as Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Robotics, Big Data, FinTech, Augmented Reality, Data Analytics, 5G and Communication Technologies, among others. The event will…
I clearly remember sitting in a Biology class where the teacher told us that structure determines functions, I could not comprehend but managed to ‘la cram la pour’ in all the examinations where the knowledge of the overarching theme was being asked. Later in life, I realised the practicality of the theme, that the structure of an organisation speaks a lot about its functionalities. This means that a weak structure produces a bad function and vice versa. Consequently, Botosoft Technologies’ organisational structure has displayed the positive aspect of this theme in various areas especially that of educational sector. The West…
In a bid to tackle the menace of sexual and gender-based violence, SGBV, in the state, Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, commenced a 2-Day training for Judges and Magistrates on best practices for adjudicating cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. Delivering a keynote speech at the training programme, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Hon. Justice Kazeem Alogba harped on the need to tackle the menace of SGBV through a hands-on holistic approach via intensive training for stakeholders. The CJ stressed the importance of forensic facilities for evidence gathering and investigation, the provision of psychosocial support services, and…
Justice Christopher Balogun of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has been asked to recuse himself from the ongoing trial of an oil firm Nadabo Energy Limited. The judge was asked to recuse himself from further presiding over a suit with case number ID/118C/2012. The judge was said to have met with Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The allegations of bias were made in an affidavit in support of a Motion on Notice sworn by Abubakar Peters, the Managing Director, Nadabo Energy Limited and a defendant in the suit. According to…
It was the turn of Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect standing trial for the alleged killing of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga to testify before a Lagos State High Court on Thursday. This is during the trial within trial where she denied the confessional statement attributed to her. She told the trial judge Justice Yetunde Adesanya sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, that the two statements she wrote were torn and was forced to sign the one that ASP Olusegun Bamidele wrote and the one that was dictated to her by Olufunke Madeyinlo. She alleged that the officer asked her to…