The Nigerian Army has recorded another breakthrough in the fight against banditry and terror in Kaduna as its patrol team killed, arrest and inflicted injuries on bandits operating around the axis. A statement signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director Army Public Relations says patrol led by the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja accompanied by a team of Operational commanders and operatives achieved on their mandate of taking the fight to the bandits. According to the statement, the troops have cleared bandits in Buruku, Udawa, Manini, Birnin Gwari, Doka, Maganda, Kuyello and Dogon Dawa communities…
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A self acclaimed music producer, Ehis Tito Odigie, 33, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional facility on Monday. The suspect was remanded following his arraignment alongside the trio of Oyedeji Motunrayo 26, Miracle Onukuoforobi 27 and Bolade Richard, 31. They were docked for alledged assault of police officers before a Magistrate Court at the Samuel Ilori Courthouse, Ogba, Lagos, a statement credited to the Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson SP. Benjamin Hundeyin stated. Further proceeding has been adjourned till October 10, 2022.
Many Nigerians living in diaspora have reservations against buying and owning a property in Nigeria. Your fears are valid! People living abroad have gone through a lot of traumatising situations in an attempt to be a property owner in Nigeria. Mrs. Abiola has been scammed twice just to buy a property in Nigeria. Firstly, it was an outsider, then, she felt she had overstepped her boundary by involving an outsider. Then, she trusted her relative to do better, unfortunately, she was wrong to trust a relative too. Her relative duped her as well. Mrs. Abiola made a decision never to…
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Olumide Akpata has successfully handed over the leadership of the professional body of lawyers to the newly elected President, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN on Friday. The change of baton took place at a swearing-in ceremony held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. In his inaugural speech, Maikayau pledged to make service to the cause of justice as the pillar of his administration. Maikyau also urged the Federal Government to show commitment to the protection of lives and properties in the country. He expressed displeasure against the spate of banditry, kidnaping,…
A legal practitioner, Taiwo Oreagba has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for soliciting a N4 million bribe. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Special Offences Court, Ikeja on Thursday sentenced Naira Marley’s former lawyer on Thursday. The trial judge convicted Oreagba, who once represented “Am I a Yahoo boy?” crooner Naira Marley, following a two-year trial. Oreagba was initially arraigned for the alleged offence by the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on November 12, 2020, before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court. The defendant pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt demand and obtaining the…
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Emeka Anaga will have to spend 28 years in prison for fraud unless reversed by the higher court, this is based on his conviction by a Federal High Court, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State. He was convicted on a 48-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence, forgery and uttering to the time of N39,6065,000 brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judgement was delivered by Justice Akintayo Aluko. A statement signed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Spokeperson, Wilson Uwajuren says the defendant tricked one Innocent Nwachukwu (Inno Maiduguri), a businessman based in Nkwo Nnewi,…
Finally, property recovered from convicted fake army General, Bolarinwa Abiodun, real name is Hassan Kareem Ayinde had been handed over to the Mr. Bamidele Safiriyu Olusegun by the Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Commission has handed over a property located at 1A, Joke Ayo Street, Riverside Estate, Alagbado, Lagos as well as a Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, a black BMW car, a black Toyota Land cruiser car and a white Toyota Hilux. The convict had posed as an Army General to defraud Olusegun of the sum of N266,500,000 (Two Hundred and…
The last has not been heard about the unruly behaviour of some lawyers at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference ongoing in Lagos over shortages of conference materials. News available to CASEFILE shows that they may be prosecuted for the violent behaviour. This is the feelers from the President of the Association, Olumide Akpata on Thursday who hinted about prosecuting any lawyer seen in the viral video vandalising or looting conference materials at the collection centre. He disclosed this while addressing members of the NBA at the Annual General Meeting, AGM, of the association at Eko Atlantic City, Victoria…
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