The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka and his counterpart in the Administration Section, CP Alonge have been dragged before the Police Service Commission, PSC. The petition dated August 15, 2022 was signed by a Lagos based legal practitioner Bamidele Ogundele on behalf of his client, Mr. Walter Okeke who reside in Port Harcourt City, Rivers State. Mr. Okeke want the PSC to set up a disciplinary panel for the duo for alledgedly disrespecting a court judgement. Others mentioned in the petition are CSP Gladys Enoho Imegu, Eniyepere Sikpi Esq., Godday Amadi, Esq. These officers were accused of being…
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News reaching CASEFILE says the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Marvelrock Pharmaceuticals and Stores Limited, Mr. Orakwe Chibuike Celestine, has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sales of illicit and controlled drugs on popular e-commerce platform, Jiji.ng. In a communication by the Spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said the graduate of Business Administration from the University of Abuja, Orakwe registered the pharmaceutical company on 16th December 2014 with the certificate and support of a licensed pharmacist, who opted out of the deal in 2017. According to him, the suspect continued running the business…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is currently meeting with former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. Asiwaju Tinubu arrived the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, in the Ogun State capital about 1:10 p.m and went straight into a closed doors meeting with the former president. He was being accompanied by the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, former APC interim chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, and former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and two of his predecessors, Chief Olusegun Osoba and Otunba Gbenga Daniel, were…
The 62nd Annual General Conference, AGC, of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, would address concerns of leadership deficit in the country. Making this known on Tuesday, the group of lawyers during a World Press Conference in Lagos, noted through NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata, that “It is necessary for us to be bold about transitioning to get to our destination.” To herald the event, themed: ‘Bold Transitions,’ Akpata explained that the annual gathering would afford lawyers and the society to interrogate with issues of national life. Speaking on some of the areas demanding transition, the President noted, “Even our democracy is…
A social media activist, Portia Anthony Emilia alongside her company, Savanah Crest Investment Limited were docked before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja over allegation of N110 million fraud on Tuesday. The defendants were arraigned on a six count charges bordering on felony, to wit stealing. Part of the charge states “The defendant with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of one hundred and ten million naira from one Racheal Akintola and dishonestly converted to personal use.” But the defendant denied the charge.Following the not guilty plea of the defendants, EFCC Counsel, I.G. Akanno, asked for a…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Lagos State Command, have recovered about 4,500 litres suspected stolen Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, estimated at N760,500. The Civil Defence Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Corps, Abolurin Oluwaseun Olumide in a communication E-signed on Monday, said kegs containing petrol were recovered along the creeks and beaches within Agbara, Seme and Badagry axis, where they had been kept in batches by unknown suspected oil vandals, with the motive to smuggle them out of the country. The Chief Superintendent of Corps, CSC, Akinyemi Rasheed Ayodeji led Marine and Anti-Vandal…
About 120 suspects have been arrested by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged illegal oil bunkering in a joint operations with personnel of the 6 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army Port Harcourt. The suspects ran into trouble waters on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Ndoni, Rivers State where suspected illegally refined stolen petroleum products are off-loaded into vehicles at the waterfronts for distribution within and outside Rivers State. Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity says operatives of the EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Command made the arrest of the suspects based on intelligence on the alleged illegal oil bunkering activities…
Two brothers, Ovin Adekunle and Ovin Nicholas, are now cooling their heels in the custody of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alledged internet fraud. The brothers and 23 other suspects were arrested for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud. A statement by EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren says the siblings were arrested alongside Oyewole Damilola and Ridwan Iyiola, on August 10, 2022 at Palmcity Estate, Lekki area of Lagos State, the other suspects were picked up at City-View Estate, Off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on August 12, 2022. According to the EFCC…
Young lawyers interested in securing a sponsorship to participate in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference, NBAAGC, now have the chance through a contest being put together by the association. The contest, tagged: The Bold Pitch, requires interested young lawyers to send in a script and video of themselves expressing their idea of the theme of the 2022 Annual General Conference. The conference, now in its 62nd edition, will take place from August 19th to 26th, 2022 at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub. Announcing the contest on Wednesday, the NBA said submissions for the…
By Dennis Isong A short-let apartment is a fully furnished luxury apartment that is rented for a short period, usually for months or weeks. Short-let apartments have been considered a quick way to get rich by some investors, unfortunately, not everyone knows about this. Short-let luxury apartments can be in: • bungalow • duplex • terrace • detached • semi-detached • studio apartments These kinds of apartments can be found in some selected places in Nigeria: Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, etc. Because of its newness and lack of information, some investors are not aware of the benefit and profit,…