The proposed ban on activities of commercial motorcycles operators Nationwide is not going down well with those who will be affected by the policy. Specifically, operators who are under the banner of All Nigerians Autobike Commercial Owners & Workers Association, ANACOWA, feel this will cause more harm to the society than good. In conjunction with Civil Liberties Organisations, they have called on the Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces, and President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari to stop the proposed plan as it noted the direction the government is taking would not solve the security challenges it is set to tackle. ANACOWA is…
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Two major clandestine laboratories where dangerous illicit drug, crystal methamphetamine called Mkpuru Mmiri were produced have been busted in Lagos and Anambra States. This is according to Spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi. Babafemi quotes the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) as saying this on Tuesday 2nd August 2022. Marwa said following the outbreak of crystal methamphetamine abuse in the last quarter of 2021, predominantly in the South East and the cry for help from many communities in the region because of the devastating effects the distribution and abuse of the…
Mr Chris Isiguzo, President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and Mrs Ladi Bala, President, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, alongside other well wishers have congratulated Dr. Yemi Kolapo, Publisher, The Point Newspaper as she clocked 50. The leadership of the Media Union during an event organised by Kolapo’s family and friends in Abuja, described Kolapo as a professional, result oriented person whose hard work and diligence should be emulated by younger journalists. Isiguzo described Kolapo as a professional who have always been while practicing on the field until becoming a publisher and a kindhearted person who has touched the…
It was a large seizure for the National For Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, as it intercepted no fewer than Two Million Seven Hundred and Fifty (2,750,000) tablets of Tramadol 225mg weighing 1,650 kilograms worth One Billion Three Hundred and Seventy Five Million Naira (N1,375, 000,000) at the Apapa port. A statement signed by the Agency’s Spokeperson, Femi Babafemi says the consignment packed in 55 cartons of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol types of Tramadol was seized during examination of a container number SUDU 7538656 on Saturday 30th July. He stated that this comes on the heels of similar efforts by anti-narcotic officers…
By Dennis Isong Lagos has become a place where real estate is making a significant difference. The sector keeps surviving the bad economy year in and year out. The effect of the pandemic still lingers even after a year and some months. Nonetheless, the real estate business is still standing tall. If you don’t know your way, it’s crucial to ask people that have been there. Buying land is good but buying in a place where you are sure to get a huge return of profit is better. Lagos is a city where real estate is highly profitable and can…
The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, NACTAL, Nigeria has called on all arms of the Nigerian government to end all forms of slavery particularly human trafficking by the year 2030. The civil society network made the call on Saturday, while commemorating the World Day Against Trafficking In Persons 2022, themed: Use and Abuse of Technology: “The Urgent Need to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons; especially Women, Children and Young People. Citing the basis for the call, Abdulganiyu Abubakar, National President, NACTAL, Nigeria, in a statement signed and made available to CASEFILE, identified that Nigeria remains a source, transit and destination to human trafficking with…
One Opoola Mujidat, a-27-year-old woman and three men have been convicted by a Federal High Court, Lagos for trafficking banned substances. This is the judgement of Justice Daniel Osiagor. They were however given fine options of N20,000; N250,000 and N100,000 respectively, in lieu of the jail terms. Others convicted with her are; Alegbeleye Taiwo Emmanuel and the duo of Chidi Onyeaghala and Cyril Chukwu Obi. They were arraigned before the court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on separate charges. The Agency during trial told the court that the convicted woman, Mujidat, was arrested with 3000 grams of Cannabis Sativa, popularly…
After almost 22 years in the service of the Nigeria Police Force, an Inspector, Mr. Richard Gele with Force number AP/No. 188547 has been dismissed. The former Police officer was dismissed, de-kitted and handed over to the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State, for further necessary action on Friday. Trouble started for Mr. Gele when he was caught in a viral video dignifying and justifying extortion of members of the public and official corruption. His dismissal was connected with flouting the policing standards in tandem with international best practices to the nation. He was caught in a video which trended from July 25, 2022 which warranted he being subjected to…
Information reaching CASEFILE says fresh facts have emerged on how former suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris compromised the Treasury Single Account, TSA, Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system, IPPIS, and carted away billions of naira belonging to the government. Idris and his co-defendants: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman are standing trial before Justice A. O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT, Maitama, Abuja in a N109 billion fraud. At the resumption of trial for the case on Thursday, July 28, 2022, Chief Investigative Officer of the…
This is not the best of times for Nollywood that is just mourning two of their own as another two actors have been kidnapped in Enugu. Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornell have been reported missing by their families. This is is according to Actress and Director of Communications, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Monalisa Chinda. She revealed this in a statement on her Instagram page, on Friday. She revealed that the two actors were reported missing after their family members confirmed they didn’t come back from a film location at Ozalla Town, Enugu State. Going by this development, the National President…