About 9,989 police constables have been enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday. The latest police officers out of 10,000 Police Recruits were passed out by the Nigeria Police Force. The Police constables have undergone six months intensive and rigorous training in basic, intermediate and advanced police studies. The brand new cops have physically exerted and intellectually engaged in challenging training activities that were carefully designed to transit the recruits from civilianship to professional police officers with the right orientation to meet the challenges of policing in an increasingly democratic and rule of law-driven Nigerian environment. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP. Olumuyiwa…
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Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court, Eti-Osa has sentenced a boat captain, Elebiju Happiness to life imprisonment for manslaughter. Handing down the judgement on Tuesday, Justice Oyefeso found the convict guilty of 11 count charge. Elebiju committed the crime on the 29th of July, 2020 after loading its passengers from Kirikiri heading to Badagry. The prosecution called five witnesses before the court who testified against the defendant. The presiding judge, Justice Oyefeso, held that the prosecution has successfully proven the charge against the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt and thereby convicted and sentenced him accordingly. Recall that…
It has now been confirmed that 600 inmates of Kuje Correctional Service In Abuja escaped during a terrorists attack on the facility yesterday. This is according to the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi. Of all the 600 inmates that escaped, 300 have been recovered while 300 are still at large. The Minister gave the account of the attack and revealed that the attackers outnumbered the prison guards and were well armed with explosives. “They came in with high explosives they attempted the initial entry with a very high explosive, but they were unsuccessful.” “Then they attacked another section of…
Over 50 corporate sponsors are sponsoring this year’s International Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL. Among the sponsors are Corporate Affairs Commission, Aluko & Oyebode, Flutterwave, Banwo & Ighodalo, Africa Finance Corporation, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, and many others. The 16th NBA-SBL Annual International Business Law Conference is billed to hold from Wednesday, 20th to Friday, 22nd July, 2022 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The conference coming up in Abuja in July is themed:“Recent Developments in the Business Law Environment,” and will seek to dissect some recent developments in…
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Banking Awards 2022, retaining the award for a second consecutive year. The bank was also named as the Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards 2022. The awards, which were presented to the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenener Onyeagwu at the London Stock Exchange yesterday, were in recognition of the bank’s ability to embrace digital transformation and best-in-class sustainability and corporate governance practices, leading to a stellar business performance in a difficult economic climate. Commenting…
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a housekeeper, Bright Izuchukwu to double life imprisonment for defiling two girls of ages six and seven. The survivours are daughters of his boss. Convicting Izuchukwu, Justice Soladoye said the prosecution had succeeded in proving the essential ingredients of defilement beyond reasonable doubt. Izuchukwu was charged with two counts bordering on defilement. Describing Izuchukwu, Justice Soladoye said, “The defendant exhibited raw wickedness, taking turn to ravish the survivors and taking advantage of his employer’s kindness. “He has left a trace of emotional trauma on the survivors. He…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office in Igboeze North Local Government Area office in Enugu State was set ablaze and over 700 ballot boxes have been destroyed by unknown arsonists on Sunday. The report of the incident was made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Enugu State, Mr. Emeka Ononamadu who informed that the attack happened at 11.48p.m on Sunday 3rd July 2022. According to Festus Okoye Esq., the National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, the arsonists overpowered the security guards, forced their way into the premises and set the building ablaze. He noted that there were no…
The Lagos State Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Jagunmolu Kunle Uthman is not happy with the recurring building collapse in Lagos State and has made his feelings known to the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He stated this in a letter addressed to the Governor which he made available to CASEFILE. According to him it is sad that despite several incidences, the state keep recording building collapse. He is particularly worried that the State has been left in auto-pilot for a while now due to the Presidential ambition of the Governor’s benefactor. He recalled recommendation of the Committee set…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has announced Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as Keynote Speaker at its forthcoming Annual General Conference in Lagos. Adichie, author of Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, and several other works, will be speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference in August. The conference, themed: “Bold Transition,” is scheduled to take place at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, Lagos from 19th to 26th August, 2022. Read Also: NBA Releases Guidelines For Forthcoming Annual Conferencehttps://casefileng.com/2022/06/13/nba-releases-guidelines-for-forthcoming-annual-conference/ Registration for the conference is ongoing at www.nbaconference.com, with an early bird window which will run until 17th July. Chimamanda…
The people of Nkpologwu community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State are gripped in fear following the killing of a 20-year-old boy identified as Philip Okoro. According to crimeworld.com.ng report, Okoro was allegedly killed by a team of masked Neighbourhood Watch personnel led by the Chief Security Officer of the local government area, Barr. Chijioke Ezugwu, who raided the deceased home at about 1:00a.m Wednesday night and shot him when he tried to escape. Trouble started when Barr. Ezugwu, who was given the task of collecting tolls at Nkwo Market in the community by the local government authority,…