Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sent Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, two co-defendants charged for drug related offence alongside a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari to two years imprisonment each on Tuesday. The convicts were charged to court with Kyari by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Handing down the judgement, Justice Nwite said having admitted to have committed the offence preferred against them in counts 5, 6 and 7, Umeibe and Ezenwanne, who are 6th and 7th defendants respectively, “are hereby convicted accordingly.” The judge sentenced the duo to two years imprisonment on each of counts 5,…
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Judges in Lagos State Judiciary will be commencing annual long vacation from July 25 to September 16, 2022. This was communicated by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Judiciary, Mrs. Ololade Ige to Judiciary Correspondents in a notice signed by acting Chief Registrar, Tajudeen Elias. The State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, approved the annual vacation pursuant to Order 49 Rule 4(D) of the High Court of Lagos Civil Procedure Rules 2019. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Chief Judge noted that arrangements have been made to entertain matter of urgency during the long vacation period. According to the Chief Judge, four judges have…
The alledged certificate fraud trial of former acting Director General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, FIIRO, Chima Cartney Igwe, was stalled on Tuesday due to absence of his lawyer. When the matter was called for continuation, a member of Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Prosecuting team, informed the court that the commission received a letter from the defence on Friday 10th of June, 2022 seeking for adjournment. According to the Prosecution counsel, the defence counsel had communicated that he will be in another court and at the National Industrial Court, Abuja and that he will be back in Lagos tomorrow. “In view of…
NBA AGC 2022 To Hold In Lagos
News reaching CASEFILE says a staff of Lagos State Ministry of Transportation accused of being involved in an unlicensed enforcement activity has been exonerated. Recall that Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, said one Olalekan Edu, 51 years was arrested with Taiwo Falodun, alias Biggy, 48 years, Adedire Olaniyi, 42 years, and Femi Osunkoya, 53 years for extorting motorists in the State while posing as officials of the disbanded Lagos State Committee on the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles, RAVC and that Olalekan Edu came with Taiwo Falodun to solicit the release of the two of the alledged extortioners before he was arrested. According to the agency on Sunday,…
Activities are in top gear around the world, Nigeria inclusive, marking the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour on every June 12. In furtherance to its commitment to the fight against child labour in the country, the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, NACTAL, joined the rest of the world to call for Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour. A statement signed by Abdulganiyu Abubakar, the National President of NACTAL, reiterated commitment to intensify advocacy and campaign to end child labour by 2025 in line with the global agenda of sustainable development goals using multiple platforms including edutainment industry, the press…
ICC Holds 6th Africa Conference in Nigeria on benefits of stakeholders arbitration
By Dennis Isong Naturally, humans strive to do more even when they don’t have much capacity to do so. People rent apartments and try to rush into building their own houses impatiently. I don’t imply that having your roof is bad, please don’t get me wrong. Building your own house is a fantastic idea, but, rushing can lead you to make irreversible mistakes or mistakes that cost a fortune to correct. Take a breath and calm down in your rented apartment. Meanwhile, these are what should keep you waiting : 1. Choice area. First time home builders often make mistakes…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, want the court to investigate how the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha) flouted the court order and traveled to Dubai with a new international passport. Mompha had at the last adjourned date told the court about his intention to enter into a plea bargain with the anti-graft Agency over his ongoing trial, where he is charged with N6 billion money laundering by EFCC. It will be recalled that he was on March 28 ordered to submit his international passport to court after his bail conditions were varied. Mompha along with his company, Ismalob…
The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, has delivered a landmark judgement against Russia in favour of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Court handed down the judgement on Tuesday declaring that it was unlawful for Russia to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses. It further ordered Russia to discontinue all pending criminal proceedings against Jehovah’s Witnesses, to free all those already in prison, as well as to return all the confiscated properties or pay adequate compensation. On the same day, the Court also issued a judgement against Lithuania for denying an exemption to one of its members for military service. The judgement further says Russia’s…