For allegedly jumping bail, Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja has revoked the bail of a suspected fraudster, Babatunde Olaogun, alias ‘Evil Genius’. The judge withdrew the bail granted him at the Special Offences Court where he is standing trial for a four-count charge of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery. Part of the charge states: “Babatunde Olaogun (a.k.a. Unveiling Royalty Enterprises, Tunde Olaogun), Jydining Global Limited and Rasheed Ajayi (still at large) on or about the 24th day of January, 2014 in Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division…
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The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has finally cleared Abia State Governorship aspirant, Barrister Etigwe Uwa, SAN, to run in the primary of the party in the state. The decision was taken on Wednesday after a meeting of the National Working Committee to consider the outcome of the Presidential/Governorship Screening Appeal Panel pursuant to Article 17(2) of the APGA Electoral Guidelines for 2022 Primary Election. A statement by the Administrative Secretary of the party, Mrs. Nwabueze Ugomma A. said, “The final list comprising of all Governorship aspirants will be published shortly before the Governorship primary…
Almost three years after an agonising trial, reprieve came the way of 53-year-old Sanni Arowolo, a landlord who was accused of impregnating his tenant’s 14-year-old daughter. He betrayed emotion as tears rolled down his eyes as an Ikeja Special Offences Court discharged and acquitted him of the case of defilement pressed against him.The court also ruled that he couldn’t have impregnated his 14-year-old tenant’s daughter. This is the judgement by Justice Sherifat Solebo on Wednesday. According to the judge, the prosecution did not prove the case of defilement against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt. Justice Solebo ruled that the prosecution was unable…
Barely one year after his employement, Adebayo Ayokunle, a former staff of First City Monument Bank was arrested and charged before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly withdrawing the sum of N30million from his employer’s account and converted it to his use. The 29-years-old banker was attached to the E-Settlement Unit of the Bank, Akoka Branch, Lagos. According to the police, nemesis caught up with the him when the Management of the Bank audited the account of the Akoka branch and uncovered the fraud and reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Lion Building Division,…
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL, has unveiled plans for its 16th Annual Business Law Conference themed: “Recent Developments in the Business Law Environment.” The Programs and Content Sub-Committee disclosed that the 16th Annual International Business Law Conference with remarkable line-up of knowledgeable speakers and panelists who will discuss critical issues around recent developments in the Nigerian business environment vis-a-vis how they have shaped or affected business operations. According to the committee, the conference will amongst other things, spotlight vital topics such as CAMA 2020: The Journey So Far, The New Face of Competition – Merger Control…
The Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Nice Ominnikoron accused of raping and killing his passenger, 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola, did not report the incident to the bus station after the incident when he claimed he and his passenger was attacked by armed robbers. This is the evidence of a fleet operational manager, Kayode Aluko, with the Lagos Bus Services Limited, LBSL. He is the second prosecution witness. According to the witness, the defendant did not use phone numbers given to drivers to call and report any incident. The witness gave the evidence during the ongoing rape and murder trial of Oluwabamise Ayanwola before…
The Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju has been discharged from cyber stalking crime charges brought against him by the Federal Government. He was discharged by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. Suraju’s discharge followed a request from the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami to withdraw the charge against the HEDA boss. At the resumed hearing, the prosecuting counsel Mrs. Yewande Cole told the court that she had been directed by the Attorney General to withdraw the case. “I have the instruction of the…
Four teachers of Chrisland Schools located in Ajah Area of Lagos have been docked before a Lagos Magistrate Court in Yaba presided by Magistrate Adebayo. The affected staff are Oladotun Sotunde, Elesho Tajudeen, a female teacher, Rhoda Olanipekun and Ajiboye Hammed said to have accompanied the pupils to the world School Games in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. They were arraigned on two counts charges bordering on conspiracy and attempt to pervert justice. They however pleaded not guilty to the charge. The head of the Legal department at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Superitendent Yetunde Cardoso said that…
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has congratulated the newly elected President of the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, Olalekan Olabulo of the Tribune Newspaper, and other elected executive officials at the Association’s general elections held on Friday 6th May, 2022 in Lagos State. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP expressed that the new officials are individuals who have dignified and distinguished themselves in their various media fora, adding that the election is a recognition of their years of selfless service and commitment to value. The Police boss…
A-29-year old lady, Nneka Maryjane Odezulu, who is the first prosecution witness testified on Monday that the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, driver, Andrew Nice Ominnikoron, raped her from behind. This claim was made during the ongoing rape and murder trial of Oluwabamise Ayanwola before Justice Sherifat Sonaike, of Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa TBS. According to Odezulu, the defendant raped her from behind after tearing her clothes, adding that he ordered her to remove her clothes that she was not a baby. Led in examination-in-chief by the Lagos State, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, the witness said the…