Widow of slained Mr. Chikere Obieshi, popularly called (Jesus’ Brother -JB) Mrs. Vivian Ifenyinwa Obieshi has been speaking on the killing of her husband by a police officer, Insp. Mohammed Hussini. Speaking to CASEFILE at her home in the Alimosho area of Lagos State, the 28-year-old woman amidst tears said, “I am heartbroken and bitter, and what I want is justice for my husband, justice for JB, justice for JB Communications, because the only wrong thing he did was to be a brother’s keeper.” She described the 38-year-old father of four children as a friendly person, and not a trouble maker,…
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A wire fraud suspect, Adedunmola Gbadegesin has been extradited to the United States where he is wanted in a case of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. This information is credited to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, stating that the suspect was extradited on Monday April 26, 2022. According to the EFCC, the offences for which he was wanted for contravene Title 18, US Code, Section 1349 and 1956 (h) and carries a maximum jail term of 20 years. His extradition occured following a request from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, pursuant…
Family of late Mr. Chikere Obieshi popularly called JB, who was alledgedly killed by a Police officer at a friend’s birthday party in Egbeda area of Lagos has called for justice over the killing of the businessman. Representatives of the family on Wednesday at a press conference held in front of the deceased’s shop at Computer Village said only justice will compensate the void the killing of their son has caused. According to the family, the late business man was described as a legitimate phone dealer of iPhones who was invited by a supposed friend called Mr. Ifeanyi Uchendu aka…
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Magazine’s Best Banks Awards 2022, retaining the award for a third consecutive year. The Bank was among other banks from 36 countries in Africa recognised as the prestigious Global Finance announced at its 29th Annual Best Bank Awards Winners. The editors of Global Finance made the selections after extensive consultations with corporate financial executives, bankers and banking consultants, and analysts worldwide. Global Finance considered factors that ranged from the quantitative objective to the informed subjective in selecting the top banks. Objective criteria considered included: growth…
Trial began in the alleged case of fraud against fake Army General, Bolarinwa Oluwasegun Abiodun, when the alleged victim, Mr. Bamidele Olusegun Safiriyu who is the first prosecution witness narrated to the court how the defendant used the name of former President Olusegun Obasanjo (alias OBJ) to defraud him to the tune of N266.5milion. The business man at the commencement of trial told Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court that the defendant falsely represented himself as a General in the Nigerian Army, and obtained the sum of N266,500,000 from Kodef Clearing Resources Limited, which is a registered freight forwarding business…
One of the probable contenders for the 2023 Presidential race, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has dropped from the race, instead he has decided to return to the Senate. Senator Kalu premised his decision to abandoned his ambition for what he described as lack of fairness, equity and justice among the Regions. According to him, the present political settings does not favour any aspirants from the South-East. He lamented that the South-East is not getting required support form the North, South-West and South-South. He said these regions have had their shares at the Presidency and it would have been morally right…
Journalists were barred from covering the resumed proceedings by a coroner inquest into the circumstances that led to the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., a student of Dowen College Lagos, on Monday. The proceedings into the Inquest had been on hold for about two weeks due to claims that the Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri was indisposed. But today, the court which was previously sitting in the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court premises by the old Secretariat was however moved on Monday to Court No. 20 Ogba Magistrate Court in the Samuel Ilori courthouse. At the beginning of the proceeding, the Court’s registrar had informed that the hearing…
A suspected drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu has been nabbed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The suspect was picked up for being the brain culprit behind the N3billion Tramadol deal involving the embattled suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari-led Intelligence Response Team, IRT. He was arrested onboard a flight to Abuja at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport, Ikeja on Wednesday 13th April, 2022 following months of surveillance and evading arrest. Ukatu is Chairman of Mallinson Group of Companies, the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said. Babafemi said, “Investigations revealed he has…
The Chief Executive Officer of Adamakin Investment and Works Limited, Chief Afolabi Akindele has called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to investigate an allege threat to life and forceful possession of his undeveloped land in Okun-Ajah Lekki, Lagos State. Akindele alleged that the land in contention had been a subject of litigation which he had won, but some certain individuals have been trespassing on the said land. He also claimed that his company was dully certified to manage the land by the original owners, late Chief Mrs Efuronye Tinubu. “According to him, “My company is…
On Sunday, April 24, 2022 the Special squad in charge of cult-related activities in Ogun State clamped down on some suspected cultists and made some arrest. The latest was the bursting into a renewed supremacy battle between “Aiye” and Eiye” groups. The SWAT operatives, led by its Commander, CSP Kalejaye Olanrewaju arrested two suspected members of the “Aiye” confraternity.. The suspects, Habeeb Muideen (aka Oko eight) and one other, simply identified as Ibrahim (aka Ayin). According to the Ogun State Command Spokeperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, they are currently undergoing interrogation at SWAT office, to determine their roles in the clash.…