A suspected fraudster, Kolawole Adebayo Erinle is now standing trial for alledged advance fee fraud. The defendant was dragged by the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday. At his arraignment, Kolawole Erinle pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge which borders on advanced free fraud amounting to over $1.4m. The EFCC Counsel, Tayo Banjo brought him to the court on an amended charge. The defendant has denied the three count charges levelled against him. Subsequently, counsel to the defendant, Mr. Yinka Farounbi told the court that the defence has a…
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Trial of Olanrewaju James Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha continued on Friday in respect of the sexual assault and defilement charge pressed against him. To this end, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja listen to a defence witness, an expert in Psychology, Dr. Olugbemi Olukolade. The witness analysed the video where the minor alledged to have been defiled by the defendant was seen responding to a certified child forensic interview specialist by Mrs.Olabisi Anike Ajayi-Kayode, of Cece Yara Foundation. Following various sections of the interview sessions, the expert faulted claims of the survivor and suggested that the…
Three million capsules of opioids more dangerous and potent than tramadol have been intercepted at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos by the Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. A statement signed by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi says the seizure of 3,000,000 capsules of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol weighing 1,500 kilograms on Monday 7th March 2022, followed a similar operation in which anti-narcotic officers of the Agency also intercepted 8,613 kilograms of Loud cannabis smuggled in from Ghana through the waterways at the Eko Atlantic Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos the previous…
A co-defendant in the case involving the famous kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, Mr. Udeme Frank Upong has been sentenced to five years in prison. The 43-year-old convict on Friday stunned the court when he changes his not guilty plea to guilty. He accepted the charge that he sold 2-AK 47 guns and 70 arms of ammunition to Evans sometimes in 2008. This was the position before Justice Oluwatoyon Taiwo on Friday. As a result of this development, he is now free to go home having being in prison custody since 2017. The offence is contrary to Sectionn29(2) of…
The Oyo State Government has informed residents of Ibadan, the Sate Capital that some roads will be closed to traffic on Friday due to the expected inauguration of the New Olubadan of Ibadan Land. This is contained in a statement signed by the Road Management Authority in the state. According to the statement that regretted the inconveniences as a result of the road closure, adequate measures have been put in place to reduce the stress. There will be traffic diversions at the routes leading to the ancient Mapo Hall, for the official installation of the 42nd Paramount Ruler and King…
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has assured the National Association of Women Judges in Nigeria, NAWJN, of his unflinching support at all times. Justice Alogba gave this assurance while receiving members of the Association on a courtesy visit to his office in Ikeja High Court. He assured the association of its total support in ensuring that all the female judges in the state participated in the maiden edition of the International Day of Women Judges symposium being marked on March 10 (today). Justice Alogba noted that women play vital roles in society, homes, governance, professions, and…
This may not be the best of time for the leadership of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Lagos State and the crisis rocking the union is assuming a new direction following the suspension of the Lagso State Council Chairman, Musiliu Akinsayan also known as MC Oluomo. The NURTW suspended MC Oluomo indefinitely over alleged misconduct, insubordination, and inciting members of the State chapter against the apex body. Recall there was a protest staged by MC Oluomo supporters during which they accused the union at national level of unnecessarily interfering in the state affairs. Following the suspension, NURTW…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has warned persons with evil intentions to desist from spreading dangerous narratives, inciting statements and evil machinations, by using the unfortunate death of 22 year old lady, Miss Oluwabamishe Ayanwole, while in transit on a BRT bus recently as platform. Mr. Sanwo-Olu spoke on the heels of misleading information and inciting statements from some quarters of the media over the circumstances surrounding the death of Miss Ayanwole, by deliberately disparaging efforts of the security agencies and casting aspersions on the State government on the circumstances surrounding her death. Sanwo-Olu said Lagos will…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a notorious drug dealer at Nukai market, along Jalingo-Wukari road in the Taraba State capital, Jalingo, Micha Godwin, during which the anti-narcotic officers came under attack and at least seven of them were injured and one of their vehicles damaged. Despite the attack, the officers however managed to arrest their target after recovering some quantities of illicit drugs from the suspect and thereafter retreated to take the wounded to the hospital for treatment. Following intelligence, the operatives on Tuesday 8th March stormed the market at about 2.30p.m to arrest…
The 72-year-old Mrs. Comfort Abegunde-Ayanwola, mother of 22-year-old lady, Oluwabamise Ayanwola killed while on board a BRT bus in Lagos, has called for speedy justice to be done in the killing of her daughter. She wants the Lagos State government to ensure that her late daughter get speedy justice and not allow the incident be swept under the carpet by persons in high positions in the state. Speaking in Yoruba amidst tears and sobs, the mother of the victim said in an interview with journalists that it would have been a great joy for her if camera men were recording to show…