A popular skit maker, Sunday Joshua also knows as D-General has been arrested by the Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. A statement signed by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi says the comedian was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday 12th January, 2022. This follows the raid of a notorious drug joint at Orchid Estate, Lekki area of Lagos state. He said narcotic officers stormed the drug joint in the estate, where three suspects were arrested with illicit drugs including 200 sachets of 225mg Tramadol and 1.5kilograms of cannabis sativa. …
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For kidnapping and raping a-15-year old girl (names withheld), 35-year-old traditional healer, Prince Tom has bagged double life imprisonments in Lagos on Wednesday. The judgement was delivered by Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court. According to the judge, the convict said the prosecutor had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. She noted, “In view of all evidence presented in court, I am convinced that the accused is guilty of these two counts.” She held that the evidence of first prosecution witness, who happened to be the victim had remained consistent, and it is the…
More details are beginning to emerge about the circumstances surrounding the death of a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala. The former police officer who retired as the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Logistics and Supply, Oyo State Police Command was reported to have died on Wednesday morning in his sleep on January 12, 2022. Source close to the family says the 71-year old politician was discovered dead when some family members entered his room in the morning.
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja has directed that a suspected internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha alias Mompha, be put in protective custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, until his bail is determined in a new case against him and his company a Bureau de Change Company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited. He was docked on Wednesday for allegations contrary to Section 8 of the Advance Fee fraud and other fraud related offences. EFCC said the defendant was charged to court on an 8-counts information dated 3rd September, 2021 where it said investigations revealed a…
Suspected internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha also known as Mompha has been re-arrested by the Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Ismaila Mustapha was arrested for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. A statement from the anti-graft Agency says Mompha was arrested on Monday, January 10, 2022. Already, he is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited on an amended 22-count charge bordering on cyber fraud and money laundering to the tune of N32.9 billion. He had earlier been arrested on October 18, 2019 at Nnamdi…
Not less than 10 cases were aborted due to non-production of suspects and witnesses for arraignment or trial at the Lagos State Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja on Monday. Some cases between the Lagos State Government and various defendants, according to some legal practitioners on behalf of their clients could not be heard. One of the lawyers, Mr. Anthony told Justice R.A Oshodi that his defendant, Oladipupo Samuel is in the Maximum facility of the Nigerian Correctional Service. He was not produced in court even while production warrants were served on the custodial centre, he alledged. Perusing the file of…
Wife of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.) is dead. Chief Mrs. Zainab Marwa who was the first wife to the anti-drug Czar died on Saturday 8th January at the age of 66 after a brief illness. A statement by the family said the deceased is survived by four children who are Abubakar, Mohamed Jr., Mariam and Zainab. She was also survived by 10 grand-children, her husband, her siblings and aged mother. Chief Mrs. Zainab Marwa was at the vanguard of the cause of women…
Sex is threatening the home of a couple in Ibadan the Oyo State Capital as a wife, Olamide Lawal is pleading with the Magistrate Court in Mapo Area, Ibadan, to dissolve the marriage between her and Saheed Lawal over too much sex. According to her, the husband is always coming home drunk and not showing enough care for the family. She said they have been married for 14 years now. She said, “He devotes his time to beer consumption, beating and forcing me to have sex with him. He does not provide for my children. She said she can no longer…
Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African Banking Group, has appointed a new Group Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking. He is Mr. Eric Odhiambo. The new Group Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking succeeded Mr. Akin Dada in line with the Group’s succession plan. In September 2017, the new Group Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking, Mr. Odhiambo, joined the Ecobank Group as its Group Chief Risk Officer. This present appointment followed 14 years with Citigroup in various senior management roles including Head Risk Analysis and Remedial Management, Country Risk Manager, Regional Head of Risk Management in Africa and Turkey & the CIS. He…
The Special Desk for Persons With Disability, PWD, has been officially set up on Thursday in Abuja by the Nigeria Police Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba at the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday. The Disability Desk is to avail physically challenged persons unfettered access to police services, promote the dignity of their person, prevent stigmatisation and stereotype. In attendance were President JNAPWD- Mr. Abdullahi Aliyu Usman, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disability, NCPWD – Mr. James David Lalu, Representative of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Mr. Nura Bashir Alkali, Chairman Senate Committee on Special Duties Sen.…