In furtherance of its advocacy on priotising Protection of Civilians, PoC, amidst the insecurity in the country and the back-and-forth accusations following the recent ‘leaked’ #EndSARS report highlighting key protection gaps, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, with the support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA, at Media Interaction on The Rousing Government Primacy To Protection Of Civilians: Interrogating the State As A Guardian Or Threat? called on government for urgent actions in protecting Nigerians and their property, Funke Busari reports According to Auwal Musa Ibrahim (Rafsanjani), Executive Director of CISLAC, the growing of violence in Nigeria…
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Twenty-nine-year-old ex-convict, Joshua Ajayi Oluwatobi has been sentenced to 28 years imprisonment for impersonating the Dean Student Affairs, University of Ilorin and others to defraud unsuspecting students seeking to pay school fees and hostel accommodation. The judgement was delivered by Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin on Monday, November 29, 2021. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 arraigned Oluwatobi on a four-count charge bordering on fraud, attempt to defraud and impersonation, to which he pleaded guilty. Barely a little over a year, Oluwatobi, had…
The desire to have a child of her own has landed a businesswoman Mrs. Adisa Afusat Olayinkan into the net of the anti-nacrotic agent in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. She was heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) with a large quantity of illicit drugs when the long arm of the law caught up with her. She has been arrested by operatives of the NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for ingesting 80 pellets of cocaine. The 46-year-old Mrs. Adisa Afusat Olayinka who lives in Ibafo was arrested on Wednesday 24th…
Chiemeka Arinze, one of the suspected kidnappers charged along with alleged billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, is dead. He died in prison custody from what a medical report linked to advanced HIV. They are both standing trial alongside Joseph Emeka, and Udeme Upong, over the kidnap of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors. The Lagos Ministry of Justice filed a seven-count charge of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, attempt to kidnap and sale and transfer of firearms. Report says the defendant, Chiemeka Arinze died on Friday, November 26, 2021…
While the world was in the mood with activities to eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls on Thursday 25, being an International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, a-34 year old married man, Godwin Iroro, was arrested for allegedly defiling his friend’s 10 year old daughter. The Police detectives attached to the Ajegunle Division arrested the suspect at his residence located in Ajegunle, Lagos, where he happened to live on the same premises with his friend. Information on the preliminary investigation revealed that Godwin had carnal knowledge of her when her father was…
It was euphoric and encomium galore at the recently held Rhema Productions TV #Topachievers Award at De-Santiago Milan Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The award event which was more of the gathering of Rhema Productions TV’s media top clients, media partners, friends and fans was well attended by celebrities, business moguls and traditional rulers, Chief among them is the Chairman/CEO of Dubas N’Chess Commercial Company Limited Chief Dr. Okwudiba Anyaora (Ijele Oba) the Eze Okpoko II of Oba Designate who also acted in the capacity of the Chairman of the august event. In his opening remarks he narrated the story of…
Three siblings, Emmanuel Udofa, ThankGod Udofa and Jonathan Udofa were on Thursday, November 25, 2021 convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. The trio were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on one count charge of false representation. The Udofas had sometime in January, 2021 with intent to defraud falsely represented one James Changhan, a Chinese contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Cap 48 Laws of Bendel State of Nigeria (as applicable in Edo State) 1976. The…
Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina popularly called Baba Suwe is dead, CASEFILE has learnt. Posting the sad news on his Instagram page, Yomi Fabiyi (realyomifabiyi), a Yoruba actor wrote: Rip baba Siwe Information gathered also revealed that the comedian passed on Monday after a long battle with an illness. He was born 22nd August, 1958, and was married to comedienne Omoladun Omidina, who died in September 2009. Baba Suwe dominated the Yoruba movie industry for decades, featured in several movies and bagged many awards.
A member of the Lagos State EndSARS panel, Ebun Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has raised an alarm about alleged threat to his life. In a statement personally signed by him, Mr. Adegboruwa claimed that since the leaked report surfaced, there has been countless attacks on him. He specifically fingered two lawyers who are on the side of the government for instigating attack on him. He also reported that there was an assassination attempt on the life of one of the witnesses before the panel. He however appealed to Nigerians to hold the government accountable if any untold danger…
The Kogi State government has described as “mischievous, false and politically motivated”, a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that it has returned N19.3 billion bail-out funds allegedly “hidden” by the state to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The government gave the EFCC 48 hours ultimatum to retract the statement posted on its Facebook account on November 19 or be prepared for court action. The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, who issued the ultimatum during a press conference in Lagos on Sunday, assured the public, especially Kogi indigenes, Nigerians, investors and development partners…