The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu personally supervised the crushing of motorbikes, popularly known as Okada for violating the State traffic laws. The Command’s Spokesperson CSP. Adekunle Ajisebutu said the destruction took place at the Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja., Lagos. According to the Police boss, the crushing exercise has been on since the enforcement started but the exercise carried out publicly today was to convince members of the public especially the doubting Thomas that the impounded motorcycles are actually being crushed contrary to insinuations by mischief makers that the motorbikes are being sold and recycled. Odumosu who led the crushing…
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Nollywood actor, James Omiyinka Olanrewaju also known as Baba Ijesha has made U-turn disowning the confessional statement attributed to him in the sexual offences charge pressed against him. He said he was forced to sign the statement when the thugs beat him and tortured him to admit to the said offence. The defendant disclosed this during the trial-within-trial held on Friday before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special court in Ikeja. He said he was beaten with a stick, forced to sit on the floor and to sign the statement. He also claimed that everything ìn the statement was dictated to…
Silverbird Group and AAA Entertainment are entering into a partnership to develop and produce a slate of cinematic African feature films on the continent. AAA Entertainment will bring to the partnership an experienced film development, financing and production team, facilities and partnership network, while Silverbird Group brings its cinema exhibition and distribution infrastructure and experience in West Africa and the rest of the continent, as well as its studio facilities and network in Los Angeles. The deal is valued at $50 million and will focus on the African Export Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) USD500 million Creative Industry Programme for financing. This…
Funke Busari, Lagos For blazing the trail in traffic management and control in Lagos, a Police woman who was found doing her work seamlessly and with dexterity has been recognised again. For the umpteenth time, continuous recognition of her works and accolades are still streaming the way of CSP Oriyomi Titilayo Oluwasanmi. Yet again, she has bagged another award on the heels of the CMC Africa Most Dynamic Police Officer of the Year 2021 award by CMC AFRICA. Her latest is the Excellence Award in Traffic Management and Control conferred on her by Cornerstone Media. This addition was presented to…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday set up a four-member committee to raise a White Paper on the reports submitted by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. To this end, Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) will lead other members of the committee. On the committee are; Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mr. Segun Dawodu; Special Adviser, Works and Infrastructure, Engr. (Mrs) Aramide Adeyoye and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office, Mrs. Tolani Oshodi. According to the Governor, the Committee would bring forward a…
The Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, will on December 1, 2021 know its fate on the application filed to dismiss the contempt suit filed by Rite Foods against it and the Managing Director, Matthieu Seguin over alleged trade mark infringement. The matter is ongoing before Justice Lewis-Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos. Counsel to NBC MD, Mr. Oluseye Opasanya (SAN), informed the court of the pendency of an application where is urging the court to strike out the suit by Rite foods, this is as there is another application form the NBC where Ngo Martins Okonma had earlier informed the court that…
A member of the Lagos EndSARS panel, Ebun Olu-Adgboruwa, SAN has threatened to release details of the report submitted to the Lagos State Government if there is any attempt to cover up the recommendations and findings of the panel. The learned silk issued the threat after the submission of the report to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday. The Panel was inaugurated on October 2020 after a deadly revolution by the youths over the excesses of operatives attached to the Police Tactical units across the Country. In a statement Adegboruwa released, he particularly took an exemption to the panel led by…
There seems to be more crisis for the United Bank of Africa, UBA and Fidelity Bank as call is ongoing for their prosecution over their roles in the money laundering trial of now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. While handing down Maina’s conviction, Justice Okon Abang berated the role played by UBA and Fidelity banks in facilitating the illegal activities which caused pain to pensiomers by aiding the fraudulent activities. Responding, the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, while commending the judgement is calling for action against the banks fingered in the shaddy deals. CACOL has petitioned Abdulrasheed…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, FCT Council has tasked the Federal Government to empanel an independent probe into circumstances surrounding the death of Vanguard Newspapers reporter, Tordue Salem. Salem went missing on October 13 in Abuja and was reported dead on November 11 by the newspaper he worked with for several years. In a press statement, Friday in Abuja, jointly signed by Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche and Ochiaka Ugwu, chairman and secretary of Council respectively, the union said it was disturbed by the death of Mr. Salem and the account of the police was not in sync with credible investigation.…