The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up an independent panel of inquiry to unmask those responsible for the recent invasion of the Abuja home of Honourable Justice Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili. Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos on Friday, the NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata called on the executive arm of government to also sanction security agents who raided the house of the second most senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Mr. Akpata also reiterated that lawyers in the country must resist any discordant tunes to protect the sanctity of legal…
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At last, the fear has been confirmed, the Managing Director of Fourscore Homes Limited, Femi Osibona was one of the victims of the Ikoyi collpased building and this is official. Femi Osibona’s body has been found recovered in the rubble of the collapsed Ikoyi building. Fourscore Homes is the firm constructing the 21-storey building under construction which collapsed on Monday, on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency confirmed this on Thursday evening after rescuers discovered the body. So far, authorities have announced 39 recovered bodies from the rubble.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, inaugurated members of the investigation tribunal that will conduct an inquiry into the misconduct responsible for the collapse of a 21-storey structure on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi on Monday. The Governor also signed the instrument legitimising the composition of the panel and empowering the tribunal to invite or summon anyone and organisation useful to the investigation. Members of the tribunal, who are totally drawn from the private sector, took the oath at the event held in the LASWA Building at Falomo, Ikoyi. Their duty begins immediately and they are expected to report back…
Convicted internet fraudster, Amusa Azeez Abiodun, also known as Amusa Abiodun has been granted bail in the sum of N40 million. This is the ruling of Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday. The judge ruled that the defendant be granted temporary freedom if he is able to provide two sureties in like sum. According to her, “One of the sureties must be a land owner in Lagos while another surety must be a close relative to the applicant, be it father, brother or brother-in-law. “The person must be gainfully employed and must present identification…
There was a tensed moment on Thursday morning in Comand area of Lagos following the clash between tricyle riders and police at Ile-Iwe Police Station. Sources said it was as a result of the killing of a tricyclist over alleged attempt to obtain money from him. His death angered his colleagues who mobilised to confront the police. Responding, the police also mobilised their men to restore normalcy. Normalcy is said to have been restored. We will give you details as soon as we get them.
The South West Coordinator of the National Emergency Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye has disclosed that the number of dead victims from the 21-storey Ikoyi building collapse has risen to 36. He also revealed that nine of the trapped victims have so far been rescued. Among them were one female and eight males. Three of the dead victims were also females.
The cause of the massive gas leakages reported in Ikeja area of Lagos State, CASEFILE learnt was caused by burst pipelines by construction workers of the current construction works going on in the area. Computer Village, Ikeja Under Bridge, Awolowo Way, Oba Akran axis and Anifowose area are places affected by the incident. CASEFILE gathered that it was one of the caterpillars that burst the pipeline during demolition exercise taking place in the area. Meanwhile the National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, has warned residents of the area not to open shops or use open naked fire in order for safety reasons.…
Following the invasion of the Abuja residence of a Supreme Court judge, Justice Mary Odili, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, is not allowing the matter to slide as the Police boss has ordered detailed investigations into the matter. Going by the information from the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba on Monday, there are indication that the leadership of the Force was not aware and did not at any time order Police operatives to carry out such assignment. According to IGP, the reported violation of the sanctity of the residence of the Justice of the Supreme…
A commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya, 37, who is standing trial for involuntary manslaughter of an official of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, Olawale Akinmade has claimed that he was assaulted by police officers who obtained his statement. This allegation was made during the trial-within-trial before Justice Oyindamola Ogala on Monday to determine whether his police statement was obtained under duress. Speaking in Yoruba language but interpreted in English to the court while being led in evidence by the defence counsel, Mrs. Abiodun Kolawole, Shokoya said that he gave his police statement in the morning of January 27 a day after…
Again, Amusa Azeez Abiodun, a former convict otherwise known as Amusa Abiodun is back in court to answer for a four count charge of fraud. This time, the defendant is before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo and he has pleaded not guilty to allegations of retention of proceeds of a criminal conduct contrary to Section 17 (a) and (b) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act, 2004. Prior to his current travail, the defendant had been convicted under a plea bargain agreement and sentence dated 26 June, 2019 by Justice Sherifat Solebo to one year imprisonment for his involvement in…