About 3,577,860 doses of Pfizer vaccine have arrived Nigeria for the benefit of Nigerians through COVAX, the worldwide initiative ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The information was disclosed by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria via a press release on Thursday. CASEFILE reports that this latest intervention for public health will bring the total number of U.S.-bilaterally donated doses to Nigeria to over 7.5 million. The U.S. also contributed to the first multilateral donation of AstraZeneca vaccine in March 2021. Overall, COVAX has provided Nigeria with over 10 million doses to date. According to the statement “Safe and effective vaccines…
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The Federal Govwrnment is taking strict action against its workers who have refused to get vaccinated agants COVID-19. Beginning from December 1, 2021 any Federal government workers yet to be vaccinated will not be allowed to the government owned facilities. This is contained in the remarks of the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Wednesday. It added that the entry requirement to those facilities are either the COVID-19 certificate or test showing negative result which must have been conducted within 72 hours to the time of presentation. The Chairman was elated to reveal that although the rate…
Former Vice Chancellor of Federal University Gusau, Professor Magaji Garba has been arraigned on a five count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery. The defendant was brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi Abuja on Tuesday. He was said to have extorted various sums from a contractor on the pretext of awarding him a N3billion contract for the perimeter wall fencing of the University. The offence is contrary to section 1 (1) (a) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the…
A member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos, Fouad Oki is explaining why he is joining the race for the leadership of the Party in the State. He made this known in a message contained in a statement made available to CASEFILE where he said that the unity of the party is paramount to him. Fouad Oki appealed to APC members in Lagos to join hands with him for the party to have a fresh start. He said that having carefully analysed the situation in the party, he has come to the conclusion that, people of like minds…
Chindima Ojukwu who was accused of killing SuperTV boss, Michael Ataga has pleaded not guilty on Tuesday when she formally appeared before a Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square for murder. Chindinma was brought before Justice Akinsanya along with her alleged accomplice. She was brought to court by prison warders putting on veil to conceal her face from the cameras. Her formal arrangement was a follow-up to the legal advice issued by the Lagos Directorate of Public Prosecution establishing a case against her. The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Olayinka Adeyemi, has recommended Chidinma Ojukwu and four…
An Ikeja Special Offence court presided by Justice Sherifat Solebo on Monday sentenced a civil servant Odutola Sherifat Oyinkansola to one year inmprisonment for forgery of document. The 40 year old woman who is of Level 7 pleaded guilty to forgery of document claiming to be a Level 14 civil servant in an attempt to stand surety for a suspect in the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, custody. CASEFILE reports that Odutola Sherifat Oyinkansola pleaded guilty to the nine count information dated 26th of April 2021 before the court upon arraignment. Justice Sherifat Solebo while delivering judgement sentenced the…
Funke Busari The Lagos State Ministry of Justice now has a new Public Relations Officer in person of Mrs. Grace Alo. She is taking over from Kayode Oyekanmi who has now been deployed to Ministry of Commerce, Cooperative and Ministry. This is contained in a notice to the media partners by the former Director Public Affairs. Mrs. Alo is not new to the Justice Ministry. She served as the Protocol Officer to the Lagos State Judiciary. Mr. Oyekanmi solicited support for the new PRO.
A coalition of civil society groups has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take action against those implicated in the recently released Pandora papers. The Pandora Papers exposes systems and secrecy jurisdictions that enable and abet crime, corruption, and illicit dealings by politicians, billionaires, influential individuals, and their enablers globally. The coalition of civil society group as a matter of urgency is calling on President Buhari, the Honorable Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, and all anti-corruption agencies as well as all other civil society organisations to immediately commence actions to investigate all the people and companies…
Less than 10 days to the maiden anniversary of EndSARS protests, Police authority in Lagos has said it will not allow a repeat of mayhem that rocked the city that time in the disguise of its anniversary. To this end, the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu on Monday giving an advance warning to the youths, groups, individuals or associations planning to commemorate one year anniversary of #EndSARS protests in the State to jettison the idea. He urged them to desist from embarking on what he described as distasteful experience which caused pain, anguish, needless loss of lives and wanton destruction…
Like a reminiscent of the Taliban Rules in Afghanistan, most Nigerians watched in horror as a female Islamic student in Kwara along with four of her mates were publicly flogged on the order of the Mardrasah’s Head and videoed. Now, the latest report from the State is that the Government has stepped in and ordered a drastic action to redress the humiliation. After a visit of the Kwara State Government’s delegation to the Arabic school whose students were seen in a video footage being punished for alleged conducts conceived to be contrary to the rules of the school, the Head of the…