A company, AAC Consulting Limited has been convicted for stealing the sum of ₦30.6m fom a contract staff of Chevron Nigeria Limited. The verdict was delivered on Friday by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. Trial history The company was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 12, 2026, on an amended one-count charge bordering on stealing, contrary to Section 285(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. 44, Laws of Lagos State, 2011. The case began on June 5, 2023, when the Managing Director, Anthony Adeoye and his company, AAC…
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The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday says it has neutralised a threat to schools in Ikeja, following an intelligence-led operation by the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Jimoh Moshood Olohundare. According to SP Abimbola Adebisi, thePolice Public Relations Officer, the threat to some schools was reported on Tuesday, January 21, 2026, at about 4:00 p.m., when the Human Resources Manager and Chief Security Officer of two prominent private schools separately alerted the Ikeja Divisional Headquartres. They disclosed receiving distress WhatsApp messages from the same unknown number, raising concerns over the safety of students and staff. Upon receipt of…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted a stockbroker, Mr. Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company, Partnership Securities Limited, over an alleged $80,000 and N953 million fraud. Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay, on Wednesday, found the defendants guilty, of stealing N953,535,861.57 and $80,000. EFCC arraignment over $80,000 and N953 million fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, had arraigned the defendants on a two-count charge bordering on stealing, contrary to Section 285(1), (9)(b) and (c) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, following allegations of $80,000 and N953 million fraud. The case arose from…
Lagos State Government has issued an immediate quit notice to squatters occupying spaces under the Obalende Underbridge and motor parks, as part of renewed efforts to reclaim and redevelop the area for public use. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this while addressing concerns over the enforcement action, stressing that the quit notice was neither abrupt nor unexpected. Notices issued since 2024 Wahab explained that the quit notice followed several prior warnings, noting that affected occupants had been formally notified well ahead of time. “This is not a sudden action. Notices were issued as…
The Ogun State Government has suspended the ongoing process for the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland, citing rising concerns over petitions, security reports and the need to preserve peace and the integrity of the revered traditional stool. In a statement issued on behalf of the state government, the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat, said the decision became necessary following several complaints and intelligence reports received from security agencies and other key stakeholders involved in the selection process. The government described the Awujale stool as one of the foremost and most prestigious traditional…
A Magistrate Court in Sagamu area of Ogun State on Tuesday has adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the driver linked to the fatal accident that claimed the lives of friends of Anthony Joshua to February 25, 2026. Kayode is a 46-year-old driver charged before Magistrate Olufunmilayo Somefun on January 2. He was arraigned for a four-count charge, which includes dangerous driving causing death, contrary to Section 5(1) of the Federal Highway Act, Cap F: 135, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (as applicable in Ogun State), reckless and negligent driving, contrary to Section 6(1) of the same Act.…
Sarumi Samusideen Babafemi, an associate of suspected internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha alias Mompha, has been docked alongside his companies before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday. Sarumi Babafemi, 606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited, and Splash Off Entertainment Limited, were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, concealment, and transfer of proceeds of crime to the tune of N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira), contrary to Section 332(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, and punishable under Section 332(3) of the same law. Suspected internet fraudster The charge was brought…
The Court of Appeal special sitting convened in Lagos on Monday with 48 justices drawn from divisions across the country, as the President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, formally declared open a one-week special session aimed at decongesting the appellate docket of the Lagos Division. Delivering her opening address at the Lagos Division on January 19, 2026, Justice Dongban-Mensem described the Appeal Court Special Sitting as a strategic intervention to enhance efficiency in justice delivery, particularly in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre and one of the busiest appellate jurisdictions in the country. Golden jubilee and judicial…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja presided over by Justice O. A. Oresanya has granted an order directing that the process filed in a suit against the Onikoyi of Lagos be served on him by pasting on the palace wall. In a Motion Ex-parte filed by the claimants, they were praying the court for an order “granting substituted service of the Writ of Summons, other originating processes, and any other processes already filed and which may be subsequently filed in this action by the Claimant/Applicant on the 4th Defendant (Chief Hassan Kehinde Elegushi) by posting same on the…
The Court of Appeal has commenced a special sitting in Lagos as part of deliberate measures to clear a growing backlog of appeals and strengthen efficiency in the administration of justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Monica Dongbam Mensem has said. Speaking at the opening of the special sitting, Justice Mensem described the exercise as timely and necessary, noting that Lagos, as the nation’s commercial hub, naturally accounts for a substantial volume of appellate litigation. The Court of Appeal president explained that the special sitting aligns with the court’s sustained commitment to improving access to justice while…