News reaching CASEFILE says social activist Agba Jalingo has been released by the Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police Force. Earlier on Friday, he was questioned at the State Criminal Investigation Department, CIID, of the Cross River Police Command over a petition that he is an arms dealer. The Commissioner of Police, Kayode Sikiru had invited Citizen Agba Jalingo to his office for an interview over the planned #June12 protests. After the meeting, he asked the duo of Citizen Agba Jalingo and CrossRiverWatch News Editor, Jonathan Ugbal to ensure the planned action was peaceful as the Command will not…
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Funke Busari, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday handed over 288 vehicles to the Nigerian Police in Lagos State during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state on Thursday. The vehicles and other combat-ready policing equipment were provided by to boost the morale of security agencies and to improve on the overall security in the State. Besides 150 Double Cabin and 30 Saloon Patrol vehicles, the security agency took inventory of 1000 Ballistic Vests/Helmets and Handheld Police Radios/Walkie Talkies each. Others are 100 security patrol bikes; two l Armored Personnel Carriers, APCs, four High Capacity Troop Carriers, two Anti-Riot Water…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Usman Baba during his visit to the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja on Wednesday urged police officers to prevent, control and maintain law and order in the State. The police boss told the officers of the rank and file to perform their policing duties in compliance with his vision and mission. Reeling out the measures on how the police force will be run by the present police management under his leadership, he said, “While we do that as professionals, there are things we need to take into consideration…
Funke Busari In further reaction to government’s suspension of the operations of Twitter in the country, human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has called on Nigerians to boycott any programme organised by the government in commemoration of the Democracy Day on June 12 in protest of the Twitter ban and media censorship. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria made the call on the premise that it will be hypocritical of the government to claim to celebrate the ideals of the June 12 mandate, when the same government is in gross violation of the freedom of expression by…
Funke Busari The Chairperson of Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi and 36 State Zonal Coordinators have frowned at the suspension of operation of Twitter in Nigeria by the Federal Government. According to the group’s lead, the group condemns in strong tone the action and explanation given by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who claimed that government was forced to act because of persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. Members of the group said the act is unacceptable, describing it as a decoy to close social media space, not…
Funke Busari, Lagos Lagos State government has set the pace with its launch of a new electronic platform, ‘Justice Clock’. The innovation is to aid in tracking case files and case management in Lagos courts. Lawyers, magistrates and judges could access the website via www.lagosstatemoj.org. Even litigants could track movement of case files and find out if legal advice has been issued on any matter before the court. According to the state’s Ministry of Justice, the innovation is first of its kind in the country and targeted at fast tracking issuance of legal advice in its bid to improve justice…
Funke Busari Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba on Monday announced the immediate suspension of tinted vehicle windscreen as one of the measures to tackle insecurity in the country. The Police boss also said a 686 high-profile suspects have been arrested during various police operations across the country. He said the the suspects comprise mainly of bandits, kidnappers, and armed robbers, including the principal suspects involved in the attack on the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on 20th March, 2021. IGP Baba in his speech at the second strategic management meeting with his officers, amongst other…
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has advocated for proper plastic waste disposal in order to reduce all forms of pollution in the state. It is also aimed at encouraging the waste to wealth initiatives to rescue the environment from negative impacts of climate change. Residents were rewarded with cash in exchange for recycliable waste/single use plastics in a campaign tagged “Trash For Cash.” The agency in collaboration with the Cleaning Practitioners Association of Nigeria, CPAN, held a sensitization walk to mark the year 2021 World Environment Day, WED, with the theme: “Ecosystem Restoration” and jointly called for collective action against…
Funke Busari, Lagos The General Overseer of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua is dead. He was aged 57. A source close to the late T. B. Joshua confirmed this development to CASEFILE. He was born on June 12, 1963 died June 5, 2021, few days to clocking 58. The Nigerian charismatic pastor, televangelist and philanthropist was the leader and founder of the Synagogue church located in Ikotun, Lagos.
Funke Busari Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has directed for immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. The information was communicated via Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in a statement on Saturday. Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, at the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to swing into action and commence in earnest the…