News reaching CASEFILE says former Chief of General Staff and military Vice President, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, has lost his second wife Chief (Mrs) Rebecca Folashade Diya. The deceased was reported dead on Tuesday night at age 66. It was however being reported that she might have died of COVID-19 complications. The source also stated further that members of their household including General Diya are now under isolation.
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The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreysus, has declared the coronavirus outbreak is “time for humility”, echoing the 2020 prophecy of Nigerian cleric Temitope Joshua, also known as TB Joshua. On Monday 18th May 2020, Ghebreyesus, whilst addressing world leaders who had gathered for the first virtual session of the World Health Assembly amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, announced, “If this virus is teaching us anything, it’s humility. Time for humility.” The former Ethiopian Minister of Health conceded, “For all the economic, military and technological might of nations, we have been humbled by this very small microbe.”…
The Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has been honoured with the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, ICAN’s 2020 Merit Award. The award was presented to him by ICAN President, Mazi Nnamdi Okwuadigbo on Saturday, May 16, 2020, virtually through an ICAN Webinar. The award presentation through electronic video conferencing system, the first of its kind in the history of ICAN, featured nine awardees and lasted one hour, thirty minutes. Okwuadigbo, while justifying the conferment of the award on Magu, said that the EFCC’s chairman is an icon ‘’who has…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday donated a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke to the Lagos State government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The property consisting six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was forfeited by Mrs Allison Madueke following an order of Lagos State Federal High in 2017. During the handover ceremony, the Lagos Zonal Head of the EFCC, Mohammed Rabo stated that the gesture was part of the Commission’s social responsibility efforts towards the fight against the spread of Coronavirus. Rabo expressed “In addition to…
Afobaje Mayegun, the man who was accused of battering his wife and posted the battered face on Facebook has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Lagos. He was arraigned on a two count charge before Magistrate Folake Oshin.But he pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him. According to the Police prosecutor, Supol Shinaolu Adeoye, the defendant committed the offence on May 5 at Maiyegun Town, Jakande Estate, Eti-Osa Local Government. The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant in correctional facility pending trial. But responding, the Defence Counsel, Mustapha Danesi urged the court to grant…
Wonder they say will never end, this is the case in Imo State where one Uchenna Egbuchulem, a 47-year-old- father was arrested for not only defiling his 17-year-old daughter but also impregnating her. The victim’s name is withheld. The suspect is from Nduhu Alarm, Ogwa, Mbaitoli Local Government Area Of Imo State. He was arrested on May 12, 2020 when the police received a report from a good samaritan operatives of the Divisional Police Headquarters, Mbaitoli in Imo State A statement signed by SP Ikeokwu Godson Orlando, the Command Spokesperson said the mother of the girl (a native of…
Mrs. Adenrera Olayinka Adeyemi has been appointed as the Director, Public Prosecution, DPP. Mrs. Adeyemi was called to the Nigerian bar in 1991. She started her career with the Chambers of Olomola-Owa & Co as Junior Counsel in 1992 and later moved to Iranloye & Co where she became fully involved in litigation practice. In 1994 she joined the Civil Service working with Lagos State Ministry of Justice as Legal Officer I in the Directorate of Public Prosecutions where she became a seasoned public prosecutor and rose to the post of Chief State Counsel. In 2004 she was transferred to…
Funke Busari Viewers discretion is advised. The Coordinator of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, has issued a clear warning to perpetrators of gender-based violence in the State to desist from such dastardly act, stressing that perpetrators will face the full wrath of the law. The DSVRT Coordinator on Thursday issued the warning against the background of a viral Facebook post where a certain Afobaje Maiyegun boasted that he beat up his wife and that he was ‘’waiting for her police‘’ to come and arrest him. The government’s agency at the fore front of addressing…
At last, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Gambari as his Chief Of Staff. He replaced Late Abba Kyari who died of Covid-19 related illness. Before now many names have been dropped as likely replacement of the Late Chief of Staff. One of the names is that of former running mate to late MKO Abiola, Baba Gana Kingibe while the names of General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare also featured. On Tuesday, May, 12 it was reported in some media outlets that Professor Gambari has been appointed but his media aides denied this. On Wednesday…
The Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone A, Ikeja, on Wednesday said its operatives intercepted a COVID-19 branded vehicle allegedly used by criminals to smuggle frozen chicken into the country. Also, the NCS said its men intercepted various items of contraband worth N12.7 billion in the last four months. The information is according to the Unit’s Public Relations Officer, Jerry Attah in a press release.The NCS spokesman said that the officers intercepted the vehicle, whose occupants had allegedly disguised as health workers on essential duty, to smuggle cartons of frozen chicken into Nigeria from Benin Republic.…