The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, the foremost body uniting journalists who cover Nigeria’s security sectors, has elected a new executive team to pilot its affairs for the next three years. The election, held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Mike Okiro Press Centre in Ikeja, Lagos, drew a remarkable turnout of media professionals from top-tier news organisations across the country. It was a day of democratic spirit, renewed vision, and commitment to journalistic excellence. The CRAN team Olalekan Olabulo of The Tribune was re-elected as CRAN President, having served a commendable term previously. His re-election reflects the…
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Traditional ruler of Igbooye, the Orijeru of Igbooye Kingdom, Oba AbdulRasaq Akanni Musa has been formally invested and admitted into the Epe Council of Obas and Chiefs. The investiture ceremony was held during the recent council’s general meeting at the Epe Local Government Secretariat. The historic induction comes exactly one year after the kingdom formally presented Prince AbdulRasaq Akanni Musa to the esteemed Council of Obas and Chiefs for their endorsement, as part of the initial process leading to the eventual installation and presentation of staff of office by the State Government. The meeting of the Epe Council of Obas…
In a landmark ruling, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has dismissed a suit filed by the Lawyers Alert Initiative for Protecting the Rights of Children, Women, and Indigent against the Federal Government of Nigeria. The court ruled it lacked jurisdiction due to the absence of identifiable victims. Filed as Suit No: ECW/CCJ/APP/25/21, the case marked a historic first—being the inaugural judgement delivered under the Court’s 2020 Practice Direction on Electronic Case Management and Virtual Hearings. This development was widely regarded as a leap forward for judicial efficiency in the region. The Lawyers Alert Initiative, a prominent human rights non-profit based in…
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has applauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for its exceptional transparency and accountability in addressing the challenges that followed the recently concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The Agency described JAMB’s open acknowledgement of its lapses as a rare and commendable act of leadership, one that reflects a deep sense of institutional responsibility. NOA urges standards of transparency The Director General of the NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, lauded the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, for demonstrating the kind of integrity and courage that public leadership demands. He noted that this act…
A businessman, Moruf Gbadamosi and his company have been docked on Wednesday before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja for allegedly defrauding two women under the guise of a sugar supply deal. Details of the charges Moruf Gbadamosi and his company, Greenbil Mega Ocean Limited, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Gbadamosi was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and stealing. The EFCC alleged that the businessman defrauded two women of over N23 million under the pretence of supplying them BUA brand sugar—a representation he…
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Lagos has commenced proceedings in a fundamental human rights suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, against the Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN. This case was heard by the College of Judges, led by the President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, Mr. Kehinde Oyewunmi appeared for SERAP and Okoye Princewill for the FGN. At the onset of the proceedings, counsel to the FGN informed the court of a pending motion seeking an extension of time to respond to the suit. The application…
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Friday delivered judgement in case number ECW/CCJ/APP/25/24, Charles Nii Armah Mensah vs. the Republic of Ghana and Gaming Commission, dismissing the discrimination claim brought by Ghanaian musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly called Shatta Wale Jnr. In a ruling against the applicant, the court cited his failure to provide sufficient evidence of differential treatment, lack of proof regarding correspondence with the gaming company involved, and failure to disclose the identity of the said company. Mensah had alleged that a gaming company in Ghana denied him…
A-30-year-old painter, Amos Samuel accused of defiling two children has regained his freedom after Justice Abiola Soladoye of a Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja discharged and acquitted on Thursday. He was accused of defiling two minors, ages four and five (name withheld). The trial judge released Samuel after she held that the prosecution failed to discharge the burden of prove on the two-count charge bordering on defilement. Delivering the judgement, the trial judge said that the totality of the evidence before the court was watery, saying “there were doubts created in the mind of the court…
The trial of a man, Ntai Bagshaw, has been fixed for May 13, 2025 for alleged stealing. The date was fixed following his arraignment on Thursday before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. The defendant and his company, Terraworks Limited, were charged on two-count of alleged obtaining money under false pretence and stealing by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to the commission, the offence was contrary to section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act No 14 of 2006 and Stealing contrary to section 278(2)(b) of the Criminal…
In order to allow more time for settlement talks in a suit against Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and others, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday adjourned the case till June 11, 2025. The adjournment date was fixed after first Defence Counsel Mr. Bode Olanipekun (SAN), informed the court that parties were still negotiating settlement. He stated further that that settlement had not broken down but was still ongoing. Previously, at the last adjourned date of March 17, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN had informed the court that a meeting involving all counsel…