Two men, Chukwuka Odinaka and Ikechukwu Eze have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for sexual assault of a-16-year old boy (names withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi of Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, convicted both men for a two-count charge of indecent treatment and sexual assault on Wednesday. The trial judge convicted and sentenced the duo after they pleaded guilty to an amended two-count charge brought against them by the Lagos State Government. The defendants were alleged that sometime in 2020 they both used their penis to penetrate the anus of the minor. The defendants were initially arraigned on a…
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Abubakar Sani, has pleaded guilty to a theft offence pressed against him and has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for an alleged theft and illegal transfer of monies from Lotus Bank due to a technical glitch in Lagos. This followed his arraignment on an amended information dated April 30, 2025, before the court. Justice Olubusola Okunuga of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja said she had considered that the defendant is a first time offender and did not waste the court’s time. Delivering the judgement, she said: “The defendant, having pleaded guilty to the amended information and admitting the review…
A former 300-level student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, standing trial for the alleged murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga continued her testimony on Tuesday before the trial judge, claiming that she wrote her statement under duress on the instruction of the Police. She said this in her defence before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square. Chidinma said she made false claims due to the fear that the Investigating Police Officer, Mr. Bamidele and his team. She stated that she couldn’t say anything contrary to the narration…
The Legal Education Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called for increased funding for legal education in Nigeria to enhance the development of practice-ready lawyers that can contribute meaningfully to the social and economic development of the nation. These recommendations were made at the inaugural Regional Townhall Workshop on Legal Education held at the Imo State University, Owerri, IMSU. Recall that as part of the NBA’s efforts to enhance legal education and practice in Nigeria, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, inaugurated the Legal Education Committee, NBA-LEC, under the leadership of Professor Damilola Sunday Olawuyi, SAN, Deputy Vice…
Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, standing trial for the alleged murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga told the trial judge that she could not report the incident to the Police because she was afraid. She said this in continuation of her defence on Monday before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square. Chidinma claimed that she had read of incident of where people report about a crime and were accused at the end. According to her, “I also thought of calling the gateman…
The media have been tasked by CLEEN Foundation to hold the government accountable on the allocation of resources to ensure that there is efficient functionality and proficiency in the Administration of Criminal Justice Law, ACJL regime. The ACJL provides legislation aimed to enhance the efficiency of the criminal justice process, reduce delays in trials, and ensure the protection of the rights of individuals who come in contact with the criminal justice system. The media was urged to sustain engagement with the Nigerian citizens, duty bearers and state leaderships, as CLEEN winds up its MacArthur Foundation project on media advocacy on…
President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. The new 11-man board has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. According to the statement signed by President Tinubu’s special Adviser on Media, Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the Chief Financial Officer last November, has been appointed to the new board by President Tinubu. Six board members, non-executive directors, represent the country’s geopolitical zones. They are Bello Rabiu, North West, Yusuf Usman, North East, and Babs Omotowa, a former managing director of the…
The 48-year-old driver, Abiola Odutayo, who allegedly caused the death of one Tunji Opaleye, alias Teejay, has been arraigned before Tinubu Magistrates’ court, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. This information was communicated by Lagos State Police Command Spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Saturday. The call for justice over the untimely death of Adetunji Opaleye, the Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Bumpa, attracted the attention of Nigerians following a petition to CP Moshood Jimoh-led Lagos State Police Command. Specifically, the call for justice for the deceased was also communicated to other concerned authorities, demanding proof that Biola Adams-Odutayo must be properly…
Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide are preparing for the most important day of the year, Saturday, April 12, 2025. The day corresponds to Nisan 14 of the Jewish calendar. On that date, over 2,000 years ago, Jesus introduced the observance of the Lord’s Evening Meal hours before his death. As a result, Jehovah’s Witnesses gather annually on Nisan 14 to remember the death of Jesus Christ in adherence to his words recorded at Luke 22:19, “Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” “While there are more than 9 million Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide, more than 21 million people attended the Memorial last year,”…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi has adjourned the case of unauthorised migration to Band A filed by the Surulere electricity consumers against the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC and Eko Forum till June 24, 2025. This followed the first preliminary hearing in the case on Thursday when lawyers to the defendant were absent. While addressing newsmen shortly after the hearing, Barr. Dapo Oduwole, representing the plaintiff, expressed optimism for justice for his client, adding that it was clear from all indications that their rights as electricity consumers had been infringed upon.…