The operatives of Rapid Respond Squad, RRS in Lagos have arrested a suspected dealer of fake expensive wines in Ikeja after five months of being on the run. The suspected fake expensive alcohol merchant, Nworie Benjamin, 40 years old, was first sighted in September, 2024, with cartons of empty bottles of precious alcohol in Maryland, Lagos. The suspects fled the scene, abandoning the exhibits. Several efforts to bring him in for questioning proved abortive until Monday night when a lead yielded fruit leading to the suspect’s arrest. Several exhibits of expensive wines were recovered from the suspect’s shop in Ikeja.…
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A disaster may be looming at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja due to a prolonged power outage that has left military bombs and rockets exposed to rising temperatures. This situation expert says creates a volatile environment that could lead to a deadly explosion. it was gathered that for the past 12 days, the base has been without stable electricity, despite consistently paying the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (Ikeja Electric). With cooling systems down, high-caliber armaments are heating up dangerously, raising fears of an uncontrolled detonation similar to the 2002 Ikeja Cantonment bomb blast, which resulted in hundreds of…
Contrary to the trending report that kidnappers killed a former Comptroller General of Immigration, David Parradang, the FCT Police Command has come out with the graphics details of how he met his death. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh stated that the deceased died in his hotel room where he had a female visitor. After checking in at the hotel, the statement said he allowed a female visitor exit the hotel. Later in the evening of that day, his body was discovered while seated in a chair. The statement said effort is…
A former manager of the defunct hip-hop artists music group P-square, Jude Okoye and his company, Northside Music Limited, have been arraigned and remanded in prison on Tuesday by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court for alleged theft. The defendant is also an older brother of Peter Okoye now known as Mr. P and Paul Okoye, known as Rudeboy. The duo is standing trial over fresh allegation of theft of $1,019,763.87 and £34,537.59. Already, Jude Okoye and company are standing trial in a separate charge for theft by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, brought against him…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Friday adjourned to hear several applications brought by various counsel in a suit filed by embattled Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa to March 7. The defendants in the suit are Mrs. Mojisola Meranda, and the other lawmakers as well as the House of Assembly. There was a mild drama over the counsel representing the House of Assembly. Mr. Femi Falana SAN, had announced his appearance for the House, but another counsel, Abang Mkpandiok informed the court that he was also representing the House, and brought an application…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judgement of Federal High Court in Abuja that stopped the release of federal monthly allocations from the consolidated funds to the Rivers State Government. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Uwani-Aba-Aji unanimously set aside the appeal court judgement that earlier nullified the lower court judgement on the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction. The apex also awarded a cost of five million naira against Rivers State governor and to be paid to the appellants. The Supreme Court judgement faulted the decision of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara for presenting the state…
The Lagos State Police Command has explained the withdrawal of the police personnel attached to Hon. Mojisola Meranda, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly. The Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh disclosed this during a press briefing with journalists on Thursday at Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja. According to CP Jimoh “Periodic audit of police personnel attached to eminent personalities and group is a police statutory laid down procedure which is not limited to Lagos State Police Command alone, this is to ensure that the police personnel are accounted for including their firearms and other police crime fighting equipment…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has dismissed the application for recusal from the ongoing trial of the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi on Wednesday ruled that the allegation of bias by the court against Emefiele has not been substantiated by the defence team. Delivering the ruling on the oral application brought before the court on 24th February, 2025 by the defendants’ Counsel, Mr. Olalekan Ojo, SAN, and Mr. Kazeem Gbadamosi, SAN, Justice Oshodi said, “The first and second defendants application is refused…This is the ruling of the court.”…
A renowned medical doctor and international consultant, Dr. Ojo Ademola Oluwatosin, has made an emotional and desperate appeal to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Lawal Pedro, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, calling for their urgent intervention following an alleged forceful and illegal planned takeover of his land in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Dr. Ojo, who was working towards building a world-class specialist hospital for the benefit of Lagosians and Nigerians in Lagos, revealed that his investment and life are under serious threat due to the actions of suspected land grabbers and land speculators. According to…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Lagos will on February 26, 2025 decide whether to discontinue with the hearing of the ongoing trial of embattled former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. This date was set following an application by the defence counsel that the trial judge recuse himself from presiding over the charge. During proceeding on Monday, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, the Prosecution Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission continued the evidence-in-chief. Leading the seventh prosecution witness, Mr. John Adetola, Oyedepo reminded the witness of his evidence wherein he stated that he…