A Police officer and legal practitioner attached to Legal/Prosecution Section, Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID Annex, Alagbon Ikoyi, Lagos, Morufu Animashaun has again been awarded for his excellent work in the Police. Animashaun was awarded Best Prosecutor of the Year 2024 by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN. The 2024 award made it the third time his outstanding role as a lawyer and police officer was awarded by CRAN. In 2018, he was presented the Excellent Award in Police Legal Duties. He was also awarded Excellent in Police Legal Service in 2021 and in 2024, his excellent work was…
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…Reiterates the importance of royal fathers as key allies of the government Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has presented staff of office to Oba Abdurasak Akanni Musa, the Orijeru of Igbooye Kingdom in Eredo Local Council Development Area, Epe. A master degree holder of the prestigious University of Lagos, UNILAG Akoka, Oba Abdurasak Akanni Musa, until ascending the throne of his fore fathers, was a professional town planner with specialty in urban development. The Staff of Office and Instrument of Appointment were presented on Friday to the new king on behalf of the governor by the Commissioner for Local Government…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to urgently assess the human rights impacts of Nigeria’s reform bills currently being discussed by the National Assembly including on Nigerians living in poverty.” SERAP said, “Any discussion and consideration of the tax reform bills must ensure full compliance with provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s international human rights obligations and commitments.” In the letter dated 7 December 2024 and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “The assessments…
A Safety Officer with the Lagos State Safety Commission, Engineer Waheed Ariyo Wahab has said that his investigations did not reveal that any of the defendants were responsible for electricity at the Agege Stadium, where Whitney Adeniran, a student of the Chrisland School allegedly died. The fourth prosecution witness stated this while being cross-examined at the continuation of the ongoing matter before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. The witness who claimed he investigated the incident informed the court that nobody told him Whitney died from electrocution. He said his agency’s report on the…
Frontline international law expert and global vice chair of the International Law Association, ILA, Professor Damilola Olawuyi (SAN), has advocated for increased financial and technical support for youth-driven initiatives to accelerate the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals across the continent. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who is also UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at HBKU made these remarks at the Second Edition of the Professor Damilola Olawuyi SAN Inter-School Debate Competition held at the Students’ Eco-Friendly Centre, University of Ibadan. Organised by the Green Institute Fellows under the leadership of Latona Adedeji, the event provided…
The annual lecture and award ceremony of the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, took place yesterday, where anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies discussed solutions to the challenges facing the justice system and insecurity in Nigeria. Speakers from private and public sectors addressed the issues hindering the administration of justice. One notable contribution came from the country’s top police official, Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who, through the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated that the criminal justice system in Nigeria is “weak and sick.” Acknowledging the existing challenges, the IGP emphasised, “We…
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has reaffirmed its dominance by emerging as the Overall Winner at the just concluded Nigeria Bankers Game, NBG 2024 Grand Finale. This remarkable achievement marks the bank’s third consecutive win at the prestigious sporting event. With an impressive tally of 10 gold medals. Wema Bank clinched victories across various categories, including Table Tennis (Female Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles), Volleyball, Scrabble, Video games, 100m Female, 200m Female, and the 4x100m Female Relay. This year’s NBG also celebrated individual brilliance, with Bukky Olorunmaye, one of Wema…
Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has urged the media to adhere to ethical standards in reporting the judiciary, educating the public about their rights, and amplifying the voices of the oppressed. The chief law officer emphasised this point at a lecture titled “The Judiciary as the Last Hope of the Common Man: Media and Legal Perspectives.” He conveyed this message through Prof. Joshua Olatoke, SAN, who represented him at the annual lecture organised by the media outfit, Gavel International, in Lagos on Friday. Fagbemi encouraged the fourth estate of the realm to maintain…
The Partners West Africa Nigeria, PWAN, a non-governmental organisation formerly known as the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative with the support of the UK Integrated Security Fund of the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, FCDO, has urged the media to ensure strengthening trust, transparency, and accountability between law enforcement officers and citizens. This, the group hinted could be achieved on the premise of understanding the powers of the Police as enshrined in the Police Act 2020. Hence, PWAN advocated that the media should educate the public on their rights, just as it harped on the need to understand and highlight…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has flung open the gate of prison for a medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye who was jailed for sexual abuse of his 16-year-old wife’s niece. This verdict is coming following a successful appeal of his conviction and life sentence for defilement and sexual assault by penetration of a minor. Justice Jimi Bada who read the lead judgement which was adopted by the two other justices on the panel held that the trial court erred in convicting Dr. Olaleye based on “tainted” and ‘unreliable’ evidence of his estranged wife,…