A rights group, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence, CAIDOV, in collaboration with Advocate for Social Justice and Defence of Rule of Law has raised an alarm over the intent of the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) intent to take over prosecution of a case involving a foreign oil company and five others accused of $8.4million fraud. Trafigura Beheer BV Trafigura PTE Limited is facing trial alongside two oil marketers – Osahon Asemota and Yusuf Kwande as well as Mettle Energy and Gas, Renbrandt Limited and Jil Engineering and Oil Services Limited. The defendants have…
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…N10,000,000 cash prize up for grabs in final draw of the season! Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is set to wrap up the season 3 edition of its remarkable reward initiative, the 5 for 5 Promo, in a grand finale slated for Friday, May 31, 2024, in Lagos. Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo is a reward initiative introduced by the Bank in 2019 with the goal of rewarding its customers for their active loyalty to the brand and its products. Through the 5 for 5 Promo, customers of the…
Lagos State Government awarded Hitech Construction Company a contract to fix the Isawo-Agric road, but the project which was supposed to be completed within months has been snail-paced into eight years. OLAOSUN HANNAH looks at the impunity that trails most government-awarded contracts. Some residents of Isawo Community in Ikorodu in Lagos State are not too happy with the Lagos State Government. Many of them lost their homes to road construction and the road, which is promised to be completed within 20 weeks has nosedived into eight years and still counting. A businesswoman, Mrs Foluke is one of those impacted by…
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), and a former Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), are among the dignitaries expected to grace the 2024 annual lecture of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC Lagos chapter. The event, which has as its central theme “Navigating the Delicate Balance Between Politics, Law, Media Pressure, and Public Perception: The Burden of a Nigerian Technocrat in Public Office,” is also expected to be chaired by one of the leading commercial lawyers in the country, George Etomi. Dr. Banire, who will deliver…
In this investigation, IFECHI OBIESIE looks at the dangers of environmental pollution and health hazards to residents and traders living and trading close to a dump site in the Oke-Afa area of Lagos State, highlighting how the negligence of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) heightens the situation. The atmosphere at the popular Mass Burial Market, in Oke-Afa, Ejigbo Local Government Area, Lagos State, buzzed with commercial activities as traders at the fresh fruit and food market started going through the ritual of displaying their wares, while those who had already displayed theirs watched with eyes full of anticipation and…
A chartered accountant, Ms. Omafume Augustina Ayinuola, has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to lift the freezing order placed by the Police on her bank account over alleged fraud. Omafume and her mother, Lydia Abosede Erhievuyere are facing trial before the court for alleged stealing of the sum of N1.5 billion belonging to the company of Mr. Peter Ololo. When the case came up for hearing on Thursday, counsel to the defendants Olubusola Ashiru told the court that the business of the day is for the hearing of the defendants’ motion seeking to lift the lien placed on the…
The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the safety and security of schools in the country. This call by Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, the Founder, WARDC, a non-governmental organisation, was made at a roundtable in Lagos with stakeholders and particularly the media. The group with the support of UNDEF/FNUD, she urged the government to commit funds and make a holistic action plan to make the schools secure. She also canvased that state governments, including Lagos State should not sit back. WARDC still on safe schools’ cause…
Hearing of the alleged case of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud levelled against the embattled former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele continued before a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja. The ex-CBN governor is standing trial along with Henry Omoile before Justice Rahman Oshodi. The proceedings began with a request made by Mr. Kazeem Gbadamosi (SAN), a defence counsel to Godwin Emefiele’s co-defendant. Defence to recall first witness over Godwin Emefiele At the continuation of trial, the counsel informed the court of a motion on notice dated May 6 and applied to the court to recall the first prosecution witness,…
Our reporter, EJIOFOR TOOCHI in this special report, looks at how students in Lagos schools are battling issues relating to clean water and functional toilets despite implementation of WASH. Miss Oreoluwa is a Junior Secondary School (JSS) Student of Mobolaji Bank Anthony Junior High School, located in the Sabo, Yaba, Mainland area of Lagos State. She is in Class 2. She was in her classroom with her mates when she suddenly felt pressed. She reluctantly makes her way out of the classroom and look for where to urinate. When she found a good spot, she lifted her pinafore, spreads her…
Convicted billionaire kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, is making a U-Turn in his new case as he has indicated his interest in plea bargain. Evans lawyer absent, re-arraignment stalled His re-arraignment could however not go on Thursday due to the absence of his counsel. Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, are facing charges of murder and attempted kidnapping. Evans ready to change plea The State lead counsel, Mr. Yusuf Sule, informed the court that the defendants have applied for a plea bargain option when the case was called for re-arraignment. Justice Adenike Coker sitting at the Lagos State…