A pathologist, Prof Shokunle Shoyemi at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, said that the cause of death for a singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k a MohBad was concluded as “uncertain”. He explained this finding on Wednesday before Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, a coroner sitting in Ikododu, set up by Lagos State Government to unravel the cause cause of death for the late singer, Mohbad. Mohbad decomposing body prevented accurate autopsy According to the doctor, the death of the deceased could not be determined as his body was too decomposed by the time an autopsy was performed. Prof Shoyemi told…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja has threatened to issue a bench warrant against a legal practitioner, Barrister Ferdinand Baba Isa following his failure to appear in court in a N550 million fraud case filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Barrister Baba Isa, who is the second defendant in the N550m corruption case, was due to be arraigned in the court on the 10th May, 2024 but failed to show up when the case was mentioned. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho said the failure of the defendant to appear…
The family of a chartered accountant, Omafume Ayinuola alleged for fraud of N1.07 billion and $975,102.58, has urged concerned authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the allegation. Omafume Ayinuola family’s demand The demand was made known in a press release signed and made available to www.casefileng.com by a Nigerian, Erhievuyere-Dominic Oghenetega Peter, on behalf of not only Omafume Ayinuola, Omafume’s mother, Lydia Erhievuyere, but the entire family of Peter Dominic Erhievuyere. Erhievuyere-Dominic Oghenetega Peter claimed the family’s rights are being trampled on and members are living in fear. According to him, “What is happening to us is not just…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, to transfer the case filed by the defeated governorship aspirant, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, from Abuja to Ondo State, being the venue of the primary election subject matter of the suit. This is contained in a letter written to the Chief Judge by counsel to APC, sued as the 1st Respondent in the suit. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim seeks cancellation of Ondo APC primary Senator Jimoh Ibrahim instituted the suit at the Abuja Division of the Court on May 3, 2024, seeking to void the primary election…
Frontline international law expert and global vice chair of the International Law Association, Professor Damilola Olawuyi (SAN) has called for increased solidarity and strategic trade cooperation to advance all aspects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who is also a United Nations Independent Expert on Business and Human Rights, made these remarks while delivering a compelling keynote lecture at the Gulf Cooperatives Conference held at the prestigious Harvard University in United States. Themed “Harmony in Collaboration: Unleashing Gulf Creativity,” the conference brought together high-level diplomats, business executives and leading experts from across…
Sentencing of a woman, Mrs. Ramat Mercy Mba, who forged the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, the late Abba Kyari has been deferred till Thursday, May 16, 2024 by a Federal High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The date was fixed after the mother of five was found guilty and convicted by the Justice Ibrahim Mohammad. Meanwhile, the presiding judge has directed that the convict be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre. The arm of the law caught up with Mrs. Ramat Mercy Mba, when the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, arraigned her…
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has officially launched CoopHub, a new digital solution for cooperative societies. The groundbreaking platform was unveiled at the launch ceremony held on May 10th, 2024, to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the bank. CoopHub, the first of its kind in the Nigerian banking industry, is a digital platform designed strategically to transform the way cooperative societies operate by providing tailored solutions that bridge the gaps in the traditional framework of cooperative societies. The unique platform insulates cooperative societies against prevalent struggles like manual record-keeping, limited…
The judge further held that, Bello, who is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on an alleged N80.2 billion fraud, is acting in disrespect and contempt of the court by resisting lawful arraignment and as such lacks any entitlement for his applications to be heard by the same court.
The Controller of the Lagos State Command Headquarters of Nigeria Correctional Services, NCoS, Alagbon, Ikoyi, has informed Justice Akintunde Savage sitting in Lagos High Court, Ikeja, that the prison authority did not receive committal warrant of the Chairman of Confidence Cargo Freight Forwarder, Dada Aigbe. No record of Dada Aigbe Represented by Rotimi Oladokun, who serves at the Legal Unit of custodial facility, he told the court that the five correctional centres including Kirikiri Maximum or Medium have no record or remand warrant of a convict, Dada Aigbe in their file. The officer said he was in court sequel to…
The trial of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, continued as scheduled before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Three prosecution witnesses testified and a bundle of documents were tendered as exhibits. The Prosecutor Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), led the witnesses on Thursday. Godwin Emefiele is standing trial for $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud allegedly committed through abuse of office. Godwin Emefiele trial: Court admits evidence The third prosecution witness, a Compliance Officer at Zenith Bank PLC, Mr.…