Online betting controversy has been blamed for the crisis that engulfed the Ile-Epo market in the Alimosho area of Lagos State on Wednesday night. Vendor accused of not paying the winning price It was gathered that someone who played the game could not get redemption from the vendor. Following a heated argument, it was reported that someone got injured. Reprisal attack snowballed into a crisis at Ile-Epo But in a twist of event, some hoodlums were accused of joining in the fight injuring some senior citizens in the process. This it was gathered angered another group which engaged in a reprisal…
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Host communities are urging the federal government to continue its relationship with Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited to protect pipelines.
This is not the best of times for the alleged failed relationship between the Chief Executive Officer of Chemstar Group, Dr. Emmanuel Awode and Ms. Funmi Abike Taylor, as a Lagos State High Court sitting, Ikeja has restrained Awode from selling or leasing a property situated at block 104, Plot 26, Lekki 1, Lagos. The presiding Judge, Justice Akintunde Savage also ordered the claimant to serve the respondent by pasting the court processes on the business premises or his residential address. Funmi Taylor vs. Chemstar Group CEO Emmanuel Awode The order was premised on a Motion Exparte filed by the…
John Ayoh told a Lagos court that he received $600,000 for contract gratification for the former governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, says it has tracked a total of N219,843,922,945.48 across 176 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs. The anti-corruption agency achieved the feat through the Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative, CEPTI set up in 2019, to track funds released for constituency projects by public officials. Dr. Aliyu saddled with affairs at ICPC since December 2023 disclosed this figure at a maiden press briefing in Lagos. While reeling out the Commission’s achievements, Adamu noted that the initiative is to ensure government funds are directed towards…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja has ordered the arrest of former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Prof. Ladi Aisha Hamalai for her failure to appear in the corruption case preferred against her by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Justice C. O. Oba issued the bench warrant for the arrest of the Professor following her repeated failure to show up in the court. The counsel to the ICPC had informed the court that this is the fourth consecutive time that the former DG of NILDS failed…
Justice Akintunde Savage of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has expressed his displeasure over the failure of Lagos State Controller of Nigeria Correctional Services, NCoS, Alagbon in Ikoyi, for non-appearance in court following a summon by hearing notice issued against him. Hence, the judge subpoenaed him over non-adherence and non-appearance. The judge subpoenaed the controller to appear in court to clarify whether or not the Chairman of Confidence Cargo Freight Forwarder, Dada Aigbe, who was committed to one month in prison for contempt, was in prison custody. Ruling on Thursday Justice Savage said he was satisfied that he…