Daniel Nworie Before a cheering crowd of students and dignitaries at the Buba Marwa Hall at the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, garbed in a colourful, flowery linen blazer announced the 50 percent tuition scholarship for 556 best students across the Ojo, Ikeja and Epe campuses with a first-class cumulative grade point. Other perks attached to the scholarship included a branded pen with the bold, gold-coloured inscription; “SCHOLAR”. The gesture was a restatement of the promise Bello made on the 25th of October, 2021, on the first anniversary of her appointment. She promised…
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…N90,000,000 Cash Prize disbursed over the Season Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced 124 winners in the Grand Finale of the third season of its reward initiative, the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo—bringing the winners for the season to a total of 1200. The Grand Finale held on May 31st, 2024, at the Wema Bank Head Office in Lagos. Introduced in 2019, the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo is a revolutionary reward initiative established by Wema Bank with a set goal of rewarding the Bank’s active and…
A non-governmental organisation, #Prayer & Support for the Nigerian Armed Forces & other security agencies, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of two soldiers at a checkpoint in Aba, Abia State, on Thursday morning. The attack, allegedly carried out by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, occurred at Obikabia junction in Aba, where security patrol vehicles were also burnt down in enforcement of the sit-at-home directive to commemorate Biafra Day. In a statement signed by the Convener of the group, Mrs. Mary Abayomi-Fatile, the organisation vehemently denounced the incident and the loss of lives of soldiers…
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Management team now has a woman. She is AIG Yetunde Longe. NPF Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi communicated this in a statement on Tuesday. This development according to the Spokesperson was approved by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun to strategically position officers within the Nigeria Police Force as part of ongoing efforts to bolster the efficiency of the Force and multinational approach to tackling crimes. The appointment of AIG Yetunde Longe as the Force Secretary, FORSEC means she has become the only woman police officer in the Police management team…
To transform the justice sector and everything connected to it, the Lagos State Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, has urged stakeholders to safeguard the rule of law and promote access to justice going forward. This is as the Head of the Ministry of Justice urged that the administration of justice should be used for enhancement of economic growth, investment protection and security in the State and Nigeria in general. Pedro was speaking on Monday at the opening ceremony of the Justice Reform Summit, themed “Enhancing The Administration of Justice For Economic Growth, Investment Protection…
For stealing and selling of aviation fuel belonging to British Airways, Idris Adeyemi Bakare, a contract staff of Total Plc has been sentenced to four years imprisonment on Thursday. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja handed down the sentence following the guilty plea of the defendant to a four counts charge. The convict was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. British Airways EFCC had arraigned Bakare on a four-counts charge of offences bordering on stealing contrary and dishonestly converted to his use, the total sum of N35,672, 845.00. EFCC stated that Bakare together with…
A former Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN) has counselled that interaction with the legal community is a way any technocrat or civil servant can survive in public service in Nigeria. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria gave this advice at a lecture titled: “Navigating the Delicate Balance Between Politics, Law, Media Pressure and Public Perception: The Burden of a Nigerian Technocrat in Public Office.” NAJUC Lecture He reiterated this position on Thursday at the 15th annual lecture organised by Olugbenga Soyele led National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, Lagos chapter. Citing various challenges…
The trial of Mamman Nasir Ali who is the son of former PDP National Chairman and Christian Taylor, for an alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud, could not go on as scheduled today, Wednesday, May 22, 2024 before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, with the defendants expected to open their defence. This was due to the absence of the substantive prosecuting counsel, S.K. Atteh. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting the defendants, alongside Nasaman Oil Services Limited on an amended 49-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false…
Justice Mojisola Dada of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has fixed Tuesday, September 10, 2024 to deliver judgement in the alleged $1.2million fraud trial of one Marco Antonio Ramirez, an American businessman. Judgement will also be delivered in another separate charge bordering on an alleged $368,698.24 fraud brought against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting him on an amended 16-count charge which involves the alleged $1.2million fraud. Count 13 of the amended charge reads: “Marco Antonio Ramirez, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP, and USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, between…
Former Major General Umaru Mallam Mohammed has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to compel the Nigerian Army and the Chief of Army Staff to give him the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the judgement of the Special Court Martial. Mohammed in his originating motion in the suit marked no FHC/ART/es/670/ 2024, dated May 6, 2024, filed by his counsel, Mr. Olalekan Ojo (SAN) is asking the court to direct the respondents to release the purported judgement of his court martial. He alleged gross violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to obtain the CTC of the judgement of…