The acting chief judge of Ekiti State, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, has pardoned 25 awaiting trial inmates of the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre in a bid to decongest the facility. Mr Ogunmoye, who was conducted round the facility by the Comptroller of Corrections, Femi Olorunshagba, commended the comptroller’s efforts at maintaining a clean environment. The acting…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought fresh charges against Godwin Emefiele, the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, accusing him of illicitly obtaining a 753-unit housing estate in Abuja and managing vast sums of naira through proxy accounts during his time in office. The EFCC has filed an eight-count charge at…
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos have arrested and detained four members of a syndicate who specialised in kidnapping and robbing residents of Ogun. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), CSP Umma Ayuba confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Ayuba said that the Assistant Inspector General of Police…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned two companies, JBA Advisory Ltd. and Platform Capital Investment Partners Ltd over alleged fraudulent retention of funds totaling N47.9 million and $300,000. EFCC arraigned the two companies before Justice Olubusola Okunuga on two-count charge bordering on retention of stolen property. One of the counts read…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Peter Ekweozor, suspected of internet fraud. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe issued the warrant due to the defendant’s failure to appear for arraignment. The judge adjourned the case until June 18 for further proceedings. Earlier, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) have raised concerns over emerging trends in human trafficking in the country. NAPTIP and ICMPD raised the alarm at the unveiling of the Anti-Human Trafficking and Violence Against Persons Vanguard Students Clubs at Ihogbe College…
The Police in Ondo State on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Nelson Adepoyigi, who was kidnapped on Monday evening by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adepoyigi is the chairman of Ifon Ward 5 in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. DSP…
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended three suspects for allegedly conspiring to defile a 15-year-old girl. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to newsmen on Monday at the command headquarters in Ikeja. He said that the suspects and five others still at large committed the offences on April 27 at 8:00…
The re-arraignment of Olugbenga Obadina, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Almond Projects Limited, on Monday, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) suffered a setback. Obadina is being prosecuted over his alleged involvement in the misappropriation of N33.2billion meant for the purchase of arms by retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security…
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, on Monday, remanded a 19-year-old man, Taiwo Lateef, who allegedly stabbed another man with a broken bottle. Lateef, whose address was not provided, is facing a count charge of assault. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp E. O. Adaraloye, told the court that…
