By Adeola Abdullah A former bank cashier, Ebenezer Adeolu Alonge alongside his wife, Isakunle Olamide Oyinlola and his mother-in-law, Isakunle Eunice Moradeke were on Friday, July 23, 2021, convicted and sentenced to Sixty (60) years imprisonment by Justice Adekanye Ogunmoye of Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on a 12-count charge of conspiracy and stealing contrary to section 390(9) of …

By Adeola Abdullah A Federal High Court Ikoyi has refused requests by 11 political parties to halt the holding of the Chairmen and Councillors election into the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State. Honourable Justice Akintayo Aluko made the decision in a ruling delivered this morning, 23rd July 2021 in Suit No FHC/L/CS/596/2021 which …

By Adeola Abdullah Due to the traffic gridlock experienced by road users in the past few days in states of the South-West region of the country, many vehicle owners have decided to opt for train to their destinations. Road users have suffered harrowing discomfort since last week due to the gridlock. The heavy rainfall of the past few days and …

By Adeola Abdullah Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, July 19, 2021 overruled a no-case submission made by Murtala Nyako, a former governor of Adamawa State who is being prosecuted by the EFCC over a N29 billion fraud. Others being prosecuted alongside Nyako are his son, Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako; Abubakar Aliyu and Zulkifikk Abba. They …

By Adeola Abdullah It was a dramatic end to a gruelling encounter as Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Sunday, held Dynamite Force of Iyahmo to a 2-2 draw in a rescheduled NNL matchday 17 encounter, played at the Edo State University, Uzaire Sports Complex. Leading goal scorer, Olafimihan Gafar scored his 16th goal of the season on …

The Nigerian Army has announced that murdered Maj Gen Hassan Ahmed, a former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army, be accorded a befitting burial at the Lungi Barracks Cemetery today, Friday 16 July 2021 by 10.00am. The sad incident of his death occurred when the senior officer’s vehicle was attacked by gunmen while transiting along Lokoja – Abuja road yesterday …

By Adeola Abdullah Justice M.T.M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna today July 15, 2021 convicted one Hauwa Nasiru Garba for offences bordering on impersonation. The charge on which the defendant was convicted reads, “that you, Hauwa Nasiru Garba “female” sometime in 2019 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did commit an offence, to wit: …

By Adeola Abdullah Justice O.A. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja today July 15, 2021 convicted the trio of Lawal Umar, a 45 year-old property agent; Alexander Danjuma, a 43 year-old mechanic and Theophilus Omambala, a 47 year-old engineer for giving false information to operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes …

By Adeola Abdullah The enforcement team of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) on Tuesday sealed 30 Water Factories across the State for various infractions ranging from unhygienic production environment, failure to comply with regulatory provisions as well as operating without adhering to good manufacturing practices. Executive Secretary of LASWARCO, Mrs. Funke Adepoju, said the enforcement was in line …

By Adeola Abdullah In the early hours of Tuesday July 13, a team of operatives from the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), acting on verified intelligence on the activities of a suspected syndicate of internet fraudsters carried out an operation at Parkitonian Hotel in the Lekki area of Lagos. During the sting operation which …