Brave residents of Ayobo in Ipaja area have arrested four robbery suspects who allegedly came in the night to rob the residents in Lagos State, western Nigeria. The incident happened at Ashapa area of Ayobo in Ipaja. The residents also recovered arms such as guns, cutlasses, knives, charms and other weapons from the robbers, P.M.NEWS learnt. The suspects allegedly invaded ... Read More »
Kola Popson The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a formal statement reacting to the purported diversion of N1 trillion by its Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde. This allegation against the EFCC boss has become a subject of discourse to many, who consider the allegation, either true or false, a slap to a commission saddled with the responsibility of fighting ... Read More »
Kola Popson A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Hon. Timothy Golu has condemned the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari in suspending the Controller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), David Parradang. It would be recalled that President Buhari had on Friday ordered the suspension of Parradang and directed him to hand over to Martin Abeshi, who is ... Read More »
An Ikeja High Court has vacated an order of interim injunction restraining the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode from performing the coronation ceremony of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi. The Court upon listening to the unanimous application of all the Counsel to the effect that the matter be further adjourned until a date after vacation to ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser to convene an investigative committee on the procurement of hardware and munitions in the Armed Forces from 2007 till now. A statement by Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, said, “The investigative committee’s mandate is to identify irregularities and make recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in the armed forces. “Accordingly, the ... Read More »
The public is hereby notified that Alhaji Iliasu Olanrewaju Abdul-Rauf, the National Coordinator, Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities Multipurpose Cooperative. Society, Abuja, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a case of impersonation, criminal conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence, and money laundering. He allegedly collected the sum of One Billion ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Abuja urged Nigerian lawyers not to sacrifice the integrity of the country’s legal system in a bid to cover the misdeeds of their clients, no matter how lucrative the brief may be. Speaking at the opening of the 55th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), President Buhari called on Nigerian lawyers to support ... Read More »
A contender for the stool of Ayangburen, the traditional ruler of Ikorodu kingdom in Lagos State, Odupitan Eniola, has asked an Ikeja High Court to commence contempt proceeding against the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and nine others for disobedience of the court’s order. Eniola, who is from the Lambo branch of the Lasunwon chieftaincy family, alleged that Ambode and ... Read More »
Earlier this week, Aminat Ruth Sijuwade, was sworn in as the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Kaduna State, by Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Aminat (née Dyeris), is the beautiful wife of Prince Adetokunbo Sijuwade, the first son of the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the Ooni of Ife. The ELITES gathered that her swearing-in ceremony, which was scheduled to hold ... Read More »
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta, Lagos State, on Wednesday, ordered three women to be remanded in Kirikiri Prison for allegedly fighting in public until they meet their bail conditions. The Magistrate, M.O. Olajuwon, granted the accused: Adeshola Lawal, 28; Abiodun Onwuneme, 23; and Fadiat Ayinde, 19, bail in the sum of N50,000 each. She said the bail was ... Read More »
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