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Lagos Court Orders Arrest of Access Bank Acting Managing Director Over Alleged Property Theft
LAGOS, Jan 27 – A Lagos State High Court has ordered the arrest of Bolaji Agbede, Acting Managing Director of Access Bank, along with three other defendants, over allegations of conspiracy, fraud, and theft involving property worth ₦1.356 billion belonging to MOB Integrated Services. The court, presided over by Justice Ibironke Harrison, issued the warrant following a suit filed against…
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Lagos lawmakers meet Governor’s Advisory Council after impeaching speaker
Lagos State lawmakers on Tuesday met with members of the state Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) to brief the council on the development at the assembly on Monday, including the impeachment of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Obasa (APC-Agege 1) and a sixth-term lawmaker were serving his third term as the Speaker. Thirty-two of the 40…
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Jigawa JSC sacks 3 judicial officers over misconduct
The Jigawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has sacked three judicial staff over misconduct. The commission also advised three Shari’a Court judges to resign and reprimanded two others for dereliction of duty. This is contained in a statement by Abbas Wangara, Director of Protocol and Publicity, Jigawa State Judiciary, on Sunday in Dutse. He said the commission, at its 178th…
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Court to deliver judgment in poultry theft case, Jan. 8
An Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, fixed Jan. 8, to deliver judgment in the trial of one Ibrahim Azeez, 32, who allegedly stole eggs and a Noiler bird, totaling N29,000. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Azeez, a farm attendant, was arraigned by the police on a charge of stealing, to which he pleaded guilty. Consequently,…
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2025, year to advance rule of law-NBA president
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), said on Wednesday that he will intensify advocacy for preservation of the rule of law and human rights in 2025. Osigwe made this known in his new year message to Nigerian lawyers, which was made available to newsmen in Lagos. According to him, the NBA under his watch will…
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Sales rep jailed 15 months for stealing employer’s N1.2m
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a sales representative, Felicia Gabriel, to 15 months imprisonment for stealing N1.2m from her employer. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel sentenced Gabriel after she pleaded guilty to theft and begged the court for leniency. Emmanuel, however, gave the convict an option of a N30,000 fine. The magistrate also ordered the convict to…
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Alleged threat to life: Hearing in bail application by woman stalled
A bail application filed by counsel to Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu with a death threat on social media, was, on Monday, stalled in a Federal High Court in Abuja. The development occurred when Seprebofa Oyeghe, the lawyer who appeared for Thomas, told Justice Emeka Nwite that the matter was adjourned for his client’s bail application to be…
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Benue Govt. seals Rep member’s park over non-payment of tax
 The Benue Government has sealed City Bay Park, belonging to Rep. Asema Achado (APC/Gwer East/Gwer West), for non-payment of prescribed tax. Achado confirmed the sealing of the recreational park to newsmen during a press briefing on Thursday in Makurdi. The lawmaker said that the leisure park and event centre was sealed on December 23 by government officials. He said that…
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Police arraign man, 35, for alleged N2m fraud
Ado-Ekiti, Dec. 24, 2024 (NAN) The police, on Tuesday, arraigned a 35-year-old man, Kolawole Taiwo, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged N2 million fraud. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of fraud. The prosecutor, Insp. Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant and others now at large committed the offence between…
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Court bars CBN, AGF, others from releasing allocation to Rivers Govt
Abuja, Oct. 30, 2024 (NAN)Â The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to Rivers government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the order also affected the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Zenith Bank, and Access Bank, where the state government also banks. Justice Joyce…
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Akpabio acknowledges women’s pivotal roles in shaping society
Abuja, Oct. 28, 2024 (NAN): The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, acknowledged the pivotal roles being played by women in shaping society and the future of Nigeria. Akpabio said this at an International Legislative Dialogue on Women and Constitutional Amendment in Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. The dialogue was organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review…
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Understudy Mission: Lagos DSVA Hosts FCT, Abia State Delegates
It was another opportunity for knowledge sharing as delegates from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)Women Affairs Secretariat and the Abia State Ministry of Women Affairs visited Lagos on Wednesday to understudy the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence AgencJustice. The Executive Secretary, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, in her welcome address and presentation, gave an overview and history of the Agency, harping…
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Court remands school housemaster for allegedly defiling minor
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 43-year-old boarding school housemaster, Adema Ogunbiyi in Kirikiri custodial facility for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old boy . Chief Magistrate, E.Kubeinje, ordered that Ogunbiyi be kept at the facility pending advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions. The court did not take the plea of Ogunbiyi. Kubeinje, however, adjourned the case…
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Over 3,500 persons to benefit from NDDC health intervention in C’River
No fewer than 3,500 persons have been slated to benefit from a free five-day medical mission in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River. The medical mission is being sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with aim of providing healthcare services to medically underserved rural communities in the region. The Commission’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbudu, said that…
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Welder bags 3 months in prison for stealing car battery
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 42-year-old welder, Solomon John, to three months imprisonment for stealing car battery. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The magistrate, however, gave the convict an option to pay N20,000 fine. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that…
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After 13 years, Court dismisses malicious prosecution case against NCC
After 13 years of litigation, a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed a case of alleged malicious prosecution filed against the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) The case was filed by a movie producer, Mr Charles Ayiga, who alleged that NCC maliciously prosecuted him for offences he did not commit. Specifically, he said the commission maliciously prosecuted him for…
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FG inaugurates 6th Council of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science
The Federal Government has inaugurated the 6th Council of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NIAS is the regulatory agency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security on Animal Husbandry. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, while inaugurating the council on Wednesday in Abuja,…
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