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Nine oil thieves and their vessel caught with N200million worth of stolen crude oil in 2015 are going to walk free after paying N2,000 fine each. They were in November 2021, remanded in prison by the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, for them to pay the paltry fine and meet other conditions to be totally free. The trial judge, Okon Abang, fumed over the scheming by the prosecution and the defence that brought about the inconsequential sentence in his judgement delivered on November 24, 2021. Onyeka Ohakwe, the prosecutor from the Federal Ministry of Justice, had filed a…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ministry Of Petroleum Resources and National Petroleum Investment & Management Respondent Services (NAPIMS) from allocating crude oil to Addax Oil Exploration PLC It held that the crude is from that explored /produced from OMLS 123, 124, 126 and 137 as stipulated in the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) of 1998 between the Addax and NNPC. The Federal Government and the Attorney-General of the Federation are the plaintiffs in the suit while Addax Petroleum Development of (Nigeria) Limited and Addax Petroleum Exploration (Nigeria) Limited are the first…

The Ondo State Government on Friday embarked on road show to sensitise members of the public on the reduced costs of getting Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) on property in the state. Speaking with journalists during the exercise in Akure, Tolu Adegbie, Chairman, Ondo State Internal Revenue Services (ODIRS), said that the sensitisation was necessary for property owners to be aware on benefits of the reduction. “On January 4, 2022, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu launched Home Ownership Charter of Ondo State (HOCOS). “This scheme was designed to offer reprieve in getting C of O for home owners in Ondo State…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has appointed Abiodun Alabi as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State. Alabi, the immediate past Commissioner of Police for Bauchi State, would take over from Hakeem Odumosu who was recently promoted to the rank of an Assistant Inspector General of Police. The Odumosu would formally hand over to Alabi next week. More details as it unfolds…

Three Nigerians were on Friday announced by the Federal Government as winners of the Nigeria National Order of Merit Award for years 2020 and 2021. While Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye was named winner in medicine (2020), Prof. Charles Chidume clinched the award in Science (2020), just as Prof. Godwin Ekhaguere emerged winner in Science (2021. Olutoye, a renowned surgeon and scientist was selected for the award for having performed in-utero surgery on foetus with large tumours while still in their mother’s womb, making him the first African and indeed the first Nigerian to perform this feat. Chidume, a Professor of Mathematics…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is quizzing Ahmed Kuru, managing director of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), over allegations related to sale of assets. A top official at the anti-graft agency confirmed the development to TheCable on Wednesday. Kuru is accused of asset diversion and selling of seized assets to cronies at below value by businessmen accused of loan default with banks, according to a report by Sahara Reporters. The newspaper quoted a source at the EFCC to have claimed that Kuru was invited by the commission after confirmation of his selling assets worth billions of…

A Lagos-based lawyer, Tope Alabi, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe and if found culpable, prosecute Ikeja Electric Plc officials over alleged deliberate illegal disconnection and incorrect billing. Alabi said despite having a pre-paid meter since February 2021 and not being indebted to Ikeja Electric, he was wrongfully billed N466,484.56 as cumulative bills from March till November 2021. He said notwithstanding following all procedures and involving the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Ikeja Electric denied him access to buy electricity units. This, he explained, had cut off electricity to his law firm at Ikeja for…

*Sections To Be Amended Include Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 4(3), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9(3)(E), 10, 11, 12, 13 Amongst Others *Some Schedules Also Highlighted For Amendment The Nigerian Bar Association has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for amendments to the Association’s Constitution. The Association which is incorporated under the Corporate Affairs Commission informed the general public of the application in a public notice made available to the public. According to the public notice signed by the NBA President, Olumide Akpata and General Secretary, Joyce Oduah, FICMC, the sections proposed to be amended include Sections 1, 2,…

The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committees on Justice, Public Petition and Police to investigate the involvement of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubarkar Malami, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali on their alleged involvement in the police invasion of Magodo estate in Lagos State. The Committees are to ascertain the alleged attempt to destabilize the peace of Lagos State and scuttle the ongoing settlement process and enforce an illegality. They will also appropriate sanctions for any police officer found culpable in the illegal enforcement and break down of law and order. The resolution…

The senate has deleted clause 87 of the electoral act amendment bill which provides for a compulsory direct primary poll for all political parties in the country. The change was made to the legislation after Abdullahi Yahaya, senate leader, sponsored a motion in the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. Compulsory direct primaries for political parties and electronic transmission of election results are among the amendments proposed by the national assembly. While rejecting the bill, President Muhammadu Buhari said adopting compulsory direct primaries “violates the spirit of democracy”. The president’s decision to reject the bill was contained in a letter to…