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My dear good people of Lagos State, It is with great sense of responsibility that I address you today on the reactions that have trailed the release of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry Report submitted to me two weeks ago, and how it has played out in public discourse since then. I believe — and have always been vocal about this — that we owe it to you, the people of Lagos, to constantly speak and engage with you. In easy times, in difficult circumstances, we will never shy away from making our case to you, while also ensuring…

A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has been re-invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC) following investigations into alleged document falsification Fani-Kayode alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, is standing trial on alleged N4.6billion money laundering, before Justice Mohammed Aikawa. Other defendants are Yusuf Danjuma, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and a company, Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Ltd. They are facing a 17 count charge of money laundering preferred against them by the Anti-graft Agency. They had each pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bails. The…

A provision in the new Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of Lagos State(ACJL 2021) is set to be applied in a criminal trial as an Ikeja Special Offences Court will have two witnesses in the Evans kidnappings case give their evidences online. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, the trial judge handling the case of kidnappings against kidnapping kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike granted leave to the witnesses who fear for their lives to give their evidences via audiovisual means. Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on October 5, 2021 signed into law ACJL 2021. Part of the reforms in the new law include conducting…

Canada has detected two cases of Omicron — the new highly infectious COVID-19 variant — in Ottawa, Ontario. According to a statement by the Ontario government on Sunday, the two cases were detected in individuals who had recently travelled from Nigeria. “Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Ottawa, both of which were reported in individuals with recent travel from Nigeria. Ottawa Public Health is conducting case and contact management and the patients are in isolation,” the statement reads. The index case of Omicron was detected in South Africa on Tuesday,…

Of the four students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, still with their kidnappers, one, the school’s Head Boy, who had refused to leave, has come home. Recall that that in the early hours of July 5, gunmen invaded Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria, and kidnapped 153 students. Since, the kidnappers have been collecting ransoms and releasing the captives in bacthes. However, the Head Boy had refused to join those coming home, stating that as long as a student was still in captivity, he won’t come home. But he fell ill…

Nnaji Chibueze, a corporal in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has obtained a PhD from the Abia State University (ABU). The corporal bagged the degree at the 27th and 28th combined convocation of the university. Speaking during the convocation ceremony in a video published by ABN TV, a news platform based in the south-east, the police corporal said he was in a “critical condition” when he started the PhD programme. “With respect to today’s event, I’m highly excited for what God has done for me because I started the journey under critical condition,” he said. “In such a situation, I…

It was a foremost American basketball coach and player, John Robert Wooden Nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood” that opined that “there is a choice you make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.” The Hon. President of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, Ph.D., FNIALS will be the lead speaker at the first historic Hon. Justice Niki Tobi biennial symposium scheduled for Thursday 2nd December 2021, organized by A.T. Socio-Judicial Consulting at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. The historic event will assemble judicial titans and legal stakeholders…

A federal high court in Abuja has declared the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups as acts of terrorism. Hon. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, presiding judge, gave the order on an ex parte motion filed by the federal government. Mohammed Abubakar, director of public prosecution (DPP) at the federal ministry of justice, who filed the motion ex-parte, said President Muhammadu Buhari gave approval for his action, of which objective is the proscription of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda groups and other terrorist groups in the country. In its supporting affidavits, the federal government said security reports have confirmed…

A Warri Chief Magistrate’s Court has Arraigned Ayirimi Emami, the deposed Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, over alleged stealing of two royal crowns worth N2 billion belonging to Warri Kingdom. The Nigerian Police Force had in August declared two sons of the late Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko, wanted for stealing the royal crown. According to reports, Prince Oyowoli Emiko and Prince Omatsuli Emiko are currently wanted for breaking into the private apartment of Olu of Warri in Delta State and stealing the crown. A Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State, had issued warrants of arrest for…

The Lagos State Judiciary has held a valedictory court session in honour of a former Chief Judge of the state, late Justice Samuel Ilori. A statement released on Thursday titled, ‘Lagos Judiciary Holds Valedictory Court Session In Honour Of Late Justice Samuel Omotunde Ilori,’ revealed that the session was held at the premises of the Ikeja High Court. The former judge died on Tuesday, October 12, at the age of 87. According to his family, he “passed peacefully”. The Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, who spoke at the event, stated that the late Ilori will be missed by…