Author: Lawbreed Limited

The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated its commitment to ensuring the rights and freedom of protesters are protected if the proposed protest action by the Nigeria Labour Congress and other unions slated for 27 and 28 February goes ahead nationwide. The Force Headquarters while noting that personnel have been placed on red alert and will be deployed to ensure peaceful protest, said it will remain vigilant against any attempts to hijack such protests by individuals or groups of persons with sinister intents. A statement by Force headquarters said, “On the heels of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report. ⁣The implementation signifies that several agencies of the government would be merged, subsumed, scrapped, and relocated. ⁣ Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, revealed this to State House correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. ⁣ In this article, Vanguard disclosed 10 key things to know about the Orosanye report: 1. Former President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies. He appointed Stephen Oronsaye to head the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold rallies across Nigeria on February 27th and 28th to protest the rising cost of living in the country. This was disclosed in a letter written by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN. According to the letter, the NLC accused the federal government of failing to fully implement a 16-point memorandum of understanding reached last year when fuel subsidy was removed. The NLC said it had conducted a peaceful protest on August 2nd, 2023 over the…

Some operatives attached to the Special Tactical Squad of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja have been arrested for extorting N30 million from a citizen. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to the FPRO, the extortion was brought to the notice of the force via the X platform, and the NPF has arrested the officers and their accomplices who initially escaped upon commencement of investigations. The statement read, “Following the recent act of extortion by some officers of the Nigeria Police attached to the Special Tactical Squad in Abuja who…

A 64-year-old landlord, Samuel Famakinwa, on Wednesday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly disconnecting electricity and water supply from a tenant’s apartment. The defendant is facing a three-count charge bordering on breach of peace and unlawful disconnection. Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, informed the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in October 2023, at No. 9, Asungbolu St., Igando, Lagos. He said that the defendant unlawfully disconnected electricity cable and pipes supplying water to the apartment of the complainant, Mr Bolaji Eniola, who was a tenant to the defendant. The prosecutor said that…

The Supreme Court has announced the inauguration of the 11 newly appointed justices of the Supreme Court confirmed by the Senate in December last year. The announcement was made by the Supreme Court Director of Information, Dr Festus Akande, on Friday. He said the swearing-in ceremony will be conducted by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court on Monday at 10am. After their nomination by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) and screening by the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Senate on December 21, 2023, confirmed Haruna Tsammani (North East); Moore…

The Lagos State Government has reiterated plans to relocate traders in the Ikeja Computer Village to Kantagua, Abule- Egba, area of the state, saying, “There is no going back.” The Special Adviser to the State Governor on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, stated this on Tuesday, during an inspection tour of the Ikeja Computer Village. Accompanied on the assessment tour were: top management of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LABSCA, led by the General Manager, Arc. Gbolahan Oki. Babatunde said the state government was committed to the regeneration and development of urban areas of the state. He…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, February 21, asked the Council of Legal Education to put in abeyance, the recent 60 percent increase in the school fees of the Nigeria Law School. Adopting a motion by the Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley Chinda and read on his behalf by Ginger Owusibe, the House asked its relevant committees on Justice and Tertiary Education and Services to explore solutions to the issue at hand and report back within two weeks. Chinda described the Nigerian Law School as the medium through which the Council of Legal Education discharges its function to regulate…

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced a man, Akinosun Omotayo, who stole and attempted to rape his victim on New Year’s Day, to 10 years’ imprisonment. Justice Modupe Nico-Clay sentenced Omotayo following a plea bargain agreement he entered to lessen his punishment. The judge held that the prison term shall begin from the day the convict was remanded in 2019. Omotayo was first arraigned on three counts bordering on stealing, attempted rape, and assault preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. The state’s prosecutor, Mrs. Adeshola Adekunle-Bello, leading Mrs Titilayo Olanrewaju-Daudu, had during the convict’s…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), effective from March 1, 2024. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, DCG Nandap takes over from Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose term in office expires on February 29, 2024. He said before her appointment as Comptroller-General, Nandap was the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of the Migration Directorate of the Service. “The President anticipates that the new Comptroller-General will deepen the ongoing reforms in the service. “And create a robust mechanism for efficient…