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Help Conference Incident Investigation Committee (CIIC)identify these persons The Conference Incident Investigation Committee (CIIC) In furtherance of its investigation into the disturbances that occurred during the 62nd NBA Annual General Conference requests the assistance of NBA Branches in identifying the persons in these pictures. The Committee believes they may have information that could be helpful in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the picketing of the Conference venue and the subsequent vandalization of the Conference accreditation center at Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, Lagos on 23 August 2022. Information given to the Committee about the identities of these persons…

Aliyu Bello, Governor Yahaya Bello’s nephew, and Dauda Sulaiman have been remanded in prison custody by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Abuja Division o the Federal High Court for fraudulently withdrawing N10 billion from Kogi’s treasury. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Mr Bello was arraigned alongside Abdulsalami Hudu, the Kogi Government House cashier. “They were remanded upon arraignment alongside one Abdulsalami Hudu, Cahier of Kogi State House Administration (now at large) on a 10-count charge of misappropriation and money laundering,” said a statement by the EFCC. The anti-corruption agency added, “Bello and…

The Police in Benue on Friday arraigned 10 persons before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court 5 for alleged criminal conspiracy, mischief by fire, inciting disturbance, culpable homicide and acts of terrorism. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. James Ewaoche, listed the accused to include Taghga Michael, Myuega, Chiahemen Iorundu, Terna Kerfefa, Iorchivir Orapine, Mson Avaa, John Iorwa, Terzungwe Mbatsonrun, Iorundu Abuku and Terfa Tsaper. Mr Ewaoche said the case was received through a written petition by Elohim Chambers Legal Practitioners & Notary Public on behalf of Sekullah Nyior, Kator Nyior and Terkimbi Kalagba all of Mbamo in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, and…

Justice Kayode Agunloye of the Federal High Court, Lugbe, on Friday, summoned the Heads of the Old and New Keffi Correctional Centres, Simon Kaigama and Alao Moses to account for the whereabouts of a suspect, Suleiman Mohammed, who was allegedly involved in the murder and robbery of Mr. Gabriel Adukwu. It was learnt that the suspect was charged before the court for being in possession of the vehicle belonging to the Mr. Adukwu after he was killed, he was also fingered by the family of the deceased as the main organiser of the robbery and murder. Justice Agunloye ordered that…

The police in Oyo State have arraigned a man, Opeyemi Ajala, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku for the alleged rape of his 21-year-old daughter. Mr Ajala was charged on one count of rape on Friday. Prosecution counsel Amos Adewale told the court that Mr Ajala in August, at Maya Compound , Gaa Legbedu area, Ogbomoso raped his daughter. Mr Adewale said the offence is contrary to the provisions of Section 357 and punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000. Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Idowu did not take the plea of Mr Ajala for…

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner and chief executive officer of Twitter, says he is pursuing a legal action against Jack Sweeney, the owner of an account on the microblogging platform dedicated to tracking his private jet. Twitter already suspended the account on Wednesday. Musk, in a tweet on Thursday, said he is also suing organisations that supported harm against his family. “Last night, car carrying lil X (Musk’s son) in LA was followed by crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who later blocked car from moving and climbed onto hood,” he tweeted. “Legal action is being taken against Sweeney and…

The civil society organisation and anti-corruption network also alleged that “insecurity and executive impunity” by governors may mar the conduct and outcome of the election. Yiaga Africa stated this in its pre-election observation report released on Friday. Signed by its Executive Director, Samson Itodo, the group explained that a total of 822 long-term observers deployed to monitor pre-election events in the 774 local government areas of the country made the finding known through its Watching The Vote (WTV) project. “Specially, key findings in Yiaga Africa pre-election report include; Voter Inducements & Purchase of Permanent Voters Cards through monetary and other…

Governor David Umahi on Thursday ordered the arrest of a caterer who allegedly served low-quality food during a Christmas party for widows and the aged in Ebonyi. Mr Umahi said the police would follow due process in investigating the cook for her to return the money given to her to prepare the food. “We are, therefore, going to repeat this party as we should celebrate our fathers and mothers well. The Bible enjoins us to honour our fathers and mothers so that our days would be long on earth,” said the Ebonyi governor. “I want my days to be long…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, recently bemoaned how the Supreme Court is grappling with 6,884 delayed cases. There is a shortfall of justices in the Supreme Court, with only 13 left on the bench despite that the constitution provided 21, which has widened the gap in the ratio of judges to litigants in Nigeria. According to the National Judicial Council (NJC), the judiciary’s regulatory body, only 1,179 judges are available for the courts across the country with an estimated population of 218 million people. As a result, many cases drag in the courts with some files…

The case was not glamorous, and the clients — 16 homeless people evicted from an encampment — didn’t have money for a retainer, but that was how things went at Chima Anyanwu’s one-man law practice in Koreatown. He agreed to represent the group in 2016, and later that year secured a settlement of $64,000 from the city of South Gate. Anyanwu paid each client what they were owed, even accompanying one desperate woman to a bank branch on a Saturday to help her cash her settlement check, court records show. Then the State Bar of California got involved. After receiving…