3 Lagos officials remanded over forgery, theft and impersonation

An Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate's court, Lagos has ordered the remand of three staffs of the Lagos state Ministry of Environment charged before the court on conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and stealing.

EFCC charged four over N1billion BOI fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned Four men, Johnson Salako,  Toritseju Jemide,  Enoche  Ugbabe and Enebeli Theophilus, before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of a Lagos High Court,  Ikeja, over allegation of N1,424billion  Bank of Industry's fraud.

SUPREME COURT AFFIRM VERDICT OF LOWER COURT, SENTENCE MAN TO DEATH.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has sentenced to death one Nonso Okeke for the murder of Chinwe Ofomatu in 2004.

Court jailed Fake NDLEA official

Justice B. Kuewunmi of a Lagos Federal High Court, has convicted and sentenced one Okoro Anthony, to four years imprisonment for falsely parading  himself as an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The convict was sentence to prison, after he pleaded guilty to one count bordering on impersonation.

Double representative: PDP's NASS candidate seeks Faleke's removal

A People's Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representative for Ikeja Federal Constituency 1, Lagos state, Mr. Olakunle Mutiu Okunola, has filed a suit before a Lagos Federal High Court, seeking the removal of All Progressive Congress' representative member, Honourable James Abiodun Faleke, from the National Assembly, over double representative.

Synagogue Building Collapse: Court adjourn till Jan 27 for argument.

Hon. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Ikeja High Court, today, adjourned for arguments  the applications of the 4th and 5th defendants challenging the validity of the mode of service of the Court process.

Cynthia Osokogwu: Court concludes trial; adjourns for written address

The defense in the ongoing murder trial of Cynthia Osokogu who was allegedly murdered by suspected facebook friends closed its case before a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, Lagos.

N34bn fraud: Court orders immediate arrest Of Tompolo

A Lagos Federal High Court, has ordered the immediate arrest of ex-leader of Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a. Tompolo. The order of Tompolo's arrest was sequel to an application filed before the court by the anti graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through its prosecutor, Mr Festus Keyamo, for failure of the accused to appear in court to answer charges filed against him.

21st bank docked over alleged theft of N16.5m

Police from Special Fraud Unit of Nigerian Police Force, has arraigned two bankers, Akani Kehinde, and Mustapha Abdulwaheed, before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court, Lagos, over allegedly stealing of about seventeen million naira belonging to their employers.

Frivolous injunctions clogs the wheels of justice says Lawyers

Some lawyers in Lagos have described the grant of frivolous injunctions by courts as a practice which clogs the wheels of justice. The lawyers said that the ploy by some lawyers in seeking 'backyard' injunctions where matters are pending in court, constituted a bane on the dispensation of justice.

Armed Robbery: Court Sentences Defendant To Death By Hanging

A Lagos High Court, sitting in Igbosere has sentenced a man to death by hanging for Conspiracy and Armed Robbery. The convict, RasakOgedengbe, aged 25, on the faithful day, had along with another person at large attacked the family of one Mr Chukwujekwu who just returned from church at Ejigbo with guns and catered away some of their valuables, which included money, wrist watches, phones, etc.

LASG to create cyber-forensic team to tackle cyber-crimes

The Lagos state government is to establish a cyber-forensic team to tackle cyber-crimes and create an online criminal data register for the state. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kazeem Adeniji stated this at a news briefing in Alausa, Ikeja.

Alleged $40,000 theft: Court adjourns lawyer's trial till Jan. 29

A Lagos Chief Magistrate's Court, sitting at Tinubu, on Wednesday, adjourned till January 29, for mention the criminal charge filed against a 25 year-old lawyer, Joshua Olomo, who is facing charges bordering on alleged theft of documents and $40, 000 USD before the court. The court presided over by Magistrate M. B. Folami  adjourned the matter for mention at the instance of the prosecution led by Inspector Richard Odigie, who inform the court that the police wants to amend the charge against the lawyer.

Families of Ojuelegba trailer crash victims sue Lagos Government

Five family members of the victims of the trailer crash in Ojuelegba area of Lagos has filed a N10 billion suit against the Lagos state government.

The Lagos state Attorney General, the state public works corporation, Motor Vehicle Administration Agency was joined as defendants in the fundamental right suit which was filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

Other defendants are: The Attorney General of the Federation, Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Road Safety Commission and the driver and owner of the ill fated drucks, Wasiu Adeleke and Kilani Ojo Adeyanju.

While the applicants in the suit are: Umar Abdulwahab, Usman Sulaiman, Ismala maikankan ,lbrahim Ibrahim  and Umaru Sulaiman Umaru who are all family members of the victims.

It would be recalled that three people died last year September when a 20 feet container loaded with cement fell from a truck at Ojuelegba Bridge.

The suit was filed by Norrison I. Quakers (SAN) and Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) on behalf of the plaintiffs.

In an affidavit in support of the suit sworn to by a Lagos based business man, Umar Abdulwahab, the deponent averred that on September, 2, 2015, he received a call from the Yaba mainland hospital official informing him about the accident and the fatalities asking him to come to the hospital mortuary to identify the corpses of Abubaker Sule,Umaru Sulaiman and kamilu Umaru. 

     

The deponent further averred that he was in deep shock and pain when he saw the mangled and shattered bodies of the deceased persons which were crushed beyond recognition by the trailer that fell on their vehicle.

Abdulwahab also averred that an eye witness told him that at western Avenue, Ojuelegba , Surulere lagos about 12noon,a diesel trailer truck with registration number Lagos Epe 46 XK driven by one kilani ojo Adeyanju,fell off ojuelegba bridge onto two vehicles one of which was the car in which the deceased persons were traveling.

The applicants are seeking for a N10 billion damages against the respondents jointly and severally.

They also urge the court to declare that the death of the deceased persons is tantamount to heinous infractions by the respondents of the deceased persons right to life, personal and human dignity, good health and family harmony as guarantee by sections 33 and 34 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and articles 4,5,16 and 18 of the African charter on human and people’s right.

No date has been fixed yet for hearing in the suit.

Arraignment: Agent defraud journalist

A 42 year-old real estate agent, Babalola Muritala, has been arraigned at a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos State, for allegedly defrauding a journalist of the sum of seven hundred thousand naira under pretext to secure a mini flat apartment.