A Magistrate Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday remanded nine close associates of immediate past state Chairman of Parks Management System, Mukaila Lamidi (popularly known as Auxillary), in prison for alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearms. The police had declared Auxillary wanted following the invasion of his hideout, where 78 hoodlums …

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned a lawyer, Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding the Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, to the tune of N19.3 million. Eseyin, a former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, was arraigned before Justice Funsho Lawal of the Kwara State High …

A Sharia Court in Kano State on Thursday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Aliyu Sa’ad, who pleaded guilty to calling his friend gay, be remanded in a correction centre. The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, gave the order following a guilty plea entered by Sa’ad. Lawal-Abubakar adjourned the matter until July three for summary trial. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Abdullahi …

The Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has charged the Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to immediately commence a process to reform the police force. According to the CDHR, the process of internal cleaning within the police force should be seen “as a way of flushing out bad eggs who have consistently indulged themselves in corrupt practices …

The Nigerian Navy has said that former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (rtd.) would hand over to his successor, Rear Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla at a public ceremony on Friday, 23rd June. In a statement on Wednesday, Naval Director of Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan said: “Suffice to state that handing and taking over ceremony in the Nigerian Navy from …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a warning to content creators, movies and skit producers against the use of EFCC-branded jackets, symbols, insignia, and other accoutrements without authorisation. The warning was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the commission’s spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwajeren. EFCC, via the statement, notified the general public that the use of …

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has reserved its ruling in the bail application of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to 13th July. Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order after hearing the arguments of all parties in the matter. Emefiele, through his counsel, is challenging his detention …

The former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has said that he left the Nigeria Police Force better than he met it, adding that he believed that he added value to policing in Nigeria. During the official handing over to the acting IG, Kayode Egbetokun at the Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja on Wednesday, Baba said: “As I exit the …

A Federal High Court has fixed 23rd October for the hearing in a suit filed by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Wednesday after Alison-Madueke’s counsel, Mr. Benson Igbanoi; and that of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), M.D. Baraya regularised their processes in the suit. The ex-minister, who served …

A man, Clifford Udouko, 71, and his son, Ekomen, were on Tuesday arraigned in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly biting off a woman’s nose. The police charged the defendants, whose addresses were not provided, with assault, conspiracy and breach of peace. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution counsel, Inspector E. O. Adaraloye …