The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, on Monday, sentenced suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi, to death by hanging over the death of Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem. Justice Ibironke Harrison sentenced the ASP after finding him guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer. Justice Harrison held that the prosecution …

Her funeral rites would have begun on Wednesday, 11th January, but were postponed because her family, along with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is awaiting an autopsy report. As of the time of writing, the matter had faded from the headlines and a new date for interment was yet to be announced. Obviously, the autopsy would serve the legal purpose …

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale has condemned the killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, allegedly by a police officer, Drambi Vandi, describing it as deeply disturbing. While condoling with the family of the deceased lawyer, the UN official called for justice for Raheem and also admonished the government to review and strengthen the police’s rules …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said that there would be no cover-up in the investigation and prosecution of the culprit(s) involved in the murder of the late lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, who was killed on Christmas Day allegedly by a police officer. He said the outcome of investigations of the case is very important to the Government …

he Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said it will demand at least N5 billion compensation for the family of slain Lagos lawyer Mrs Omobolanle Raheem. It will also monitor the trial of Assistant Superintendent, Drambi Vandi, who allegedly shot Raheem in Lagos on Christmas Day. Raheem, a lawyer and an expectant mother, was in her car in the Ajah area …

The mother of a slain pregnant lawyer, Mrs Sherifat Salami has revealed that she sold oranges to pay for the education and training of her daughter, Mrs Bolanle Raheem to become a lawyer. She made the revelation while speaking to the Lagos Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi during a visit to the family’s residence in Ajah on Tuesday. Mrs Salami was overwhelmed …

It is difficult to comprehend – not even in our wildest imagination – how life was snuffed out of Omobolanle Raheem, an enterprising young woman who was a lawyer, realtor, wife and mother. Bolanle who was pregnant with a set of twins was killed on Christmas day by a misbegotten police officer. Understandably, there has been widespread outrage and the …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has recommended the immediate suspension of Assistant Superintendent of Police Drambi Vandi, the officer attached to the Ajah Divisional headquarters in the Lagos State Police Command, responsible for the shooting and killing of Barrister Omobolanle Raheem. The incident took place at Ajah Under Bridge area of Lagos on Sunday when Mrs Raheem and …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned in strongest term the alleged shooting and killing of a lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, which took place yesterday under the Ajah bridge following shooting by a police officer attached to Ajiwe police station, while the victim and her family were on their way out for Christmas Day celebration. The Governor expressed shock …