Ayodele Bamidele The consensus arrangement put in place by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state to pick candidates for elective positions ahead of next year’s general elections, has ignited another round of crisis within the party. This is coming as dust raised by the emergence of Governor Biodun Oyebanji through […]
Six Kidnap Suspects, Informants, In Police Custody In Ondo
Ayodele Bamidele After weeks of terror in communities along Akure/Owo highway in Ondo state, caused by activities of kidnappers, efforts of security agents have yeilded result as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the arrest of four suspected bandits at Akure Airport. According to FAAN, the arrest was made possible by a […]
Ekiti Community Rises Against Monarch, Moves To Depose, Banishes Him
Ayodele Bamidele The people of Epe in Ijero local government area of Ekiti state have driven away Oba Williams Adesoye out of the palace and banished him from the community for being high handed and tyrannic. Oba Adesoye was also accused of withholding monthly entitlements of some of his Chiefs and forcefully taken over lands […]
Alleged illegal mining: Court adjourns 8 Chinese, others’ trial to April 21
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the trial of eight Chinese nationals and two others over allegations bordering on illegal mining until April 21. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter following an oral application for adjournment by the defence lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, and which was not oppose by the prosecuting counsel, […]
Alleged N10bn fraud: Court dismisses Kogi CoS’ objection to admissibility of extra-judicial statements
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed an objection raised by Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, to the admissibility of extra-judicial statements he made in the alleged N10 billion money laundering trial. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, also dismissed the objection by Bello’s […]
Police exonerate company, directors of false allegations
Police exonerate company, directors of false allegations The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) as exonerated a company, Cabota Energy Services Limited, and its directors of criminal allegations. The directors cleared by the NPF include Dr Raymond Akintayo, Dr Babafemi Fagite and Mr Charles Obisike. The company and its directors were alleged to have engaged in acts […]
Engineer files N100m suit against EFCC for alleged unlawful detention
A Mechanical Engineer, Mr Jacob Acheneje, has filed a N100 million fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged unlawful and continued detention. Acheneje, in the suit filed by his lawyer, Reuben Atabo, SAN, at the Federal High Court (FHC), also joined Patrick Ilo, the Managing Director of […]