The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed July 8, 2024, for hearing of all pending applications in a contempt suit initiated by Guaranty Trust Bank Limited against the directors of the Afex Exchange Commodities Limited over alleged N17, 808, 452, 467. 107 loan indebtedness. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date after taking arguments and submissions from counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Ade Adedeji (SAN) and counsel for the respondent, Prof. Wale Olawoyin (SAN). The plaintiff, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited, seeking to recover an alleged N17bn debt from Afex, had on May 27, 2024, obtained an interim Global Standing…
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, ordered the arrest of two officers of the commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female hotel worker in Lagos. Olukoyede’s directive was in response to a viral video showing two officers manhandling a female hotel worker in Lagos. The viral video showed the EFCC officials invading the Annex and Regional hotels, around 4 am on June 27, while guests were asleep. Our correspondent, while assessing a video of the incident trending online, observed as some of the EFCC operatives brutalised a lady, who was said…
A former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, says his joy knows no bounds after the Federal High Court in Lagos dismissed the money laundering charges pressed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He described his trial by the EFCC, which lasted 12 and a half years, as baseless and unjust persecution for someone who served the state. Ikuforiji spoke to journalists on Wednesday at his office in Ikeja two days after Justice Mohammed Liman freed him and his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, of the 54 counts of money laundering pressed against them by…
The Ekiti State Police Command has re-arrested a notorious armed robber and jailbreak escapee, Omotuyi Temitope, also known as Tope Jinadu Small. PUNCH Metro learnt in a press statement by the state police spokesperson, DSP Abutu Sunday, on Wednesday, that Temitope was captured on June 16, 2024, at the Alex Grace Hotel in Ado-Ekiti, noting that his arrest followed credible intelligence received by the Rapid Response Squad. Sunday stated that Temitope and four others were initially arrested in 2012 for conspiracy and armed robbery and were charged in court and remanded in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre. While in custody, PUNCH Metro learnt that…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has begun a trial of three soldiers and 10 others over alleged armed robbery, burglary and receiving stolen property. The suspects were arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force on charges of armed robbery, burglary and receipt of stolen property. The Rivers State Police Command had in a statement by its spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, on May 27, 2024, said it arrested the 13 suspects, including the soldiers for alleged armed robbery, hijacking of food trucks and diverting them to other locations. The police said among those also arrested in the criminal act…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has assured Nigerians and the organised labour that better minimum wage will result from ongoing negotiations. The governors had previously rejected the Federal Government’s proposal of N62,000, stating that some states would need to borrow money to pay salaries. Despite this, organised labour continues to demand a wage of N250,000. The governors chose to hold an emergency meeting after the Federal Executive Council postponed the minimum wage discussion on Tuesday to allow President Bola Tinubu to conduct broader consultations. Ojú Kálé: Àwọn Ọmọ Naijiria Sọ Èrò Wọn Nípa Bí Ìjọba Àwarawa Ṣe Sàn Wọ́n Lásìkò Ààrẹ Tinubu 0:09…
The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed the youngest Professor of Law in the institution, Aisha Maikudi, as acting Vice Chancellor. Maikudi who is a Professor of International Law, is the university’s current Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics. Her appointment was announced following her nomination at the valedictory Senate meeting held on Wednesday, according to a statement by the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah.Na’Allah noted that Maikudi’s appointment was in a “temporary capacity effective after the tenure of the current vice-chancellor, pending the ratification by the Governing Council.”Na’Allah rounds off his tenure on June 30, 2024 after a…
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was absent for his scheduled arraignment and plea bargain, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Thursday, wrote the court a letter that he would prefer to be tried in his state. Bello, in the letter he wrote through his team of lawyers led by Abdulwahab Mohammed, claimed that only the Kogi High Court in Lokoja has the territorial jurisdiction to preside over the allegations that were brought against him. Adeola Adedipe, one of the lawyers in Bello’s team, told the court about the letter. Addressing the court, Adedipe said after…
The Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the poor state of infrastructure in public universities in the country. Dr Sunday Orinya, chairman of the union in the institution, made the call during a peaceful protest it organised on Wednesday in Lafia. Mr Orinya, who explained that the protest was in compliance with the directive of its National Executive Council (NEC), called on the federal government to honour all agreements reached with the union. “NEC directed all branches to sensitise and mobilise her members for possible strike action over the silence…
President Bola Tinubu has mourned Florence Morenike Saraki; mother of a former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki. Mr Tinubu’s condolence was conveyed in a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Mr Tinubu mourned the matriarch, stating that she led a long and fruitful life as a servant of her community, a servant of God, and a beloved guardian and mother to many. The President also commiserated with the entire Saraki family – Mama’s children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and everyone mourning this loss, The statement indicated that the President prayed…