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The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, arraigned one Ishaq Abubakar before Justice P.O. Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on cybercrimes. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, on August 22, 2020 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on his way to Dubai with 2, 863 Automated Teller Machine, (ATM)cards and four Subscriber Identification Module( SIM)cards carefully concealed in parks of Noodles. He was subsequently handed over to the EFCC on Thursday, September 10, 2020…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has disclosed that the chamber would next week Tuesday amend the 2015 Senate Standing Orders. Lawan made the disclosure on Wednesday during plenary. According to Lawan, the decision to amend the Senate Rules was to ensure an improvement to enable the chamber run itself better. The Senate President explained that the amendment exercise would allow the Senate to accommodate Committees created under the Eighth Assembly and not captured in the standing orders. Senate amends National Health Insurance law He said, “The copies of the proposal will be distributed today (Wednesday), and the idea of for all…

A Federal high court in Lagos has adjourned till 2 February 2022 for the continuation of trial of the case of Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company Partnership Investment Company Limited who were alleged to have swindled a Lagos businessman to the tune of N56 million. In a one count amended charge filed before the court by the Head/Legal Prosecution section, of the Nigeria Police Special Fraud unit, Chief Superintendent of Police, Barrister E.A. Jackson, it was stated thus: That you Victor Ogiemwonyi (Managing Director, Partnership Investment Company Limited, sometimes in February 2017 at Victoria Island, Lagos within the jurisdiction of…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “immediately take meaningful steps to implement several judgments obtained by SERAP against the Federal Government to raise money to fund the budget, reduce the growing level of borrowing, and address the escalating rule of law crisis in the country.” SERAP said, “Unless the judgments are immediately implemented, SERAP will consider pursuing contempt proceedings against the Federal Government in national courts, and international sanctions against the administration for its persistent disobedience of court judgments.” According to the organization, “among the several judgments the Buhari administration has…

Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms. Governments on the continent of over one billion people have been pushing for more vaccine deliveries as inoculation rates lag richer regions, increasing the risk of new variants such as the Omicron coronavirus now spreading across South Africa. In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and home to more than 200 million people, fewer than 4% of adults have been…

The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba has categorically disowned the unsubstantiated allegation that officials of the agency were involved in the unfortunate truck accident that crushed some students on their way home from school on Tuesday, 7 December, 2021. In a statement by Filade Olumide, assistant director public affairs, LASTMA, he noted that the LASTMA does not have a management duty post around where the accident occurred. “From the reports we received on the incidence, the driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, probably because of mechanical reasons. The police are…

Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said that two students were killed and 12 injured when a truck rammed into them near their school at Grammar School bus stop, Ojodu, Lagos. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, sparked outrage as angry residents attacked law enforcement officers and the police station where the driver was being held and burned vehicles in the area. The students attended Babsfafunwa Millenium Senior and Junior Secondary School and are within the ages to 10 to 17. The chairman of Ojodu local council development area, Odunmbaku David ‘Segun, named the two victims who died. He said,…

Sanwo-Olu warns against procurement of fake COVID-19 test results Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday said his government through the courts will prosecute anyone found wanting in compliance with the current guidelines on travel protocols released by the Presidential Steering Committee. Sanwo-Olu said Lagos State Government in partnership with the Presidential Steering Committee will commence the prosecution of those that refuse to submit themselves for the mandatory tests by blacklisting their passports for a period of one year. “All foreigners that flout the rules would be subjected to possible deportation. Therefore, I implore all intending inbound passengers to…

By Femi Onakanren An advisory for young adults in the final phase of academics (as well as other folks) An often under-rated measure of total well being is mental healthiness. We often assess people by the vibes they put across not realising these are the masks they wear to get through daily worries. Inside, many are anxious, overwhelmed, frustrated, confused, depressed and generally in a state of disrepair. Many are bleeding inside. This is not helped by the kind of foundation our society has provided. People are afraid to speak up for fear of being called weak or being ostracized.…

Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s historic 16 years as leader. He was voted in by the German parliament, where his three-party coalition has a substantial majority, and given a standing ovation. His centre-left Social Democrats will govern alongside the Greens and the business-friendly Free Democrats. The handover of power marks an end to Mrs Merkel’s 31-year political career. Scholz, the new face of Germany Mr Scholz, a soft-spoken 63-year-old, steered the Social Democrats to election victory in late September, positioning himself as the continuity candidate because he played a…