The Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has successfully rescued four young victims from the clutches of Sunday Fatoba (41) in the Ikorodu area of the state. According to Mrs. Olubunmi Adesomoju, the Director of OPD, “the suspect is alleged to have engaged in regular sexual activity with victims aged between 11 and Read More…
A 45-year-old man, Adefowora Adelaja, was brought before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, accused of deceiving and obtaining nine million Naira through dishonest means. Adelaja, whose residence details were not disclosed, faces two charges: one for obtaining money under false pretences and another for theft. However, he entered a plea of not guilty. The Read More…
Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, currently suspended and detained, faces a 20-count indictment, including the charge of “conferring unlawful advantages,” as revealed by government prosecutors on Tuesday. President Bola Tinubu, a driver of substantial reforms within Africa’s largest economy in over a decade, has initiated an investigation into the central bank under Emefiele’s leadership. Read More…
Over 50 male perpetrators of domestic violence have recently taken part in a series of support and healing group therapy sessions organised by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). According to a statement by DSVA’s Executive Secretary, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, these sessions were designed to address the escalating issue of domestic violence within Read More…
A Federal High Court in Lagos is poised to deliver a verdict on Thursday concerning the request for the withdrawal of charges against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The application for withdrawal has been tabled by the Federal Government. Justice Nicholas Oweibo has earmarked the specified date subsequent to Read More…
In a significant transcontinental legal manoeuvre, two individuals hailing from Nigeria, Samuel Ogoshi (22) and Samson Ogoshi (20), have been successfully extradited to the United States. The move comes in response to grave allegations of engaging in a large-scale sexual extortion operation targeting over a hundred young men and teenage boys. The extradition, which took Read More…
Four underage girls were rescued from a motel situated in Totomu village, near the border of Lagos and Ogun states, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos Command announced on Monday. Mr. Usman Alfadarai, the Corps Commander, revealed that the motel was raided at approximately 11:53 a.m. on August 11. The operation was Read More…
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of an inspector attached to the Iponri Division, who was attacked by suspected commercial motorcyclists. The police public relations officer in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the inspector, who has not been named, was attacked on Thursday at Ijora Olopa. He said the officer Read More…
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued nine teenagers from an alleged forced cult initiation in the Mushin area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the rescue on his verified Twitter account on Thursday. Hundeyin, who did not reveal the names of the victims as they are minors, Read More…
A sombre update has emerged regarding the distressing incident that unfolded on Tuesday afternoon, as the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has successfully recovered the body of an adult male who tragically jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge. Confirmation of this heart-wrenching development came from none other than the Director of Read More…
