The Country Director of the Advocacy for Justice and Accountability (AJA), Mr Ogedi Ogu has described “free legal aid” as a privilege, rather than an entitlement of any litigant. Ogu told newsmen, on Wednesday in Lagos, that free legal aid (a.k.a probono services) must not be misconstrued to mean compulsory duties of lawyers. He was […]
By Our Correspondent An Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, remanded a 51-year-old man, Sulaimon Gbadamosi, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. Gbadamosi, who resides at No 51 Amoke Soderu street, Aruna area of Ikorodu, Lagos is being tried for a felony to wit defilement. The Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs Olawunmi […]
The Federal Government has realised more than N1.828 billion in proceeds from the sale of some forfeited assets. Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, announced this during a presentation of President Buhari’s Administration Scorecard on Thursday in Abuja. Malami said $641 million recovered loot from the late Gen. Sani Abacha was used for social investment and […]
Armed bandits, on Monday, ambushed and killed seven officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kaduna State on Monday. The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, confirmed the killing on Tuesday in Kaduna. Odumosu said bandits killed the officers and five others from a sister security agency and a […]
A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered a 28-year-old labourer, Mohammed Musa, to sweep the community police station for six months for stealing N50,000 from his neighbour’s bank account. Musa, who lives in Kubwa, Abuja pleaded guilty to cheating and theft and begged the court for leniency. The Judge, Saminu Suleiman, […]
Unknown number of gunmen, on Saturday morning, attacked the Igueben Train Station in Edo State, kidnapping many passengers. The NewsZenith gathered that the incident happened at about 4.00 p.m. on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident, saying the gunmen were armed with AK-47 rifles. Nwabuzor said […]
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered streamlining of all police investigative processes to prevent duplication of investigation. The order is contained in a statement issued by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force PPRO, e-mailed to The NewsZenith on Friday. The Police authorities discovered that investigations are duplicated via indiscriminate petitions and transfer of […]
The Police, on Monday, said they neutralised a suspected terrorist and repelled his group’s attack on Magamar-Jibia in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The state command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, announced this in a statement Monday evening in Katsina. “Today Monday, Jan. 2, at about 0430 hours, terrorists in their numbers, shooting sporadically […]
By Our Correspondent ……assures of enabling environment for justice The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Baba, has recommended the immediate suspension of ASP Drambi Vandi, for allegedly killing Omobolanle Raheem. The NewsZenith reports that ASP Vandi allegedly killed Raheem, Lagos-based lawyer on Christmas Day in Lagos. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, […]
By Our Correspondent The Police, on Friday in Ibadan, arraigned eight men for allegedly cutting a dead person’s body parts. The defendants include Waheed Tijani, 50; Taiwo Yunusa, 38; Afeez Ariyo, 43 and Kazeem Tejumaje, 47. Others are Abdulrasheed Tanimola, 55; Muritala Kewulere, 65; Dauda Azeez, 52 and Abdulhakeem Oriola, 51. They appeared before an […]