The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on Thursday, sentenced a businessman, Olarenwaju Gbadamosi, to two years’ imprisonment for stealing N9m. Gbadamosi was sentenced by Justice Mojisola Dada after pleading guilty to an amended charge of a money by…
Magu denies misappropriating N332b recovered funds
Suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, yesterday denied alleged misappropriation of N329 billion recovered for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and another N3 billion recovered for the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
*WASSCE: Lagos private schools to resume August 3 (Punch) *COVID-19: ‘Lagos spends N100,000 not N1m daily on patient’ (Nation)
WASSCE: Lagos private schools to resume August 3 (Punch) National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Lagos State, has said the terminal senior secondary school pupils will resume on August 3. Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, the President,…
*8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) *Group sensitises Lagos youths on dangers of drug abuse (Guardian)
8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight police personnel for their alleged involvement in the assault and extortion of a social media influencer, Olumide Bakare. Confirming the arrest, the…
*Lagos issues notice to demolish 102 distressed buildings (Guardian) *Outrage as police brutalise, extort man of N260,000 in Lagos (Punch)
Lagos issues notice to demolish 102 distressed buildings (Guardian) The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), yesterday, said 102 out of about 500 identified distressed buildings in the state have been marked for demolition. The state also advised all tenants/occupiers…
12 EFCC directors suspended
About 12 directors and top staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been suspended with immediate effect. The notice of suspension was communicated to the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr Mohammed Umar, on Tuesday night by…
Why Magu was suspended – Presidency
The Presidency has said that following a series of documented allegations made against the Ag. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, a preliminary review of the allegations levelled against him and several other members of…
Lies! Magu never gave me N4b – Osinbajo
The Office of the Vice President has said that there is no truth in the story emanating from a series of tweets and online publications credited to the same source linking Vice President Yemi Osinabjo to the embattled former Chairman…