The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme Okoye, against Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, before Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Okoye is standing trial alongside his company, Northside Music Limited, on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N1.38bn. One of the counts reads: “That you, Jude Okoye Chigozie and Northside Music Limited, sometime in 2022, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction…
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The Minister of Works in Nigeria, Engr. Dave Umahi, says dredging and sandfilling along seas and rivers especially near bridges in Lagos State or anywhere in Nigeria is illegal and attracts heavy punishment. The Minister was speaking about 90 days after Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, an opposition figure in Lagos State politics, had called attention to the reckless way and manner activities of dredgers and sandfillers were going on in the supposed Centre of Excellence. In February, Rhodes-Vivour challenged the Lagos State Government to produce the Enviromemtal Impact Assessment that allows the reckless sandfilling in Makoko and the consequences that would follow.…
Nigerian Breweries Plc has released its audited Group Financial Statements for the 2024 financial year, reporting an unprecedented revenue of N1.1 trillion. This marks a significant 81% increase from the N599.6 billion recorded in 2023. A breakdown of the audited results showed a remarkable 51% growth in group gross profit, rising from N212.6 billion in 2023 to N320 billion in 2024. Despite the impact of rising input costs, the company’s operating profit also surged by 59% from N44 billion to N70 billion. Speaking on the results, Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Hans Essaadi, attributed the impressive revenue growth…
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development (MWID), has ramped up enforcement efforts at the Okunde Bluewater Scheme along Lekki Coastal Road, Lekki. The latest operation focused on removing illegal occupants and dismantling newly emerging shanties in the area. The operation, carried out earlier on Friday, was led by the Commissioner for the Ministry, Ekundayo Alebiosu. He explained that the exercise was a continuation of previous clean-up efforts and a firm deterrent to those attempting to reoccupy government-owned land with unauthorized structures. “We cleared this large expanse of land late last year, and it is no…
One person has been reported dead in a lone accident that occurred on Thursday night on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), via its official X handle, reported that the incident took place near the UNILAG Waterfront area, heading inward Adekunle. The agency revealed that the crash involved a loaded mini truck that appeared to have lost control, leading to a serious collision. According to the statement, the traffic management team swiftly responded to the situation, deploying officers to the scene to manage the flow of vehicles and minimise disruptions. LASTMA confirmed the…
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), and ex-deputy governor, Otunba Olufemi Pedro, for the Honorary Doctorate degrees conferred on them by the Lagos State University (LASU). Brigadier-General Marwa, a former Military Administrator of Lagos State, was awarded Doctor of Humane Letters (Infrastructure, Security and National Development) Honoris Causa, while Otunba Pedro, a member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), received Doctor of Business (Banking, Entrepreneurship and National Development) Honoris Causa during LASU’s 28th Convocation ceremony on Thursday. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement…
Justice O.A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced one Adebambo Fawas Olamilekan to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. Olamilekan was arraigned on April 3, 2025 by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Office, Ikoyi, Lagos, on a two-count charge bordering on possession of documents containing false pretence and cheating, contrary to Sections 320 and 323 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. One of the counts reads: “That you, Adebambo Fawas Olamilekan, on or about 14th May, 2024 at Lagos, within the…
Residents of Igbe Alagemo in the Igbogbo Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu have raised the alarm over reported kidnappings and killings in the community. This was made known during a Save Our Soul protest held on Tuesday at the council secretariat and the palace of the monarch in the community. The residents, who took turns to speak during the protest, lamented that the incident was a recurring one, altering their social and economic lives. One of the protesters, Bidemi Egbetemi, said she relocated to the area in January and was considering leaving due to the situation in the community.…
A private vehicle fell off the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Monday, causing panic among commuters and passersby. There are reports that the car had four occupants, all of whom sustained varying degrees of injury. However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), which confirmed the incident in a post on X, only stated that the driver was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. “Report of an accident of a car that fell from Otedola Bridge. The driver has been rescued and taken to the nearby hospital. “There is backlog from Otedola Bridge…
Taiwo Adekunle Korodo, has openly declared his fondness for the King of Fuji, KWAM I, the incontrovertible Oluaye Fuji as his role model, his godfather and his ‘comfort zone’. Taiwo Korodo, an Abeokuta, Ogun State, born musician, doing hip-hop and Fuji music a live-band mastery that got the audience calling for encour especialy his dexterous grasp of KI’s iconic style in the Fuji Kingdom. The National Diplomal (ND) in Accounting and Finance from the Federal Polytechnic, Ire, Osun State, said he picked special interest in KI right from a very tender age, and that the fondness keeps growing over the…