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  • Prince William parleys  England squad before Euro 2024

    Prince William parleys  England squad before Euro 2024

    The prince, who is the Football Association’s president, met the players and manager Gareth Southgate at England’s St George’s Park national football centre in Burton-upon-Trent.

    He presented shirts to the 26 players and delivered a speech, including some advice from his youngest child – six-year-old Prince Louis.

    Prince William, an Aston Villa fan, told the players: “I was on the school run this morning with the children and I said, ‘What shall I say to the England team today?’

    “The best bit of advice I got to ask you was to eat twice the amount you normally would eat.

    “So I then had visions of all of you running around with massive great tummies and loads of stitches on the pitch, so I think maybe take my youngest advice with a pinch of salt.”

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    Schoolchildren from the Midlands were invited to the event to mark England’s send-off.

    Southgate’s squad will depart for Germany later on Monday before their first group game against Serbia on Sunday.

    England, runners-up at Euro 2020, also face Denmark and Slovenia in Group C.

    They lost 1-0 to Iceland in their final warm-up match on Friday.

    The tournament starts on Friday, with hosts Germany against Scotland.

  • Boxing legend  raps Fury, Joshua over recent losses 

    Boxing legend  raps Fury, Joshua over recent losses 

    Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua have been given a reality check by former heavyweight champion Buster Douglas.

    The domestic rivals have now both suffered defeats to Oleksandr Usyk as Fury lost out on the chance to become undisputed heavyweight champion in their historic fight last month. ‘AJ’ lost his unified belts to Usyk three years ago and failed to win them back in their 2022 rematch.

    And Douglas, who stunned Mike Tyson in 1990 in the biggest upset in heavyweight history, wouldn’t rank Fury and Joshua in the top 30 heavyweights of his era. 

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    “I speak to my trainer about today’s heavyweights and he has a low opinion of them and says they [Fury and AJ] wouldn’t have been in the top 30 in my era, I have to agree,” he told The Gambling Zone. “They have skills, but as far as endurance, I don’t know. They don’t seem to be able to withstand power and aggressiveness.”

    Joshua is expected to fight Daniel Dubois in September at Wembley Stadium for the IBF heavyweight world title, which Usyk currently holds but will likely be stripped of in the coming weeks. That means the undisputed world titles won’t be on the line for Fury and Usyk’s second fight which is scheduled for December 21.

    Should Fury and Joshua win their respective fights, they could clash next year – with Douglas backing Joshua to overcome his fellow Brit. “Right now I think AJ beats Fury,” he added. “It’s not that Fury is on the decline, he just no longer has that strength to withstand that force. Once you start putting your punches together, he tends to get weak as the fight goes on and his power levels start faltering. It’s a strong possibility that AJ would knock Fury out, I think he would.

    “He would definitely take Fury out. It would not go the distance, AJ would knock him out. And AJ-Usyk is right now also a good one. I’d say AJ beats Fury and AJ Usyk is 50-50. AJ is looking like he’s on mission and he’s finally got it together and he’s changed some things.”

  • Nurturing a Nation: The journey of Aminat Amunigun in sustainable agriculture

    Nurturing a Nation: The journey of Aminat Amunigun in sustainable agriculture

    This edition of Nigeria Raising Stars spotlights an agricultural scientist whose work is redefining how vulnerable communities grow, access, and benefit from food. In a world grappling with rising food insecurity, climate disruptions, and widening rural inequality, Aminat Amunigun stands out as one of the promising leaders shaping the future of sustainable food systems and community nutrition. 

    Her journey began with witnessing how limited access to nutritious food and agricultural resources shaped the lives of families in rural and underserved communities. She recognized early that farming was far more than planting seeds, it was a gateway to food security, economic stability, and public health. “I saw agriculture not just as business, but as a bridge to equity,” she reflects.

    Aminat’s passion was born early. Growing up in Nigeria, she saw firsthand how families struggled when farming systems broke down and when nutritious food became a luxury rather than a right. 

    These experiences planted in her a conviction that agriculture is not simply about cultivation, but about dignity, survival, and opportunity. She understood that a single season of crop loss could push a family into hardship, and that true development begins with secure, equitable access to food.

    This conviction shaped her academic path. She began with a National Diploma in Agricultural Technology from the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, a training that grounded her in the practical realities of field operations and farm management. 

    She then earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan, where she studied the economic and policy structures that determine who gain access to resources and who is left behind. 

    Seeking to strengthen the connection between food production and human health, Aminat pursued a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics at Alabama A&M University, a degree that empowered her to merge agricultural knowledge with scientific nutrition research. This rare and interdisciplinary blend is what defines her expertise today.

    At Alabama A&M’s Small Farms Research Center, Aminat serves as an Agribusiness Management Specialist. In this role, she is leading rigorous research to map out agencies and support structures for small and limited-resource farmers, helping connect them with essential services, grant opportunities, and training. 

    She isn’t just analyzing data, she is translating it into actionable fact sheets on food safety, farm safety, and nutrition security, offering practical resources to farmers who often lack access to technical guidance. Her work is strengthening outreach and training programs that is directly improving farm practices, productivity, and community health.

    What distinguishes Aminat is not just her agricultural scientific training but her conviction that sustainable agriculture must be equitable, inclusive, and community centered. She bridges agribusiness, public health, and social impact. Her fact sheets and training initiatives are more than documents; they are lifelines for small-farm families striving for food security amid economic and structural challenges.

    Her contributions also extend beyond individual farms. 

    By documenting support networks, analyzing post-training data, and identifying grant pathways for farmers, she is helping streamline access to resources that had long been invisible or fragmented. This work aligns with key global priorities of promoting rural economic development, strengthening food security, and addressing inequities in agricultural and nutritional access.

    Aminat is widely recognized as a leader defined by purpose and clarity. She approaches every dataset not merely as numbers but as the lived realities of families, farmers, and communities whose futures depend on informed action. Her work has continue to transform the way smallholders understand and navigate agricultural uncertainty, equipping them with practical, science-based tools to improve food safety, increase productivity, and build long-term resilience. 

    Through her leadership, countless farmers shifted from struggling to survive to strategically planning for growth, sustainability, and economic stability.

    Today, Aminat stands at the intersection of science, community development, and social equity. Her journey from Nigeria to the United States, from student to specialist, reflects a deep commitment to transforming how we think about farming, nutrition, and opportunity. In a time when sustainable agriculture and food security are more critical than ever, she is not just cultivating crops, she is cultivating possibility.

    For Aminat, every acre tilled, every small farm supported, and every community empowered through better nutrition is a step toward a healthier, more equitable future. In doing so, she is not only contributing to agricultural science, but also shaping resilient, inclusive food systems that can nourish generations to come.

  • Wanted: leading roles for capital market solicitors

    Wanted: leading roles for capital market solicitors

    Experts have called for a leading role for solicitors in the drafting and execution of capital market contracts.

    They made the call at the 2024 Annual Business Summit of the Capital Market Solicitors Association (CMSA).

    Its theme was: “Revolutionising the Nigerian capital market through innovative financial instruments for sustainable development.”

    The summit focused on transforming Nigeria’s economic landscape through strategic financial innovations.

    It featured a fireside chat with Partner, Financial Advisory Practice, Deloitte West Africa, Akinola Akinboboye (interviewee) and Senior Associate, Capital Markets and Fintech Practice Groups at Templars, Victor Sameria.

    The first panel session was moderated by the Managing Director of Investment Banking at Chapel Hill Denham, Kemi Awodein.

    It featured Managing Director, One17 Capital, Attahiru Maccido; General Counsel, InfraCredit, Shadrach Iguh; Senior Manager, Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services, PwC Nigeria, Elizabeth Ekpo and Executive Director, Lotus Capital Limited, Moshood Babatunde.

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    The second session was moderated by the Founder/Executive Vice-Chair of Emerging Africa Group, Toyin Sanni.

    It featured ex-Partner, Global Sustainability at Ashurst LLP, Anna-Marie Slot; Special Adviser to the President on NEC and Climate Change, Office of the Vice President, Rukaiya El-Rufai and Managing Partner, Pentagon Partners, Kanayo Okoye.

    Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Emomotimi Agama gave the keynote address.

    He said the times of the “armchair capital market are over” and urged lawyers to take their place.

    Dr Agama noted the key role lawyers play in the capital market, saying they constitute over 40 per cent of the operators.

    He urged them to negotiate for improved fees, saying: “It is the way you dress that you are addressed.

    “Are you ready to accept liability by signing off on a contract? It (fee) is a subject of negotiation.”

    He said the SEC would continue to rely on lawyers in developing its rules, as no regulator knows it all.

    “The regulator is open to receiving ideas,” he said.

    CMSA Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Anthony Idigbe (SAN), told reporters why solicitors should assume more prominence in the capital market.

    According to him, those who bring the funds to the market (capital surplus entities) rely on prospectus, financial statements and audited accounts for information about businesses.

    He noted that when a piece of information is inaccurate, the person who brings the money suffers a loss.

    “So, at the bottom of the capital market is the allocation risk and compliance to ensure that information is correct.

    “It is the lawyer who plays the role of presenting the right information through the prospectus and other documentation.

    “But, over time, the thinking seemed to be that the most important person is the one who brings the person to buy the shares, that is, the person bringing the capital surplus entities to the market. So, they started ignoring the lawyers.

    “Many such entities, such as investment houses, started employing in-house lawyers who prepare the documents.

    “All the external counsel was expected to do was append his signature. And so, they diminished the role of the lawyers, unfortunately.

    “But when it comes to liability, the in-house counsel is not held liable, and the investment house will say it didn’t give legal advice. The risk is still on the external counsel.

    “What we’re trying to do is to take it back to the original concept, which is what happens globally.

    “The lawyer is in the middle of such transactions because they’re legal transactions.

    “Therefore, the solicitors should be compensated appropriately and not minimised as has been the practice.”

    On the theme of the summit, Idigbe noted the sustainability issues in the capital market.

    He said the people with capital surplus are increasingly concerned about where their investment is going and what it is used for.

    “They’re demanding that it should be used for projects that are sustainable or can be held forever, as it were, and that are not damaging but are positively impacting the environment.

    “Because those with a capital surplus are making such demands, the capital deficit people who need the funds have to make sure their projects are sustainable.

    “That way, the capital market will also be sustainable,” he said.

    CMSA Chairman, Vincent Iweze, said lawyers will continue to occupy a front row in the capital markets.

    “As lawyers, we’re just trying to ensure that we take our rightful place.

    “Most documentation in the capital market is legal, and we must be the ones driving this and ensuring we take our rightful place.

    “That’s what the CMSA does – protecting the rights of solicitors and facilitating engagements with the SEC,” he said.

    On emerging areas in the capital market, the chairman said: “We’re looking at improved green bonds and more transactions within that space. We’re also looking at impact financing.”

    He said one of the purposes of the conference was to examine innovative ways to bring development to the country.

    “We want to ensure that the economic downturns become upturns and that there is enough inflow from innovative tools for the good of the common man,” Iweze said.

    Ekpo stressed that the capital market thrives on contracts, noting that lawyers play a significant role in drafting them.

    She said: “If a contract goes wrong due to inclusion or non-inclusion of some clauses, then it creates a problem for the transaction and that can erode confidence in the capital market.

    “So, the role of lawyers is very central in capital market transactions.

    “I think lawyers need to be given more prominence beyond being behind the scenes drafting these agreements, to ensure all parties are protected.

    “They need to take the front row rather than allowing advisers to run these transactions.

    “It’s all about contracts and enforcing them, because if there is a deficiency, then our market will have a problem.”

    During the panel sessions, the need for more socially beneficial investments, as well as impact bonds, women bonds and green sukuk were highlighted.

  • Alleged N1.2b fraud: Why Supreme Court freed firm linked with Saraki

    Alleged N1.2b fraud: Why Supreme Court freed firm linked with Saraki

    The Supreme Court has set aside the May 31, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeal affirming the final forfeiture of N1,222,384,857.84 allegedly obtained by a firm, Melrose General Services Limited, from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) through false claims.

    In a split decision of three-to-two, delivered last Friday, the Supreme Court, among others, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to prove its claim that Melrose, linked with former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, unlawfully obtained the funds from the NGF.

    In the lead majority judgment, the Supreme  agreed with Melrose’s lawyer, Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN) that the EFCC did not discharge the burden placed on it by the law to establish with suffecient evidence that the funds were proceeds of criminal activities.

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    It held that the burden of proof could only shift to the appellant (Melrose) to prove that the source of the funds was legitimate after the EFCC has first established, on the balance of probabilities, that the funds are proceeds of criminal activities.

    Justices John Okoro, Adamu Jauro and Emmanuel Agim gave the majority decision in the appeal marked: SC/1519/2019, while Justices Obande Ogbuinya and Habeeb Abiru dissented.

    The EFCC had claimed that Melrose and some other firms obtained N3.5bn from the NGF by impersonating a consortium of consulting firms engaged by the NGF for the “verification, reconciliation and recovery of over-deductions on Paris and London Club Loans on the accounts of states and local governments between 1995 and 2002.”

    On April 27, 2018 the EFCC obtained an order from the Federal High Court in Lagos for the final forfeiture of the funds to the Federal Government.

    Melrose appealed to the Court of Appeal in Lagos, which in its judgment on May 31, 2019 affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court, following which the firm appealed to the Supreme Court.

  • Man denies defilement allegation as police file charges

    Man denies defilement allegation as police file charges

    A man accused by his wife of defiling their daughter, Emmanuel Emeruwa, has denied the allegation.

    He described the allegation that he defiled his five-year-old daughter as a well-coordinated malicious social media campaign against him.

    In a statement by his lawyer, Ife Ajayi, Emeruwa accused his estranged wife of cooking up the allegation against him to have sole custody of their children and his estate.

    Expressing optimism that he would be vindicated, Emeruwa said it was disheartening that some persons have been paid to run the campaign to defame him and whip up negative sentiments against him while the matter is in court.

    The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to various malicious stories against our client circulating on social media, particularly on Instagram, which we believe emanated from a post by the username @justadetoun, alleging that our client defiled and violated his own daughter, who is five years of age, whose name we shall withhold.

    “For the record, our client denies each and every allegation levied against him by his wife – Mrs. Eileen Nneka Emeruwa.

    “He verily knows that she is only using these unfounded and baseless allegations, coupled with her negative social media campaign, against him to settle their matrimonial and personal dispute to have him incarcerated for a very long time and have sole custody of their children and his personal estate.

    “As counsel, we took our time in evaluating the said allegations, the facts as provided by our client’s wife, and juxtaposed same with the evidence (both material and clinical). It is quite clear that the evidence does not match the offences alleged.

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    “However, constant interference with the police investigation by various third party organisations, whose understanding of the law is ‘guilty by allegation’ and a well-coordinated and strong negative media campaign against our client and the police (alleging that they may have been compromised), necessitated the police bringing charges against our client.

    “We, therefore, look up to the court to treat the case under reference on its merit as only the court has the powers to undertake a final decision on same guided by the evidence before it.

    “We hereby caution the general public to desist from peddling further rumours and/or  bearing false accusations against our client and allow for the court to adjudicate on this case and make its findings in the interest of justice.”

  • Prioritise rights in land-based investments, experts advise

    Prioritise rights in land-based investments, experts advise

    Environmental law experts have called for urgent prioritisation of fundamental human rights in the design, negotiation, planning, and implementation of land-based investments.

    This is in order to address adverse economic, social and environmental impacts to local communities that depend on its traditional lands and forests for their lives and livelihoods.

    The recommendation was made at a public lecture to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day.

    The theme  for this year’s environmental day was “Human and Environmental Rights at risk under Land-Based Investments in Emerging Markets”.

    The event, which was organised by the Business and Human Committee of the International Law Association (ILA), (Nigerian branch), was chaired by Dr. Oyeniyi Abe, and held in partnership with the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute), Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and the University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

    Legal Counsel of the African Union,Prof. Hajer Gueldich, in a keynote address, urged  stakeholders in business and investment in Nigeria and across Africa, to actively mainstream responsible and human-rights based approach to investment in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

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     Prof. Gueldich, who is also a Professor of Law at the University of Carthage, Tunisia, and a former Chairperson of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) emphasised the need for transparent environment impact assessments (EIAs), human rights impact assessments, and free prior informed consent of landowners and communities as crucial pillars for anticipating and addressing human rights risks.

    The keynote conversation was followed by a high-level panel discussions which featured eminent experts including a former Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Lanre Fagbohun, (SAN),  an indigenous activist from the Cordillera, Philippines, Joan Carling, an Associate Professor of the School of Law, University of Bradford, Dr. Pedi Obani and a member of the BHR Committee, Nabila Gaduya.

     The speakers, in their different submissions, noted the urgent need to deepen human rights education, gender responsive local capacity building and employment, enhance availability of meaningful remedies and foster transparent monitoring and evaluation of compliance by corporate actors to effectively break the vicious cycle of significant environmental harm and human rights violations linked to land-based investments.

    Earlier, in an opening  message, WCEL member and the President of the ILA (Nigerian Branch),  Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi, (SAN) who said “land is life” noted that in many economic sectors, especially in fast-moving consumer goods, extractives, and agribusiness sectors, land-based investments remain associated with human rights concerns including land grabbing, lack of adequate compensation, and forced displacement of impacted communities.

    Prof. Olawuyi, who is also an Independent Expert of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights remarked that  this year’s World Environment Day is a timely reminder for all business enterprises, governments and other stakeholders to ensure a renewed commitment to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other international human rights instruments in all spheres of their operations.

     Prof. Olawuyi congratulated the ILA Nigeria BHR Committee for bringing them together to discuss this timely and topical issue on this auspicious occasion of the World Environment Day.

    On his part, the Chairperson of the BHR Committee, Dr. Oyeniyi Abe, a leading business and human rights expert in Africa, charged governments at all levels, and the various stakeholders to, not only ensure corporate responsibility and accountability in the context of large-scale land investments, but to also deepen capacity development  and education on business and human rights through continued collaboration and partnerships in line with the United Nations SDG

    He noted that the ILA BHR Committee remains ready to support such training and capacity development efforts on corporate responsibility and BHR.

  • Adams urges court to dismiss Igboho’s defamation case

    Adams urges court to dismiss Igboho’s defamation case

    Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan to dismiss a defamation case filed against him by Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Igboho.

    He denied defaming Igboho’s reputation.Adams made the averment in his statement of defence against a N500million defamation suit by Igboho.

    The claimant seeks an order compelling the defendant to pay the sum as aggravated damages over a leaked audio conversation which he claimed impugned his reputation 

    Igboho is praying for “a declaration that the content of an audio clip between the defendant (Adams) and a third party named Nuru Banjo that took place sometime in November 2021 and further published on all news media platforms, including Youtube, is slanderous, libellous and defamatory”.

    But, Adams told the court that Igboho’s suit was gold-digging, outrageous, wide and wild, insupportable, ridiculous, and should be dismissed with substantial costs awarded against the claimant.

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    He averred that Igboho’s claims were mere falsehoods, fabrications, and  figment of his imagination.

    The defendant stated that he is a responsible, reputable, and notable traditional and cultural figure and personality in Nigeria.

    He said he was committed to the peace, security, prosperity, and development of Nigeria, particularly Yorubaland, and does not engage in frivolities, gossip, or baseless allegations.

    Adams questioned Igboho’s antecedents, saying the agitator had manifested traits of violence and therefore had no reputation to protect.

    Adams cited many instances in which Igboho made what appeared to be defamatory statements against prominent Nigerians.

    “There was another video where he rained curses on the Ooni of Ife, describing the monarch as a madman.

    “He claimed the Ooni collected money from former President Buhari and refused to say the truth about the ‘Yoruba Nation’s’ cause.

    “Igboho had alleged that President Buhari was scared of him and claimed that the Ooni of Ife had collected bags of ‘Ghana Must Go’ filled with dollars from Buhari, saying he had been compromised by politicians, and urged his supporters to take up Ooni on the matter…

    “He abused senators, governors and President thoroughly, even as he described them as Oloriburuku because they were deceiving Nigerians and taking undue advantage of them.

    “He advised that his detractors should not visit him at night and must not come with less than 1000 men, boasting that if 1,000 men besieged his house, hardly would 100 men go unhurt and would only escape through spiritual means,” Adams told the court.

    The defendant chronicled various reports and situations to affirm his claims on the claimant’s character and lifestyle.

    “With specific reference to the libellous statement complained of by the claimant, I know as a fact that the defendant (Adams) neither made the said statement nor published same,” the defendant said.

    Adams alleged that it was rather the claimant who had been ridiculing and deriding his status as Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, having described him as “a mere Aareonakakanfo of Oyo”

    The defendant’s statement of defence is supported by an affidavit deposed to by Chief B. A Tanimowo, the Atoloye Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba Land and a member of Aare in Council.

    It was signed by five lawyers including Oluwole Kehinde, Chief Yinka Oguntimehin, Rosemary Thompson, Chief B.A. Tanimowo, and Yusuf Ogunrinde.

  • Libel: Court orders substituted service on institute’s president

    Libel: Court orders substituted service on institute’s president

    Justice Taiwo Olatokun of an Ikeja High Court has ordered substituted service on President of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Idorenyen Enang in a N20 million libel suit filed against him by Marketing Edge Publications Limited.

    Justice Olatokun granted the request of the claimant following an application moved by his counsel, Felix Akinsola.

    The trial judge granted the claimant’s request that the court papers be pasted on the wall of the Secretariat of the institute, the front desk officer and any other staff of the institute.

    The court agreed with the submission of Akinsola that the institute, which is the 1st defendant, would be an appropriate place of service on Enang,  who is its President.

    During resumed proceedings, the 1st and 2nd defendants were not represented in court, consequent upon which the claimant was granted leave to move his application.

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    Akinsola told the court that he filed an ex-parte application asking for an order of the court for substituted service on the 2nd defendant by pasting on the wall of the office and front desk officer in his office.

    He argued that such service would be sufficient to bring notice of the suit to the attention of the 2nd defendant saying, “since he is the President of the institute”.

    Akinsola told the court that the application is supported by a 10-paragraph affidavit stressing that in paragraph 6 of the affidavit, the deponent deposed to where the 2nd defendant would be served by substituted means.

    He submitted that the 2nd defendant only known address is the 1st defendant.

    Justice Olatokun thereafter adjourned the matter to October 8, 2024 for report of service.

    The claimant, Marketing Edge Publications Limited, in the suit marked ID/10977GCMN/2024, is praying the court for, among others damages in the sum of N20 million being damages for assault on its reputation, a reduction in the esteem of right thinking members of the society and damaging utterances by the defendant against the claimant,  and a retraction in its entirety  of the public notice made by the Institute of Marketing of Nigeria in The Punch Newspaper of Friday, November 24, 2023.

    The claimant also seeks an apology by the institute in four  national dailies, stating unequivocally that the claimant is not in breach of any laws in its ordinary course of business, that the claimant is well within its right to carry on its business, that the general public, companies, corporations and individuals are free to relate and contract with the claimant without hesitation and or fear of any kind; and that the claimant is an upstanding and respected corporate body carrying on business within the ambit of its objectives.

    The claimant  is praying the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the first defendant and all its officers, allies from further threat and harassment of any form either through the use of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) or any other security agencies.

    The claimant is also seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the first defendant its officers, and other persons acting for and on behalf  of the defendants from continued publication of the libelous publication or any other publication to the like effect.

    It also included an order of perpetual injunction restraining the 2nd defendant either by himself. His officers, any person acting for and on his behalf or through any office he may occupy, either now or at any time in future, from further threat and harassment of any form and from publishing and or making libelous and defamatory  statements towards the claimant and or any person, natural or non-natural associated with it.

    The claimant, in its 36-point statement of claim averred that it is clear that the institute has embarked on a witch hunt with a fierce determination to undermine the efforts and reputation of the claimant with the sinister intention of running down the business of the claimant through toxic and malicious publications.

    The claimant averred that except the court restraints the defendants, they would continue to spread these libelous and damaging publications which has occasioned grievous harm to the finance, reputation, business and the standing of the claimant.

    He  averred that despite exchange of correspondents between itself and the defendants, they still went ahead to file a petition with the Police alleging a criminal breach of its statutory powers and naming the claimants and the claimant’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a number of the claimants affiliates in the said petition, the police has refused to oblige the claimant with a copy of the petition the defendants  are put on notice to produce the original at the trial.

  • Court remands woman abusing child in viral video

    Court remands woman abusing child in viral video

    A Lagos Magistrate Court sitting at Ogba has remanded a woman seen in a viral video mal-treating a child.

    The suspect was  remanded  at Women Custodial of the Lagos Correction Service, Kirikiri  last  Friday on the order of Magistrate Owolabi.

    Magistrate Owolabi remanded the woman pending legal advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

    This was  disclosed in a statement  issued  and signed by the Head, Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos Domestic and Sexual Agency (DSVA)   Mrs Adejoke Ladenegan-Oginni .

    The statement stated:  “We wish to inform the public that the woman identified in the viral video mal-treating a child, has been arraigned in Court 5, Ogba Magistrate Court, Ikeja on Friday the 7th of June, 2024..

    “She will be remanded in custody pending the issuance of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) legal advice.

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    “We also want to assure the public that the child has been placed under the care of the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, ensuring she receives the proper care and shelter she needs.

    “The Lagos State Government remains committed to protecting the rights and well-being of children and will continue to work diligently to ensure justice is served in this case.

    “We encourage residents to speak up and report cases of Domestic and Sexual Violence  through our toll free number 08000 333 333.”