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Akanbi's Trial Stalled Again As Prosecution Fails To Produce Police Investigation Report, Other Documents

The trial of Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi and others before the Lagos State High Court was again stalled as the prosecution failed to produce and serve the defence with the police investigation report and other relevant documents formally demanded by the defendants. At the resumed hearing, the prosecution team, led by the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Adebayo Haroun, again called its first prosecution witness, ASP Nosiru of the State Command Ikeja, into the witness box. However, proceedings could not effectively commence as the prosecution had yet to furnish the defence with the requested documents, including the police investigation report. It would be recalled that counsel to the 3rd Defendant, Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi, had, on 4 November 2026, filed and served a formal Notice to Produce, requesting 17 relevant documents considered essential to the defence of the defendants. Leading the defence team, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, was emphatic that the d...
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Afenifere Progressives Raise Alarm Over Brewing Tension in Niger Delta, Demand PAP Restructuring ...... Group accuses Amnesty Programme of marginalising Ondo oil communities, demands Otuaro's removal, threatens peaceful protest in Abuja

A Pan-Yoruba Grou, The Afenifere Progressives, a group of young Afenifere members and advocates of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration and reform agenda, has raised the alarm over what it describes as a silently brewing tension in the Niger Delta, particularly among non-Ijaw-speaking oil-producing communities. The group expressed anger over alleged deliberate marginalisation, shortchanging and disregard for oil-producing communities in Ondo State in the administration of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Its concerns follow a Freedom of Information suit reportedly instituted by a legal practitioner, Daisi Onetufo, Esq., against the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, and other respondents, over alleged failure to provide information requested on scholarship beneficiaries and related activities of the programme. In a statement jointly signed by its Coordinator and Secretary, Omotehinse Michael and Comrade Modupe Adedayo resoectivel...
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Group Thanks Lagos Govt, Police Over Resolution of Ojaekomo Family Land Dispute ...Urges Buyers To Deal With Approved Company, Shaffykay And Co Property Ltd

The Centre for Public Accountability and Social Well-Being (CPASW) has commended the Lagos State Government, the Lagos State House of Assembly and the Nigeria Police Force for their interventions towards resolving the protracted land dispute between the Ojaekomo family and the Ojomu Chieftaincy Family at Sapata Village, Ajiran, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. The organisation also warned prospective buyers, property developers, investors and members of the public against purchasing, acquiring or engaging in any transaction involving the 27.65-hectare parcel of land allocated to the Ojaekomo family without the authorisation of its duly accredited representatives, which is Shaffykay. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, November 4, the President of the group, Omolola Shola Justice and the Secretary , Oluwasegun Gbamila, expressed appreciation to the Lagos State Government for steps taken to address the competing claims over the disputed property, while acknowledging t...
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Re: Alleged 115M Fraud. Court Orders Lawyer, Others Arrest”- The Lies And Blackmail

My attention was recently drawn to a malicious and vicious publication of a trump up charge by the Special Fraud unit acting the script of a certain Barbara Komolafe who entered into a transaction with a certain Arc Adelaja and his company Quatro Associates and hoped to drag me into into it with intent to extort money personally from me for a transaction I know nothing absolutely nothing about. I hereby wish to state the truth and reveal the falsehood in the entire charge which I have instructed my lawyers to obtain and challenge. The Truth. I have been the lead Counsel involved in the prosecution and enforcement of a Receivership involving some plots of land situate in Alma Beach and conveyed in Debenture Trust Deed Registered as 75/75/1949 of the land Registry, Lagos. The enforcement since 2016 had been fierce and very contentious. It had involved the Courts and Security agencies weighing in on various degrees to enforce the Receivership. In the midst of the disturbances, the Receive...
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Tunji-Ojo Consolidates Support For APC In Ondo East And West Federal Constituencies

Ahead of the 2027 general election, The Minister for Interior, Dr. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, in his bid to ensure that at least ninety percent of the register voters in Ondo East and West Federal constituencies vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued a parley meeting with key groups in the constituency.   In a separate meeting held on Wednesday and Thursday in Ondo city, the Minister, through the first officer of the Positive Crew, Otunba Bola Fisayo, addressed artisans in the construction industry comprising tilers, POP makers, aluminum technicians, bricklayers, carpenters, and others on Wednesday while on Thursday, meeting with beauty technicians comprising hairdressers, barbers, make up artist and others was held. The two meetings saw over five thousand members of the group in attendance    Otunba Bola Fisayo, during the goodwill message from the Minister, reaffirmed the commitment of President Tinubu led administration to the welfare of Nigerians amidst his ...
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Justice Muyideen Denies Hammed Akanbi Bail, Orders Remand at Ikoyi Correctional Facility Amid Fresh Concerns Over His Whereabouts

Despite concerns over his alleged Stage 3 kidney disease, the defendant was ordered back into custody, raising fresh questions about his medical welfare and whereabouts. The Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice A.T. Muyideen has refused the bail application of Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi, the third defendant in a murder case involving two other defendants, and ordered his remand at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility amid renewed concerns over his deteriorating health. In a further development, sources familiar with the matter have indicated that the Ikoyi Correctional Facility again declined to admit Akanbi on medical grounds, leaving uncertainty over his current whereabouts and the arrangements for his continued medical care. The development has heightened concerns among his family, supporters, members of the Ajiran community and other sympathisers who have followed the proceedings over the past several months. From Hospital Bed to Courtroom Controversy The controversy surrounding ...
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Group Thanks Lagos Govt, Police Over Resolution of Ojaekomo Family Land Dispute

The Centre for Public Accountability and Social Well-Being (CPASW) has commended the Lagos State Government for steps taken towards resolving the protracted land dispute between the Ojaekomo family and the Ojomu Chieftaincy Family at Ojaekomo Village Sapata Ajiran, Eti-Osa Local Government Area. The organisation also praised the Lagos State House of Assembly for its intervention in the dispute and the Nigeria Police Force for investigating allegations arising from the disagreement over the ownership and allocation of the land. The group also appreciated Nigeria Police Force; Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu; AIG, FCID annex Alagbon, Simeon. U. Akpanudom and  CSP Oyewale Taiwo, O/C legal Alagbon, for their  unbiased ,professionalism, thorough and objective throughout the investigstion process. In a statement signed by its Secretary, Oluwasegun Gbamila, CPASW said the state government's reported actions following the Assembly's resolution had provided a basis for addressi...
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