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  · Earlier today the Judicial Research Center was launched by the National Agency for The Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, a project which was supported by The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and funded by The United States Department of States/International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau (INL). · The main objective of Judicial Resource Center is to add impetus to legal research and to enable NAPTIP Prosecutors and potential researchers to compare and to sight cases relative to present day matters. · The Director General in Her opening remarks, welcomed everyone and also thanked the Sponsors of the project. She went to say , “it is apparent that there is an upsurge in the number of cases of human trafficking in Courts all over the Federation which brings with it the attendant issues of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants. It is my belief that this Judicial Resource Center would define our roles as actors in the fight ...

  ...promises focus on more people-oriented legislation ...says 'now it's time to drop partisanship, politics' The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the Green Chamber would focus its attention on bills and motions that would improve the ease of doing business and unlock economic potential. Gbajabiamila, in an address to welcome his colleagues from the Christmas and New Year break during the resumption of plenary on Wednesday, said the House would make frantic efforts to surpass its achievements of last year. He said though the Legislature does not have the control of the various security agencies, it would ensure the use of its appropriation powers to hold those responsible accountable as well as continue to collaborate with the Executive arm to improve the security situation in the country. "In the 2021 legislative year, we will focus the attention of the House of Representatives on bills and motions that improve ease of do...

  Actress Tonto Dikeh,took to her social media to address boutique owners,to understand her dress sense before they come with their deals. In a post she created as seen below,she wrote ''Dear boutique owners when you come to me for influencing,pls I would expect you already have an idea of my fashion sense.Once you pay and you start bringing open body dress,sis we stop dealing..Your money is not enough for me to start opening body at this old age.Never been my M.O''. One more photo below.

  The Twelfth prosecution witness in the ongoing corruption trial of a former minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Hamma'Adama Bello, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, told the Court on Tuesday February 9, that a sum of N150 million from the funds allocated for public sensitization by the ministry, was traced to Abdulrahman Yusuf and KT Turaki & Co., the law firm of the former minister. Led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, M.S Abubakar, Bello told the court that the second defendant received payment through Samtee Essentials and Pasco Investment, adding that " the second defendant showed that he received money from Minister of Labour while the first defendant was supervising minister in the sum of N150 million and transferred to Abdulrahman Yusuf and KT Turaki & Co.” The witness told the court that the sum of N359, 104,000 was approved for sensitization and enlightenment of Muslim youths agains...

  A special team of the Tactical Operations Unit of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters from their hideouts in Jos, Plateau State. The suspects, aged 23 to 33 years, who are believed to be involved romance and other related internet fraud, were arrested in the early hours of Monday, February 8, 2021, following actionable intelligence received by the Commission. They include, Paul Chukwuemeka Obide ( a.k.a, Don P), Chinaza Obide and Obadare Obayemi. Others are Emmanuel Adetunji, Ndubuisi Kerian Ozomba and Samuel Chukwuebuka. Items recovered from them include Lexus RX350 with registration number, RSH-58IML; Honda Accord with registered number, JJN-35AA; six laptop computers; MiFis; Modems; Flash drives; Card readers and exotic mobile phones. The suspects have made useful statements and will soon be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

  The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, arrested 39 internet fraud suspects, also known as 'Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’. Ten of them were arrested at Ilesha, Osun State, while Twenty-nine others were arrested in different locations at Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. Those arrested at Ilesha are: Oyesoji Tosin, Olaniyi Emmanuel, Samson Ojo, Sodiq Sunkanmi, Kolawole Abiodun, Oluwole Gbenga, Olajuyigbe Olamide, Oyebanji Olabisi Temitope, Ayoola Oluwafemi, and Oluwatobiloba Gbadamosi . The suspects arrested at Ago-Iwoye include Emmanuel Lawal, Kareem Olamide, Adekunle Kehinde Salawu, Bella Tijesu, Aderibigbe Adedoyin, Anifowose Hammed, Lateef Adetayo, Busari Oluwatobi, Tobi Adeyemi, Gabriel Obisesan, Oluwole Olasunkanmi and Odetola Samson. Others are Farouq Dosu, Ayilara Akindeji, Ademola Adedare, Ishola Adeleke, Alex Olasunmade, Idowu Abolaji, Okegbenro Idris, Akinlolu Akintunde, Oshoboke Shashaeniyan, Adeyemi Opeyemi, Oluwatoyin Olu...

  The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has disclosed that the Judiciary is embracing a more digitised and ICT compliant process in all its legal engagements. Justice Alogba, who made the disclosure when he received the Executives of Epe branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on a courtesy visit to his office at the Ikeja High Court, stated that the #EndSARS protest and the pandemic brought about major setbacks for Justice dispensation in the State, adding that the incident had also paved a way for the Judiciary to pursue more ICT programmes. He said, “The #EndSARS incident has brought us to a more appreciative position on what we should do about our Directorates and that is why we are vigorously pursuing an ICT programme in the judiciary. We are, however, grateful to the State Government for all its assistance so far in ensuring that we function well at work as best as we can for now”. While informing that about three thousand files have been recovered after the...