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Court Orders Police To Unseal Disputed Lekki Property

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4 months ago

May 20, 2026

Justice Othman Musa of a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama has ordered the Nigeria Police to unseal a disputed property located in the Lekki area of Lagos.

Justice Musa ordered the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2, Lagos State, to forthwith unseal the property in dispute, which the court had sealed via en exparte order granted in the case.

Officers of the court had in December 2025 sealed up the property located at Lekki Peninsula Scheme, Lagos, following an exparte order granted by Justice Musa.

The sealed up property houses various business entities which have been operating from the premises for several years.

The exparte order was granted in a fundamental rights enforcement suit numbered FCT/HC/CV/4636/2025, instituted by Mr. Henry Ugonna Orabuchi against the Nigeria Police Force and others.

The plaintiff (Orabuchi) had alleged that his fundamental rights as guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), and articles 9 and 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, have been breached.

He claimed that he purchased 3,000 square meters of reclaimed land situated at the back of Plot No A Block 12, Lekki Peninsula Scheme, Lagos State from the Landlord, Mr. Emecheta Elvis Eze, which has nothing to do with the premises where the business entities are located.

The plaintiff filed the suit to shield him from honouring the invitation of the Nigeria Police Force, following a petition against him by Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, (lawyer to Mr. Emecheta) over alleged criminal trespass, damage to property and threat to life.

In the fundamental rights suit filed by the law office of Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, on behalf of the plaintiff, it was argued that the police invitation infringes on Orabuchi’s fundamental rights and is aimed at compelling him into relinquishing his lawful proprietary and contractual rights over the 3,000 square meters of reclaimed land behind the sealed up property.

In his exparte application, Ojukwu urged the court to grant an exparte order to seal up the Lagos property.

On November 24, 2025, the court granted an order to seal and secure the entire property, including the reclaimed land at the back of the property measuring 3,000 square meters. The judge also ordered the immediate stoppage of all construction works, activities, actions or steps on the said property while ensuring that no person, authority or entity is permitted access to or entry upon the property pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit pending before the court.

However, at the last hearing in the matter, after counsel had made their submissions, Justice Musa held that the Applicant is entitled to the rights to personal liberty, freedom of movement, and property interests as guaranteed under sections 35, 41, and 44(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), and articles 9 and 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

Vacating the earlier exparte order, the court held, “It is hereby declared that the 1st Respondent, whether acting through the 2nd Respondent, any other officer under its command and control, including the 3rd and 4th Respondents, or any section, unit or department however described, cannot, under the guise of an investigation, invite, arrest, detain, or otherwise harass the Applicant, whether on its own volition or at the prompting or instigation of the 5th Respondent or an. other person, in respect of the contract of sale dated 25th January 2023 between the 5th Respondent and the Applicant, the dispute being purely civil and contractual in nature.

“As I have earlier mentioned in this judgment, when this matter came up on 26/02/2026, Learned Senior Counsel for the 5th Respondent, Chief Arthur Obi Okafor, SAN, drew the attention of the Court to Motion No. M/16911/2025 seeking to set aside the interim order of this Court made on 24/11/2025 and, with the agreement of the parties, the said application was to abide by the judgment of this Court.

“Having now delivered judgment in this matter, the said motion is, by operation of law, deemed to have been determined and subsumed by this judgement. The interim order of this Court made on 24/11/2025 has, upon the final determination of this suit, spent its force and ceased to have any operative effect; nevertheless, for the avoidance of any doubt, the said order is hereby expressly set aside.

“Consequently, the 1st to 4th Respondents are hereby ordered either by themselves or the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2, Lagos State to forthwith unseal the property in dispute preserved to avoid its destruction. This is the judgment of this Court.”

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Six Corps Members Receive N10m Grants To Boost Agribusiness

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1 day ago

September 22, 2026

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Six members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have received a total of N10 million in grants to expand their agribusiness ventures under the Farmers for the Future Programme.

The programme was organised on Monday by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in collaboration with the NYSC to encourage young Nigerians to embrace agriculture and develop sustainable businesses.

Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries in Abuja, the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, urged Corps members to maximise the opportunities provided by the service year by venturing into commodity marketing and other viable businesses.

Nafiu said agribusiness remained a viable avenue for young people to build sustainable enterprises, create employment and generate wealth.

He also stressed the importance of value addition to the success and sustainability of business ventures, while commending BATNF for placing Nigerian youths at the centre of its entrepreneurship initiatives through value-chain development, employment creation and its partnership with the NYSC.

“I charge you to spread the news around. We have seen the outcome, and it is a good idea,” he said.

The beneficiaries are Dominic Olufemi (FC/25C/1143), who received N3 million; Temitope Adewole (ED/26A/2251), N2 million; Abdulwaheed Bala (ED/25B/1402), N2 million; Olanike Mayungbe (OG/26B/1037), N1 million; Kingsley Udoeyen (KG/26A/1735), N1 million; and Lorember Lorsue (JG/25B/1742), N1 million.

Speaking on the selection process, the Acting Director, Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), Mrs Winifred Shopeka, said the programme began with an online registration portal through which Corps Members engaged in agribusiness submitted their business plans.

She said nearly 3,000 Corps members applied and underwent a rigorous selection process that produced 20 finalists.

According to her, the finalists participated in a boot camp and a final pitching session, which produced the 10 best presenters before the six ultimate winners were selected.

Shopeka said the beneficiaries had also been mentored and attached to established market operators to assist them in marketing their products.

She added that Corps Members who did not make the final stage of the competition were also trained by BATNF.

The BATNF Team Lead, Mr Oludare Odusanya, congratulated the beneficiaries and urged Corps Members engaged in agribusiness to master the fundamentals and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed.

“We are happy with our collaboration with the NYSC, and it will continue,” he said.

Odusanya explained that BATNF was an independent organisation established to contribute to poverty reduction in Nigeria through sustainable agricultural practices and other interventions.

He said the Farmers for the Future Programme was instituted in collaboration with the NYSC to encourage Corps Members to venture into agribusiness and become job creators.

He added that the beneficiaries would be attached to mentors who would guide them towards achieving success in their respective businesses.

According to him, the programme has, since its inception, continued to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity of Corps Members.

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CBN Reduces Interest Rate To 23%

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September 22, 2026

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday announced the reduction of the interest rate, also known as Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 23 percent.

Briefing the media in Abuja, the Governor of the CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, said at the 307th MPC meeting held on September 22, 2026 agreed the resetting of the MPR and recaliberation of the monetary policy market.

According to Cardoso, the committe is satisfied with the disinflation progress, adding that members noted stable banking sector following successful recapitalisation.

Meanwhile, according to Nigerian Tribune, reports that that the MPC, at its 306th meeting in July 2026, disclosed its resolution to retain the interets at 26.5 percent.

According to the Governor of the CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, “the Committee’s decision to maintain the current policy stance followed a thorough assessment of the balance of risks. Although headline inflation moderated marginally in June 2026, global uncertainties have heightened, due mainly to the renewed hostilities in the Middle East.

“In view of the evolving developments, maintaining a cautious monetary policy stance remains appropriate. In arriving at its decision, the Committee noted the recent resurgence of hostilities in the Middle East, with particular attention to its spillover effects on global energy prices and the potential pass-through to domestic inflation.”

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NURTW: KWAM1 Settles Long-time Rift Between MC Oluomo, Tafa Sego

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September 22, 2026

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Nigerian Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM1, has brokered a peace deal between the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) National President, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, and the Lagos State Chairman of the union, Mustapha Adekunle, aka Tafa Sego.

The reconciliation took place at Ojusagbola in Ijebu, Ogun State, where several NURTW chieftains gathered for the meeting.

The development was announced on Tuesday on KWAM1’s digital media page on Instagram, alongside photographs from the meeting.

According to the post, the two union leaders have resolved their differences after years of strained relations.

“After years of an age-long rift, MC Oluomo and Tafa Sego have finally settled their differences. And from what we know now, this is final,” the post said.

The musician was said to have intervened as the Mayegun of Yorubaland, with the aim of bringing an end to the longstanding disagreement between the two NURTW figures.

“K1 acted in his role as the Mayegun of Yorubaland by seeking an end to the long-standing rift, once and for all,” it said.

The post also described the meeting as a significant step beyond previous public displays of reconciliation.

“This time, it was not just another handshake for the cameras. The two old friends and colleagues came together at Ojusagbola, with King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (K1) playing the peacemaker.”

Both MC Oluomo and Tafa Sego were reported to be pleased with the outcome of the intervention.

“Both parties are delighted about the new development,” the post said.

The two men had previously been allies and prominent figures within the Lagos NURTW before their relationship became strained amid disagreements linked to leadership of the union in the state.