Falana condemns harsh jail term Urgent reform of Nigeria’s sentencing policy Move to appeal Akeem Jimoh’s conviction Prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has strongly condemned the three-year prison sentence of Akeem Jimoh, a 28-year-old auto mechanic from Osun State. A Chief Magistrate Court in Osogbo convicted Jimoh for stealing 17 tubers of yams … Read more
The Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) has admitted to the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal that the mislabeling of the zero-sugar variant of Limca Lime-Lemon was caused by a production error at its Abuja factory. The company confirmed to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) that the mislabeling was accidental, not deliberate. NBC … Read more
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, overturned the conviction and life sentence of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, who had been found guilty of raping his wife’s teenage niece. The appellate court discharged and acquitted Olaleye, ruling that the trial court’s judgment was flawed. According … Read more