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BREAKING: Case Between Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chief Cletus Ibeto Handed Over to Lagos Attorney General
Justice I.O. Ijelu has officially handed over the case between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chief Cletus Ibeto CON to the Lagos State Attorney General. This decision comes as the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Lagos State Attorney General has taken over the prosecution of the case, following a letter written by the Lagos Attorney General.
The transfer of the case to the Lagos Attorney General was prompted by a petition submitted by Chief Roberte Clark. SAN, the counsel to Chief Cletus Ibeto, to the Attorney General of Lagos State.
The case originated when Sir Daniel Chukwudozie filed a petition with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Subsequently, charges were filed at the Lagos High Court Ikeja against Chief Cletus Ibeto and his companies. These charges are alleged to be fabricated and stem from a failed business transaction between Chief Cletus Ibeto and Sir Daniel Chukwudozie and his companies, which occurred at the Reclamation Road Layout in Bundu Amo Community, Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Rivers State.
Both parties voluntarily appeared before the High Court of Rivers State to resolve their dispute in Suit No. PHC/15S/CS/2022, between Ibeto Energy Development Limited & Anor vs. Dozzy Oil & Gas Limited & 2 Ors. In its ruling, the Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, declared Ibeto Energy Development Ltd as the rightful owner of the land, awarding them the Statutory Right of Occupancy over the land situated along the Reclamation Road Layout at Bunda Ama communities, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. Dissatisfied with this decision, Sir Daniel Chukwudozie and his companies have lodged appeals, while Chief Ibeto has filed a Cross-Appeal challenging a specific aspect of the judgment. These appeals are currently pending at the Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Division.
While the case is still awaiting resolution at the Court of Appeal Port Harcourt, Sir Daniel Chukwudozie filed a petition with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos. This resulted in a charge being brought against Chief Ibeto in Charge No. ID/2149/23, between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chief Cletus Ibeto & 2 Ors. The charge is scheduled to be heard before Honorable Justice 1.O. IJELU at the Ikeja High Court.
The transfer of the case to the Lagos State Attorney General marks a significant milestone in the legal proceedings as the jurisdictional matter is addressed. The Attorney General will now proceed with the prosecution of the case based on the petition presented by Chief Roberte Clark, SAN, the counsel to Chief Cletus Ibeto.
This development underscores the complexity and importance of the ongoing legal battle between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chief Cletus Ibeto. As the case continues to unfold before the courts, all parties involved eagerly await the resolution of their appeals and subsequent hearings at the Ikeja High Court.
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Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa.
According to the prosecution authority, the accused remained in custody and denied the charges.
AFP reports that Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent and participation in the activities of a terrorist group.”
It added that the alleged crimes had been committed in the city of Lahti between 2021 and 2024 and were related to the suspect’s efforts to establish Nigeria’s Biafra region as an independent state.
The prosecution authority did not name the accused but Finnish public broadcaster YLE identified him as separatist leader Simon Ekpa.Ekpa — who claims to lead the Biafra Republic’s government in exile — was detained in November.
According to the prosecution authority, the accused remained in custody and denied the charges.
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Tinubu to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration May 18
The inauguration marks the formal beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday for Rome, Italy, to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The President will be accompanied by a delegation that includes the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria; Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja; Archbishop Alfred Martins of Lagos; and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed in a statement via X.
‘Tinubu is travelling at the invitation of the Vatican and will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the solemn installation mass scheduled for Sunday, May 18, at St. Peter’s Square.
The inauguration marks the formal beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome.”
A fire broke out on Thursday at the General Hospital in Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos, engulfing parts of the three-storey building and causing panic among residents and patients.
Videos from the scene showed thick smoke pouring from the hospital building as onlookers gathered in distress. Firefighters later arrived to battle the blaze.
An eyewitness, Modinat Melemuku, who shared footage of the incident on Facebook, called for urgent help.
She said: “Happening now at General Hospital Ifako-Ijaiye, College Road. Please repost.
Help is needed,” she wrote.
An eyewitness also told reporters the fire began in one part of the hospital before spreading to other sections.
“The fire then spread to the prenatal and postnatal rooms, after which it affected the pediatric ward,” the eyewitness said.
There were concerns that nursing mothers and infants might have been trapped inside, although no casualties were confirmed as of the time of filing this report.
Emergency responders were still on the ground trying to bring the situation under control.
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