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Mohbad’s Dad Asks Court To Overturn Ruling On Naira Marley’s Innocence

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Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer Mohbad, has filed a lawsuit at a high court in Ikeja, seeking to overturn the legal advice given by the Lagos state director of public prosecutions (DPP) regarding his son’s death.

Ejiro Kubenje, the presiding judge at the Yaba magistrate court, ruled last month that “Abdulazeez Fashola (Naira Marley), Samson Balogun (Sam Larry), Owodunni Ibrahim (Prime Boy), and Pere Babatunde” were not guilty of any allegations related to Mohbad’s death.

Acting on the DPP’s advice, Kubenje discharged the four suspects, stating they had “no case to answer.”

However, the Lagos DPP announced that “Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad, and Ayobami Sadiq, one of the singer’s friends,” would be prosecuted for reckless and negligent acts.

In a suit filed on behalf of his family, Aloba challenged the exoneration of what he called the “key suspects” in the case.

The respondents listed in the suit include “Lawal Pedro, Lagos state attorney general, and DPP Babajide Martins.”

Wahab Shittu, Aloba’s lawyer, filed the motion on March 13, arguing that the DPP’s legal advice should be nullified due to “denial of fair hearing, pre-emption of the ongoing coroner’s inquest, and the premature release of key suspects.”

In an 18-paragraph affidavit, Aloba described Mohbad’s death on “September 11, 2023,” as “suspicious,” prompting an official inquest that began on “September 29, 2023,” before coroner magistrate “Adedayo Shotobi.”

Despite the ongoing inquest, Kubenje acted on the DPP’s recommendation and discharged Mohbad’s former label boss, a music promoter, and other suspects.

Aloba argued that the suspects had been “implicated” in the coroner’s proceedings and had not yet testified.

He claimed the DPP’s legal advice was issued “without jurisdiction and amounted to obstructing the coroner’s investigation.”

Aloba called on the court to intervene to ensure justice for his son’s death.

“The discharged and acquitted suspects by the respondents pursuant to their legal advice have been mentioned and implicated in the Coroner’s proceedings and have been summoned and are yet to appear and give evidence as to their role in the death of Mohbad,” the documents read in part.

“The police through one ASP Mohammed Yusuf attached to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti and the respondents through their senior counsel, Mr George, participated in the Coroner’s proceedings.

“The State CID Panti forwarded the case containing their investigation to the respondents without informing the Coroner’s court and while both offices, particularly the respondents who are aware of the Coroner’s inquest, proceeded to issue legal advice which prompted the Magistrate Court to discharge and acquit the prime suspects.

“That I know as a fact that the act or omission of the respondents is without due regard to the Coroner’s court which constitutes an obstruction of the coroner in the exercise of its statutory duties.

“That I know as a fact that the respondents’ failure to allow the Coroner to conclude its proceeding and proceeding to issue the legal advice is pre-empting the outcome of the decision of the Coroner and is done without jurisdiction and is null and void.

“That I know as a fact that the act or omission of the respondents issuing legal advice in respect of the matter upon which an inquest is being conducted amounted to obstructing and interfering with the Coroner’s investigation and potentially influencing the outcome.

“That I know as a fact that the act or omission of the respondents issuing legal advice which constituted an affront to the executive jurisdiction of the Coroner, the power to conduct inquests into suspicious and unnatural death is expected to run its course without external interference.

“That I know as a fact that the act or omission of the respondents, apart from being pre-emptive of the Coroner’s proceedings, undermines the integrity of the inquest and potentially compromises the outcome of the coroner’s investigation.

“That I know as a fact that the act or omission of the respondents while aware that the Coroner‘s inquest is still pending is to overreach the outcome of the Coroner’s inquest and is improper.

“The applicant needs the intervention of this court to get justice for the death of his son otherwise allowing the legal advice from the respondents to stay may automatically put an end to the seriousness of the Coroner’s Court and its proceedings.”

Mohbad passed away on “September 12, 2023,” under unclear circumstances, sparking widespread reactions and demands for justice on social media.

In “October 2023,” “Naira Marley and Sam Larry” were arrested over allegations of involvement in the singer’s death.

They were released on bail in “November 2023,” after spending over five weeks in detention.

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NDLEA Seizes Lipsticks Stuffed With Drugs At Lagos Airport [VIDEO]

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Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered another batch of female lipsticks containing illegal drugs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, revealed this in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) page on Sunday.

He also urged Nigerians, particularly women, to be extremely vigilant when purchasing or accepting beauty products, especially from unfamiliar sellers or dubious online platforms.

The statement read, Ladies beware! It does appear like female lipstick is becoming attractive as an instrument for concealment and trafficking now with yet another consignment of factory fitted female lipsticks stuffed with illicit substances intercepted at MMIA barely a week after @ndlea_nigeria officers uncovered a similar cargo at a courier company in Lagos.

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JUST IN: Former President Buhari Dies In London Clinic

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Former Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, passed away on Sunday.

His longtime media aide, Garba Shehu, confirmed the news in a brief statement issued on Sunday afternoon, stating that the former president died at a clinic in London.

Shehu’s message, distributed to the media, read:
“INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN. The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”

The statement concluded with the date: July 13, 2025.

Although the cause of death was not disclosed, Buhari, who held office from 2015 to 2023, had frequently sought medical care in the United Kingdom during and after his time as president.

Buhari, a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army, first led Nigeria as a military head of state from 1983 to 1985. Decades later, he was elected president through a democratic process. He made history as the first opposition candidate to unseat a sitting president in Nigeria.

Funeral plans have not yet been made public.

 

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No Effective Governance Without Full Local Government Autonomy — Femi Gbajabiamila

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The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that governance at the local government level cannot be effective without complete autonomy.

He made the remark while addressing journalists after voting in the Lagos State local government elections in Surulere on Saturday.

When asked about the progress of implementing the LG autonomy ruling by the Supreme Court one year after it was delivered, Gbajabiamila described the process as ongoing and said it would be completed with time.

Gbajabiamila said, “The ruling was welcome by everybody. It’s the execution of that ruling and the implementation of that ruling that we are still trying to dot the Is and cross the Ts.

“I believe in a matter of time, we will realise full autonomy. There cannot be effective governance without full autonomy. That’s what we are working toward.”

In July 2024, the Supreme Court granted autonomy to all 774 local government areas across the country following a case filed by the federal government through the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation. However, the ruling is yet to be fully implemented.

Following the judgement, the Senate urged state and local governments to immediately adhere to the court’s directive, especially regarding local government accounts and direct fund disbursements.

The Senate also moved to amend relevant sections of the Constitution to ensure full local government autonomy nationwide.

The announcement was made by Deputy Senate President Senator Jibrin Barau, after lawmakers emerged from a closed-door session where they discussed alleged efforts by some state governments to bypass the Supreme Court’s ruling on July 11.

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