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Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat’s legal team have tendered some documents before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to prove that the Deputy Governor thoroughly filled out the Independent National Electoral Commission Form EC9, which contains his full personal information as the party’s candidate as well as the oath that was taken on the nomination form. […]
A Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, on Monday sentenced a 56-year-old driver, Folarin Raufu, to life imprisonment for defiling his employer’s grand-daughter, aged 5years. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution successfully proved all the ingredients of defilement against Raufu. Soladoye said the conduct of the convict was nasty, devoid […]
The Lagos State Government has arraigned a 17-year-old boy before a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, over alleged abduction and defilement of a 15-year-old girl. The minor is facing a three-count charge of defilement, abduction from custody of parent and incapacitating in order to commit felony. The defendant, however pleaded […]
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Lagos, will on Thursday hear an application by People’s Democratic Party, PDP’s Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdulazeez Adediran popularly known as Jandor, for extension of time to bring more witnesses. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Arum Ashom on Tuesday ordered Adediran’s Counsel, Mr Clement Onwuenwunor, SAN, to serve […]
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday congratulated Mr. Babatunde Fashola, a former Governor of Lagos State and immediate past Minister of Works, who clocked 60. Dr. Obasa said at 60, Fashola, who recently received an honourary doctorate award from the Lagos State University, LASU, remains a gift […]
In celebrating this year’s Ed-El-Kabir festivities, the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has admonished residents to bag and containerize waste generated appropriately, for a clean environment. A statement by the Executive Director, Finance, LAWMA, Kunle Adebiyi assured the public that comprehensive measures had been put in place to ensure a clean and hygienic environment throughout […]
The Lagos State Government has opened a facility called “Eko Haven” for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the State. “EKO HAVEN”, is a shelter built for survivors of domestic and sexual violence as part of the State Government’s commitment to ensuring holistic support for those affected by Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV. In […]
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated Governor Babajide SanwoOlu and Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, as they mark their birthdays. While Governor SanwoOlu is 58, Gbajabiamila, immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, is 61. In a message celebrating SanwoOlu, Dr. Obasa […]
A U.S. Immigration lawyer, Mrs Olubusayo Fasidi, has said Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat took oath of allegiance in the U.S. to renounce Nigerian citizenship. Fasidi, a Nigerian, testified before the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday. She was led in evidence by Dr Olumide Ayeni, SAN, Counsel to the petitioner, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour […]
Lagos, Nigeria’s economic nerve centre, and self acclaimed centre of excellence, is now the fourth worst city to live in the World. This is according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, a sister publication of The Economist of London. According to the EIU’s 2023 Global Liveability Report, Lagos was ranked above Algiers, the capital of […]
