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05/03/2024

Red Line Rail: Lagos Assembly Praises Tinubu, SanwoOlu, Obasa, Others

- Sends Commendation Letters To Tinubu, SanwoOlu, Fashola, Ambode - Says Monitoring of Train Operations Necessary The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday praised Governor Babajide SanwoOlu for the successful completion of the Red Line rail project of the state. The House also commended Presiden...

18/01/2024

Banjoko Ogidi Family Uncovers Landgrabber’s Plot To Bribe Lagos CP, Others

- Accuses Landgrabber Of Sponsoring Violence in Ginti Community The Banjoko Ogidi Family of Ginti Community in Ijede LCDA, Ikorodu, Lagos has raised the alarm over plots by some alleged notorious landgrabbers terrorising Ginti Community to bribe the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegok...

09/11/2023

Lawmakers Celebrate Obasa At 51, Describe Him As An Asset To Lagos

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly took time on Thursday to praise Speaker Mudashiru Obasa for his roles in the development and progress of Lagos state. The lawmakers said Dr. Obasa, who will be 51 on Saturday, had made a name that cannot be erased from the history of Lagos as well as [......

08/11/2023

Lagos Assembly To Criminalise Street Begging

- Mulls Law Against Giving Alms To Street Beggars Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday discussed the idea of a law to curb street begging across the State. The law, if it comes into existence, would also penalise encouragement of street begging by residents. In this way, it would....

22/09/2023

Adebola Akin-Bright: Lagos Assembly Says Unqualified Doctor Performed Surgery

- Calls On Police Commissioner To Arrest Doctor - Committee Broadens Ongoing Investigation Chairman of the Lagos Assembly Ad-hoc Committee mandated to investigate circumstances that led to the disappearance of Adebola Akin-Bright's small intestine, Hon. Noheem Adams, has told his colleagues that the...

04/09/2023

Boy With ‘Missing Intestine’: Lagos Assembly Commends SanwoOlu, Begins Probe

Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday commended Governor Babajide SanwoOlu for visiting 12-year old Master Adebola, the boy with a case of alleged missing small intestine. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, described the Governor's action as a reflection that the government was respon...

31/08/2023

Kolade Akinjo Undeserving Of NDDC Position, After Denigrating President Tinubu – Ondo APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ondo State chapter has strongly condemned the appointment of Victor Kolade Akinjogunla, as a member of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The governing party made its position known in a statement signed by i...

28/08/2023

Rejected Nominees: We Can’t Be Intimidated – Lagos Assembly Declares

- Says There Are Plans To Attack Speaker Obasa, Other Lawmakers - Insists No Rift Between Governor And Speaker The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday revealed that there are plans by some people to attack Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and other lawmakers over the recent screening and rejection of som...

23/08/2023

Breaking: Lagos Assembly Confirms 22 SanwoOlu’s Nominees, Rejects 17

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 22 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent recently by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the day's sitting, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening o...

22/08/2023

Convene Urgent Security Council Meeting Over Recent Killings, Lagos Assembly Tells SanwoOlu

The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide SanwoOlu to convene a security council meeting in the State with a bid to stemming the rising spate of killings of residents by men in uniform. At a plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesd...

22/08/2023

Youths Charge Tinubu To Appoint Dayo Israel, As Youth Minister

A consortium of passionate Nigerian youths has lauded President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, recent ministerial list review, particularly the reassigning of Hon. Abubakar Momoh from the Ministry of Youth to the Niger Delta ministry. In light of these developments, the youth coalition appeals to President Tinu...

21/08/2023

A Call To World Leaders: Ending Violence Against Women, Girl-child Requires Advancing Men’s Access To Psychosocial Support

By Halima Layeni | For many decades, resilient women and girls who have survived abuse have been leading the charge against violence. Their advocacy has led to the enactment of laws and policies, yet implementation remains a challenge. The rise of feminist movements, including the renowned mo...

17/08/2023

NCC Files Copyright Infringement Charge Against El-Alan Construction Company

The Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, has filed an amended charge against a construction giant, El-Alan Construction Ltd and one, Mr. Mahesh Sharma over being in possession of five infringing AutoCAD 2018 Standalone License Software. In a one count charge filed before a Federal High Court, sitting...

16/08/2023

Meet Boss Lady, Moleboheng Matli, First Black Female Youth To Produce Breakfast Show On DSTV M-NET Africa, Africa Magic Plus

Ms. Moleboheng Matli is no doubt a perfect definition of a true boss lady. Aside being the first black female youth to produce a breakfast show for Africa’s biggest satellite network - DSTV M-NET Africa, Africa Magic plus, she is a typical example of an under 40 Chief Executive Officer, CEO. Ms Ma...

14/08/2023

Lagos Assembly Drills 20 SanwoOlu’s Cabinet Nominees

Twenty out of the 39 nominees, whose names were recently sent by Governor Babajide SanwoOlu to the Lagos State House of Assembly, have so far been screened by a committee of the House, which began sitting on Sunday. It is expected that all the cabinet nominees would have been screened by Wednesday w...

12/08/2023

$261.5M: Singaporean Company Drags Euro-Waf, Aurum Ship Mgt. Companies To Court, Over Failure To Honour Consent Judgement