Ogun High Court on Tuesday overturned the demotion of 75 coronet Obas by Governor Dapo Abiodun on February 6, 2020. The 75 coronet obas had instituted action before the court to challenge their demotion by Abiodun, seeking nullification of the action. Other respondents in the suit were the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, […]
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The absence of counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Ondo High Court on Tuesday stalled arraignment of Speaker Bamidele Oleyelogun. Oloyelogun was to be arraigned at the State High court within the Olokuta Correctional Centre in Akure. The Speaker, Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Bode Adeyelu and three other staff […]
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Musician Folarin Falana (Falz) and comedian Debo Adebayo (Mr Marcaroni) have rejected the invitation of Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to a peace walk for “the healing of Lagos”. The duo, in their separate reactions, rejected the invitation. Mr Marcaroni said genuine peacemaking should begin by first implementing the recommendations of the panel. Falz, on his […]
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Mr Rotimi Albert, a prosecution witness in the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu charged with murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has said that Ataga’s family found his body in a mortuary on his birthday. Albert testified on Tuesday as the fourth prosecution witness. He gave evidence before a Lagos High Court sitting […]
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Nigeria’s largest telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN Nigeria) Plc will on Wednesday open application list for its public offering of 575 million ordinary shares to the general retail investing public at a price of N169 per share. The offer period ends on December 14, 2021. Minimum subscription is 20 shares and thereafter in multiples […]
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Instagram comedian and Naval personnel Abdulgafar Ahmad, popularly known as Cute Abiola, has spent about 14 days in the custody of the Nigerian Navy. Some of his colleagues, including the popular Mr. Macaroni, had raised the alarm over his whereabouts. Cute Abiola’s last post on Instagram was on November 14. Following the sustained public interest […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on leading entertainers Falz, Mr Macaroni and Seun Kuti to join him for a walk for peace in Lagos. He made the call on Tuesday in his speech to the people of Lagos State on the Lekki tollgate incident. The Governor called on the entertainers, who joined other […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will, in December, lead ‘A Walk for Peace’ to herald the healing and restoration of the land following aftermaths of the EndSARS protest and leaked panel report. His administration, he said, is ready to facilitate better communication between the youths and the state’s security machinery to resolve issues before they […]
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Scene of a 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos…on Monday. Photo: Saheed Olugbon By Tayo Ogunbiyi We were together the day before the tragic event. No one had the slightest premonition that calamity was lurking. As he sauntered into the meeting room, he made straight for a chair at the extreme end. […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government will release its White Paper on the report submitted by the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry on November 15, 2021. The governor in a speech on Tuesday on the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020, said, “As an administration, are determined that the next steps that will […]
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