Some persons suspected to be thugs have invaded the Ondo State House of Assembly. The thugs, it was gathered converged on the assembly to prevent anti impeachment lawmakers from gaining access to the complex. The lawmakers’ suspension was recently quashed by an Akure high court. The thugs who are suspected to be members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW were stationed at strategic locations in the assembly complex.
Author: Funke Busari
The former Senior Regional Security Director for General Electric, GE, in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr. Dennis Amachree, MON, has been awarded the Outstanding Security Performance Awards, OSPAs, Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. In the first virtual presentation, the Managing Director of the OSPA, Professor Martin Gill of the University of Leicester, announced the award after a Thought Leadership Webinar titled “The Impact of COVID-19 in Nigeria: What has been the impact and the security response? The event was organised in partnership with Securex West Africa. OSPA winners were selected by an esteemed panel of industry figures who judged entries using the same…
A managing director of Musterpoint Investment Nig. Ltd, Akinpelu Hassan Abass, 41 and one Babatunde Adesanya a.k.a Teddy, 50 suspected to have defrauded a representative of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn have been arrested in connection with a multi-million Euro scam touching on procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment, PPE. The Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL, National Central Bureau, Abuja picked up the duo who are members of a sophisticated transnational criminal network believed to have cloned the corporate website of ILBN Holdings BV, Holland to transact with and defraud their victim.…
Five months after the closure of Nigeria’s airspace to international flights, the first flight landed in Lagos on Saturday. The airspace was closed as parts of measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The aircraft operated by Middle East Airlines touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The plane which took off from Beirut, Lebanon, landed at the airport at exactly 02:27 p.m.
Funke Busari, Lagos All stakeholders in the entertainment industry in Lagos State have no cause for alarm over a purported 5% levy on Audio and Visual contents across Physical and Digital Platforms. This is according to the Commissioner, Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso debunking an announcement by Executive Secretary, Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Mr. Bamidele Balogun, that the government has placed a 5% levy on audio and visiual contents in the State. With this latest information Government said it has not placed a 5% levy on Audio and Visual contents of all Physical and Digital Platforms in…
The Nigerian senate said it has initiated a series of legislative amendments aimed at further giving a legal backing to the anti corruption agenda of the current administration of the country. The upper legislative arm of government believes that the legal framework of the anti graft agencies must be fortified especially in a changing world. The Chairman Senate Committee on Anti- Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent at his office at Abuja. ‘’As you can see, times are changing and we must adjust our policies and laws to suit those…
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has decried the upsurge in noise pollution across the State and the resultant environmental violations, as it recorded over 50 complaints and sealed 15 hospitality facilities within seven days. The General Manager of the Agency, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, disclosed this during an enforcement exercise embarked upon due to the constant outcry over environmental noise, lamented the flagrant disobedience of some hospitality/leisure operators to environmental laws guiding their business operations. According to her, “We responded to over 50 complaints on noise pollution and sealed 15 facilities after verification and confirmation of claims. This calls…
A driver Dominic Amaechi and owner of a vehicle, Cyprian Arinze have been arraigned over the death of two persons and causing bodily harm to another before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. The Lagos State Government dragged the the driver of the vehicle to court on Wednesday over driving in a dangerous and reckless manner, involuntary manslaughter, causing grievous bodily harm, willful damage to property and failure to obtain a valid driver’s license, while the owner of the vehicle was charged with involuntary manslaughter as a result of refusal to ensure that his truck was roadworthy…
Funke Busari, Lagos One Eniola Yemi has been dragged before a Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Igbosere in Lagos for alleged defamation. The four count charge accused the defendant of conspiring with others now at large to threaten and intimidate Prophet Oladele Israel Ogundipe of Genesis Global Celestial Church. The offence is brought under the provision of Section 56(1)(a),(b) of the 2015 Criminal Law of Lagos. Fourty-two years old Eniola was also accused of conspiring with those at large of behaving in a manner likely to injure the reputation of Prophet Ogundipe by uploading his videos and audios recording on social media network…
Funke Busari, Lagos PwC Nigeria, a professional services firm, has again hosted its annual Capability Enhancement Workshop for journalists. The half-day workshop which held virtually in line with COVID-19 protocols around large gatherings, had participants from traditional broadcast, print and new media platforms. It featured insightful presentations on various topics by subject matter specialists with the aim of building the capacity of journalists and enhancing their ability to execute their duties effectively while positioning themselves to take advantage of future opportunities. The annual workshop, which is now in its seventh year, is a key component of PwC’s Corporate Responsibility strategy.…