The Lagos State University, LASU through its Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, CESSD has expressed readiness of the institution to work with Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, to start research activities for environmental sustainability and sociological development. The General Manager, LASEPA, Dr Dolapo Fasawe stated that the collaboration of the two institutions will boost the activities of the agency in combating the menace of Global Climate Change and proactively support the State’s environmental policies. She expressed this view while receiving the management and top officials of the institution including the Vice Chancellor, Prof Olanrewaju Fagbohun and the…
Author: Funke Busari
A coalition of leaders of conscience in the country, under the aegis of the Third Force Movement in Nigeria has vowed to drag the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the United Nations, UN, United States of America, United Kingdom, African Union, European Union among others, over its refusal to review the judgment that sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Imo State Governor. The coalition faulted the court, saying its decision has cast serious doubt over the integrity and sanctity of the Nigerian Judiciary. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday night, hours after…
Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, the National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has told the sacked Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, that he should have listened to the voice of wisdom and bury the idea of going back to the apex court to seek reversal. Ihedioha and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had filed an applications, urging the Supreme Court to review its January 14 judgment which went in favor of incumbent Governor Hope Uzodinma. However, the Supreme Court, in a majority verdict of six of the seven-man panel, sustained the sacking of Ihedioha and his replacement by…
The Niger government says it has forwarded a bill to the State Assembly, seeking to establish multi-door courts. Alhaji Nasara Danmalam, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice who made this known during a news conference on Thursday, in Minna said this was aimed at decongesting the conventional courts. . “Our normal Courts are too congested, hence the establishment of the multi-door courts to help decongest them,” he said. Danmalam explained that the courts which would be located in all the nooks and crannies of the state would be made up of neutral professionals from outside the judiciary. “When…
The Nigerian Senate is set to conduct the much expected public hearing on the anti-social media bill on Monday, 9th of March 2020. The bill sponsored by Senator Musa Sani from Niger State was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, on Tuesday, November 20 last year for further legislative input. The panel chaired by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele ought to have conducted the public hearing and submit its report within four weeks which ended since December 20, 2019. However, Senator Opeyemi said it was delayed because of his committee’s preparations for the public hearing on…
Again, former Chief Magistrate Mutiat Adio has proven right the assertion that crime has no gender connotation as she has again been convicted for fraud. She bagged a five year prison sentence on Friday when a High Court jailed her in Oyo State for theft. Justice Muniru Olagunju delivered the judgement having found her guilty of stealing N22,375,913 from Guaranty Trust Bank PLC, GTB. The embattled former magistrate was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge. Trouble began for the former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court when she abused her…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on March 4, 2020 arrested Zaharaddeen Ibrahim, Micheal Alabi and Ngozi Agbonjari all staff of a new generation bank in Sokoto for an alleged conspiracy to steal the sum of N1,205,000 (One million, two hundred and five thousand naira). Describing the arrest as a huge success, Head of the Zone, Abdullahi Lawal noted that they were arrested for conspiracy to steal the said sum meant for Home Grown School Feeding Program, HGSFP, an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria for primary school pupils spread across the 23…
Funke Busari Three suspected robbers were on Thursday morning arrested by Operatives of Rapid Response Squad at Stanbic Bank by Baruwa Gate, Ipaja, Lagos. The Police officers on patrol of Iyana-Ipaja arrested the suspected robbers who snatched N5000 from one Opeyemi Oni at Stanbic Bank by Baruwa Gate, Ipaja, Lagos. A search on the suspects led to the recovery of three ATM Cards of different names and banks. The suspects names are: Ojo Akin, living at 23, Alagbotor, Iyana-Ipaja; Obinna Solomon of 19, Idi-Araba, Ilasa B/Stop, Mushin and Adekunle Olaniyi of 15, Oke-Rube, Ijegun, Ikotun. Information from the RRS says…
Funke Busari The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal office, on Thursday dragged one Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as Mama Boko Haram alongside Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyade on a fresh two-count charge involving an alleged N25million fraud. The trio were arraigned before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. Count two of the charges reads: “That you, Aisha Alkali Wakil, Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyade whilst being the Chief Executive Officer, Programme Manager and Country Director respectively of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, (a Non-Governmental Organisation) and…
Funke Busari A popular local music satirizing the many social ills plaguing Nigeria blares through the sound speakers as cast of Talk and Do, a playlet conceived by Kininso Concept staged a drama highlighting issues of unprecedented misdemeanours plaguing the country, but targeted to serve as catalyst for behavioural change among Nigerians. Far beyond sheer entertainment and escape from the frustration of the snarling traffic on the roads of Lagos on Friday, February 28, the playlet in reality threw up issues begging for attention from the political class, the people, civil society organisations and the media. In particular, State Coordinator…