The General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, has advocated for the nerd for a noiseless Lagos through reduction of vehicular noise. The GM, who made this advocacy at the eight edition of Noiseless Lagos Campaign, said “Noise pollution is the undesirable persistent sound resulting from various human activities, especially in cities. “According to the World Health Organisation, WHO, noise pollution can have a significant impact on our physical and mental health, as well as our overall quality of life. “With the increase in population and the need for transportation within cities, the increasing vehicular use…
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Mr. Michael Adeniran, father of late Omodesola Whitney Adeniran, said his 12-year old daughter was not a sickly child until her death, he insisted that the student of Chrisland High School in Lagos died on February 9, 2023 during the school’s inter-house sports activities at the Agege Sports Stadium due to electrocution. The first prosecution witness in his evidence in chief before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja while being led by the State Prosecutor, Dr. Babajide Martins on Thursday. According to him, “On the day of incident, February 9, my daughter left home in her…
Election Petition Tribunal, EPT, sitting in Lagos State on Wednesday dismissed petitions filed by the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, and Action Peoples Party, APP, against the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat. The Chairman of the three-man Tribunal, Justice Arum Igyem Ashom, dismissed the petitions following withdrawals by the parties. According to both parties Counsel, Henry Bello and Francis Ese, their clients have decided to do away with their petitions. Respondents to the petitions are Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and All Progressives Congress, APC. Recall that Sanwo-Olu polled 762,134 votes to defeat Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour,…
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, CGI, Isah Jere Idris, MFR and his predecessor have commended the Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration, NGC, and the Journalists International Forum For Migration, JIFORM. The commendations were made at the opening ceremony of the 2-day JIFORM’s workshop on sensitisation strategies and reportage on Irregular Migration and human trafficking held in Abuja on Monday. Represented by Assistant Controller General, ACG, Ngozi Odikpo, the acting Deputy Comptroller General Migration, the CGI Isah Jere, thanked the NGC for identifying journalists in the country. He however charged media practitioners in the country to…
The unexpected happened last week, even from those who are expected to know. Without mincing words, Nigerians rose up in condemnation of the action of Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, for assaulting a police officer in uniform, although the nature of his duty has not been ascertained till date. It has now transpired that the police officer was an official driver with the Nigeria Police Force, he was reportedly drunk and driving dangerously on the expressway in such a manner that constituted danger to Seun and other motorists, leading to the incident that led to Seun’s incarceration. As stated by my…
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Promise Joshua, a scion of renowned God’s General, global philanthropist and founder of Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, late Senior Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua has bagged a Master’s of Public Administration, MPA degree from a top ranking university, Columbia University, New York in United States of America. She’s among thousands of 2023 Class certified and released to the world this week whom Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs described as: “future heads of states, diplomats, global entreprenurs, investors and inventors that will save lives” for a better world and humanity. Promise Joshua expressed gratitude to God…
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The Abuja division of Appeal Court, today, granted an ex-parte application filed by Seplat Energy seeking to suspend the ruling of Justice Inyang Ekwo of an Abuja division of the Federal High Court, which suspended the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Roger Brown and others. By this ruling the Appellate court has restored the affected Seplat officers to their positions. Justice Ekwo, in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/626/2023, had made an ex-parte order, suspended the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brown, and company’s Board Chairman, Mr. Basil Omiyi, pending the determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction filed by…
An unnamed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s international partner has secured the arrest of alleged cyber crime kingpin, Ismaila Mustapha also known as Mompha. A counsel in an ongoing case against Mompha, S.I Suleiman confirmed this on Monday. He informed Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court that the defendant is however yet to be handed over to the EFCC. By this development, Mompha is expected to be around for his trial scheduled for July 3, 2023 depending on the arrangement between the EFCC and the foreign partners. His trial was to continue in absentia today following effort by…