A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed March 30, 2023 for ruling on the application seeking to set aside the interim ex-parte orders previously made preventing the Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown from participating in management of the company. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Thursday after listening to the arguments of counsel to parties, including Mr. Charles Nwabulu who held brief for Mr. Omoruyi Omonuwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and lead counsel to the parties affected, agreed with Respondents/Applicants that the Joinder Application was not ripe for hearing. In the light of…
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Mr. Segun Sunday Adewale, candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Lagos West Senatorial District, alias Aeroland has filed petition against Idiat Adegbule Oluranti, the former Deputy Governor of Lagos State over alleged submission of forged certificate to the National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC. The petitioner in his petition marked EPT/LAG/SEN/04/2023 dated March 18, 2023, filed against Oluranti, the All Progressive Congress, APC, and INEC as first to third respondent, alleged that she (Oluranti) was not qualified to contest the election. According to Adewale, former Deputy Governor, who is the first respondent was at the time of the election, not…
Four kidnappers have been sentenced to death by hanging in Lagos yesterday. They are Victor Chukwunonso V, Ifeanyi Maduaka, Obinna Nwankwo and Richard Nwabueze. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos State High Court handed down the judgement to the men because of armed robbery and kidnapping of a woman Mrs. Gloria Emole, the younger sister to Emzor Pharmaceutical Managing Director, Chief Ebuka Okafor. The men were found guilty of the offences, preferred against them by the State. The first convict Chukwunoso was a former employee of the victim’s elder brother, sacked after violating the company’s rule. According to the prosecution,…
A-51-year old utility officer, Ubregbo Parmer, has been sent to jail for life for defiling his colleague’s nine-year-old, daughter. The convict was sentenced on Thursday by a Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday. He was sentenced by Justice Abiola Soladoye after the prosecution had sufficiently proven the charge of defilement against him. Soladoye held that there were overwhelming evidence against the convict by the prosecution witnesses. The survivor and medical doctor’s evidence showed that the convict committed the offence. “The defendant should have his name registered in the sexual offence register as maintained by Lagos State,” Justice…
The Peoples Democratic Party has suspended a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim of Ebonyi State, Professor Dennis Itvavyar of Benue State and Dem Salami Aliyu of Zamfara State. The National Working Committee, NWC, of the PDP took the decision after a review of the affairs of the Party and pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) The organ however referred the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom to the National Disciplinary Committee over his reported involvement in anti-party activities. This is contained in a statement signed by Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity…
Petitions are beginning to troop in for the Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos. So far, it was gathered that the Tribunal sitting in Lagos has received over 25 petitions. The petition is over the conduct of the National and State House of Assembly elections. Top on the list are from the candidates of Labour Party for Federal House of Assembly in about seven constituency in Lagos challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, All Progressive Congress, APC, and the declared winner of each constituency. Specifically, they are challenging the results in Oshodi Isolo, Kosofe, Lagos Mainland, Surulere, Shomolu, Mushin and…
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom, reports The Punch quoting The Guardian UK. The couple and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were convicted over facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. The defendants criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found on Thursday. The trial judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass a sentence at a later date.
By Dennis Isong Lagos has a vibrant real estate market, with a variety of property options ranging from luxury apartments, duplexes, townhouses, and commercial properties. The city’s growing population has increased demand for housing, leading to a rise in the construction of new buildings. One of the reasons why Lagos is a top property zone in Nigeria is its strategic location. Lagos is situated on the coastline, making it a gateway to other parts of the country and West Africa. The city is home to two major seaports, which are critical to the country’s economy. Additionally, the Murtala Muhammed International…
Seventeen suspects, including a woman have been arrested by the Police in Lagos during the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state for various offences. This was disclosed on Sunday by Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin. CP Idowu Owohunwa, on Saturday had disclosed that details of persons arrested was being compiled. The arrest were in connection with 21 cases, ranging from attack on officials of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, vandalism and ballot box snatching. Others are, fake INEC ID possession, conduct likely to cause breach of peace, assault occasioning harm and illegal possession of…
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Idowu Owohunwa said the Saturday election witnessed some breaches during Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections but the Police promptly responded to the incidences. The Police boss was speaking during an interview session with Seun Okinbaloye, monitored on Channels Television. The CP also reacted to the alledged video of a young man said to have snatched a ballot box, reported to have been resisted by some electorates who attacked him. Owohunwa said, that illegal two wrongs can not make a right. He added,”the good news is that contrary to the information…