It has been projected that Republicans will win the most seats in the United States Congress. On Wednesday, Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives but Democrats maintained their hold on the Senate, setting the stage for two years of divided government under President Joe Biden. This is not the “red wave” that the Read More…
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Lagos trains judges and magistrates on sexual violence adjudication
Through the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), the Lagos State Government taught judges and magistrates on Wednesday how to deal with sexual and gender-based violence in the state. During the training, Justice Kazeem Alogba, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, said that it was important to deal with sexual and gender-based violence by taking Read More…
Dethroned Lagos ‘Baale’ denied post-conviction bail
The post-conviction bail application made by the dethroned Baale of Shangisha, Mutiu Ogundare and his brother, Opeyemi Mohammed, was refused by an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday. For fabricating his own kidnapping, Justice Hakeem Oshodi sentenced the defendants to 15 years in prison on September 27. In his decision, Oshodi rejected their application because it Read More…
11 arrested in Lagos hotel cult brawl
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Command, has detained 11 cult members following a violent brawl in a hotel in the state’s Agege area. This is reported in a statement made on Wednesday on its official Twitter feed. The RRS said the suspects were caught on Wednesday in a hotel while fighting with dangerous Read More…
FG commits to Abidjan-Lagos corridor
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating the free movement of products and persons among member countries by supporting the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organisation’s activities (ALCO). In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, said this while receiving ALCO’s Read More…
Cop promoted after rejecting $200,000 bribe
After rejecting a bribe of $200,000, CSP Daniel Amah has been given a special promotion to the position of Assistant Commissioner of Police by the Police Service Commission (PSC) (ACP). This was revealed in a statement issued by the Commission’s spokeswoman, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, on Friday in Abuja. According to Ogugua, the police officer was Read More…
Saro Wiwa rises at COP27 27 years after death
The memory of Kenule Beeson Saro Wiwa, a late Nigerian environmental campaigner, was invoked by the Oilwatch organisation on Friday during COP27 in Egypt, 27 years after his execution, bringing his legacy to life once more. The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nigeria; Earthlife Johannesburg, Johannesburg; CAPPA, Africa; Kabetkache Women Development Center, Nigeria; and Read More…
Joke Sanwo-Olu counsels young people to serve as peace ambassadors
Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the wife of the governor of Lagos State, said on Friday that children should always try to be ambassadors of peace, unity, and shared values. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice while entertaining children from several states at the Government House in Marina, Lagos. The programme was one of several events planned for the Read More…
LASG pledges N200m to Indigenous medical research
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that N200 million had been put aside by the government to support local medical research. At the current 2022 Annual International Conference on Health Advances, Innovation, and Research (ICHAIR), hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Abayomi made his presence known Read More…
Four killed, dozens injured in Onitsha market explosion
An explosion at the popular Ogbo Ogwu International Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 12 more hurt, according to a witness and an official. Emeka Umeagbalasi, the leader of the CSO, Intersociety, and a witness to the incident reported that the explosion took place in a Read More…