An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, to 21- year imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old girl admission seeker. Justice Josephine Oyefeso convicted Baruwa of a one count charge of rape brought against him, Nation reports. Read Also: 3 Teenagers Docked For Defiling 12-Year-Old Justice … Read more
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos on Thursday ordered that three teenagers, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl, be remanded in correctional custody, pending legal advice. The police, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), charged Segun Gbadebo, 18; Taiye Ishola, 17 and Samuel Adebayo, 17 with two counts of conspiracy and felony … Read more
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has fixed April 30 to deliver judgment in the case of a 37-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Mr. Emmanuel Idoko, accused of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter by testing her virginity with his fingers. Justice Sybil Nwaka fixed the date after the prosecutor, Jide Boye, and the defence counsel, … Read more
A 48-year-old businessman, Adedoyin Banjo, who allegedly damaged an erected gate and fence worth N400, 000, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The police charged Banjo, who resides at Gbagada, Lagos, with unlawful damage and breach of the peace. The Prosecutor, Insp. Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the defendant committed … Read more
A 24-year-old man, Seidu Abdulahi, who allegedly stole a 3.9 gram gold chain worth N250,000, on Wednesday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Abdulahi, of no fixed address, is facing a charge of stealing. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in the … Read more
Lagos State Government on Tuesday inducted 1,000 newly-employed secondary school teachers to boost education standard. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the induction followed a one-week training for the teachers, conducted by the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Ikeja. Speaking at the closing, Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat urged the newly-inducted teachers to be … Read more
LAGOS State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said his administration would endeavor to uphold the rule of law. The governor, who spoke while hosting the delegation of justices of the courts of appeal led by their President, Zainab Bulkachuwa, at the Lagos House, Marina, hailed the retiring President of the Court of Appeal for the great … Read more
Lagos State goverment has placed 63 persons under surveillance following the confirmation of an index case being isolated at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba. This was disclosed by Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, at a press briefing on Wednesday, calling on the public not to panic. Meanwhile, the National Centre for Disease Control … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, arraigned an ex-banker, Akinwole Oluwaseun Dosunmu, alongside his wife, Motunrayo Olanike Dosunmu before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan for alleged financial fraud of N2.7 million. The couple was accused of stealing the sum from the … Read more
Lagos State Government has expressed its commitment to create more developmental and invention programmes to engender productivity amongst students prepare them for the future, empower them with tools to redirect their minds from premarital sex and encourage them to develop innate skills and talent through scientific inventions of economic value. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. … Read more
Alimosho General Hospital on Monday, took delivery of advanced maternal and neonatal medical equipment donated by MEDSHARE in conjunction with Coca-Cola Company under the safe birth initiative. Receiving the equipment on behalf of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the hospital complex, the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Folashade Jaji, commended MEDSHARE and Coca-Cola for the … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle has described union leaders in the State as highly experienced and professional. She also commended them for being leaders who prioritise the collective interests of the people they represent above personal gain. The Commissioner expressed this view recently at a retreat organised by the … Read more
The Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) is making plans to start practical training for professional drivers at the Institute. The General Manager, Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, Mrs. Afusat Tiamiyu, disclosed this on a Traffic Radio 96.1 FM interview programme, “Side Mirror”, saying that the Institute is seeking approval to create a world-class driving range where … Read more
In its quest to proffer a lasting solution to building collapse in different parts of the State, the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSTML) has called on individuals and organisations embarking on any construction work to notify the agency and ensure that their building materials are certified. The newly appointed General Manager of the Agency, … Read more
The Lagos State Civil Service Commission is set to brief eligible officers for the Year 2020 promotion exercise on Thursday, 20th February, at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa, by 9 am. A press statement issued on Tuesday by the Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Mrs. Olubunmi Fabamwo noted that that the aim of the briefing is … Read more
The Police, Monday, shot a youth in Isheri Oke, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, who was protesting the takeover of the community by one Prince Michael. The incident occurred at about 1pm, while youths in the area attempted to prevent some policemen and a court sheriff, from placing an order allegedly from a … Read more
After battling with an illness suspected to be liver failure, former Kogi state senatorial candidate Azeez Igbira has died. Azeez who is also a popular Lagos socialite is to be buried few hours after his death. Don’t Miss: Boko Haram: Women, Children Seek Refuge On The Streets Azeez rose to fame when many indigenous musicians … Read more
The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintiolu, on Monday blamed frequent fire outbreaks in the state on human errors. He said investigations had revealed that electrical surge, storage of combustible materials, carelessness as some of the factors responsible for the incessant fire outbreaks in the state, Vanguard reports. The … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Monday ordered the closure of a building razed by fire in the Magodo area of Lagos, to avert tragedy. General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory, Dr. Tajudeen Afolabi, issued the closure order, when he led his team on inspection of the building located at 70 Bashiru Shittu Street, Magodo. … Read more
Lagos State Government on Monday issued a quit notice to all the traders with containerized stores and other forms of stalls recently gutted by fire at Oke-Arin/Ebute-Ero market beneath Eko Bridge to relocate with immediate effect. The State Government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello … Read more