Thirty-one vehicles have been forfeited to the Lagos State government for moving against the traffic on one-way roads. The Lagos State Mobile Court which ordered the forfeiture ruled that the vehicles contravened the State Traffic Law. Mr Adebayo Taofiq, who is the Head of Public Affairs Unit at the Lagos State Task Force, disclosed this in a statement obtained by Channels Television on Thursday. The order of forfeiture was pronounced after the 31 defendants (drivers) pleaded ‘guilty’ to the ‘one-way’ traffic offence charged against them. “These arraigned 31 drivers were charged for driving in the direction prohibited by law (one-way) punishable under…
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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has again reiterated that he disagrees with the Federal Government’s move to rehabilitate and reintegrate repentant Boko Haram members. His position which was the same as that of the committee was made known on Wednesday at the closed-door budget defense session with the Nigerian Army. Ndume who has always been of the opinion that deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Members is a misplacement of priority stressed that the Federal Government cannot be resettling and pampering former terrorists while the country is still at war. “I am in disagreement with the government,” Ndume buttressed. He further…
A human rights activist, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke, has filed a criminal complaint Against 50 persons including musicians Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Davido and the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi for their roles in the #EndSARS protests that took place nationwide in October. Okeke sued them before a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja on Tuesday. In the suit brought before the court, he is asking that the defendants who promoted the protests be brought to justice for allegedly destroying his properties. Other defendants listed in the suit are musician, Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz and social media…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced plans to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007) in the state. He made the announcement on Tuesday while presenting the government’s budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year to members of the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja. “Mr Speaker and honourable members of the House, in light of keeping the costs of governance low and to signal selflessness in public service, we will be sending a draft executive bill to the House imminently for the repeal of the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007),…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has defended the freezing of bank accounts belonging to #EndSARS promoters and believes the action is not a conclusion the accounts were used to sponsor acts of treason. “Speaking very honestly, I don’t see anything wrong in it,” the governor who doubles as the Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum said on Wednesday in the latest edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “If for instance, my account was frozen, what would I do? All I would do is go back to court to explain. Even politicians, their accounts are sometimes frozen. You have to go…
The Primate of All Nigeria and Archbishop Metropolitan The Most Revd Henry Ndukuba has received the sad news of the demise of the Bishop of Oke-Osun, the Rt Rev’d Foluso Taiwo, which occurred last night with shock. In a short message Primate Ndukuba said: “Please uphold his wife, the family and the good people of Oke-Osun Diocese in this period of mourning. “May the soul of our father in God, Bishop Taiwo rest in peace with the LORD. Amen.” Bishop Taiwo’s last outing in Abuja was the last General Synod of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion that took place…
The Right Revd Foluso Taiwo, Bishop of Oke- Osun Anglican Diocese is dead. The Primate, The Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba through the General Secretary of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Venerable Dr. Paul Dajur broke this via a message as quoted: “The Primate of All Nigeria has received the sad news of the demise of the Bishop of Oke-Osun, the Rt Rev’d Foluso Taiwo, which occurred last night. Please uphold his wife, the family and the good people of Oke-Osun Diocese in this period of mourning. May the soul of our father in God, Bishop Taiwo rest in peace…
Manchester City were left to rue Kevin De Bruyne’s missed penalty as Liverpool escaped from the Etihad Stadium with a point for the first time in four seasons after a 1-1 draw on Sunday. A flying start from the Reds was rewarded with Mohamed Salah’s 13th-minute penalty, but Gabriel Jesus levelled for Pep Guardiola’s men before De Bruyne failed to hit the target from the spot three minutes before half-time. A share of the points between the sides that have combined to win the title for the past three seasons leaves Liverpool in third just a point off the top,…
Governors of the South-West and traditional rulers are calling for special protection of economic assets in the region. The Governors and traditional rulers made the call during a meeting held on Sunday in Lagos State. “Before our very eyes, what started as a peaceful demonstration turned to different thing that became a threat to all of us, who are regarded as elite,” the Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said in the meeting attended by the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari. “What we witnessed in the violence showed that something needs…
Aston Villa stormed into sixth in the Premier League as Ollie Watkins scored twice in a comprehensive 3-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates. Bukayo Saka’s own goal opened the scoring for the visitors, who could have run up an even more flattering score as John McGinn saw a goal harshly ruled out by VAR and Jack Grealish was denied by a goal-line clearance from Dani Ceballos. Arsenal had beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time in 14 years last weekend in what appeared to be the latest sign the Gunners are heading in the right direction…