Lagos State Government has conscientised school pupils in the state on their rights and be ready to defend them when infringed upon. At a sensitisation programme organised by the Directorate for Citizens Rights for students of the Ijegun Community Primary School over the weekend, the Director in charge, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi said the campaign was in furtherance of the One-Stop Child …

A Superintendent of Police, Goddy Ihende has told a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that a driver of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle, Andrew Ominikoron, who allegedly raped and murdered his passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, always raped his victims in secluded places. The witness mentioned an alleged attempt by the defendant to rape one Dr. Victoria …

Nigeria may spend about N63.45 billion as severance packages for President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other political appointees as they leave their offices by next 29th May. The figure also covers the severance gratuity for ministers, commissioners, National Assembly members, state assembly members and special advisers. It, however, does not include special assistants. A breakdown …

Nigeria’s Ayo Owodunni has emerged as the first black person to become a City Councillor in Kitchener, London Ontario, Canada. Owodunni won the Municipal elections for Ward 5 in a keenly contested race for the office. The five contestants were: Ajmer Mandur. Jon Massimi. Farah Muhammad. Naveed Najmuddin. Ayo Owodunni. The current city councillor, Kelly Galloway-Sealock, did not seek re-election. …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties, valued at $2.67 million (about N1.17 billion) and N380 million, are respectively located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street, Asokoro; and No. …

Lagos State Education District II and Fajemirokun Foundation have recognised a classroom teacher Oluwaseun Adeola Tejumaiye, as an outstanding teacher in the district. Fajemirokun Foundation is the philanthropic entity of Nigerian venture capitalist, Chief (Dr) Oladele Fajemirokun. The recipient, an English Language teacher with Eva-Adelaja Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Bariga, made a record-breaking 100 percent result in the West African …

Plans are in top gear for the 2022 Okeho Day celebration, which runs from 20th to 26th November. Okeho, the headquarters of Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State, is a valley-town agrarian community surrounded by seven hills which include Eti-Igun, Oke-Olofin, Akasube, Biayin, Okofori, Meseole and Obaapa. In his statement, the Onjo of Okeho, Oba (Dr) Rafiu Osuolale Mustapha, …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in an application by the Federal Government seeking a stay of execution of the court’s judgment that ordered the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Haruna Tsanami, who presided over the hearing of the application, announced that a date for …

The coronation ceremonies of the Olowu-elect of Owu Abeokuta, Dr. Saka Adelola Matemilola commences in the Ogun State capital today and will run till Sunday, 30th October. Oba Matemilola will assume the title of Otileta VII, being from the royal family with that name. He will be coronated today and become the seventh traditional ruler from the Otileta ruling house …

A civil servant with the Lagos Island Local Government, Mrs Adebisi Ikusawe has won a brand-new GAC Sport Utility Vehicle, six months after she was involved in an accident that completely damaged her car beyond repairs. Ikusawe’s prize was announced at the win at the just-concluded National Women’s Conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO). In …