By Oluwatoyin Mathnuel The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) has implored former speaker Obasa to give peace a chance and let Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat-Meranda be as the Lagos State House of Assembly must be allowed to exercise its freedom in conducting its legislative assignment. Com. Alex Omotehinse stated this at a press briefing on Thursday regarding the speakership crisis rocking the assembly Omotehinse defined LAHA has an institution that is directly responsible to the people of Lagos State who elected members to serve as representatives. “The change in leadership by the overwhelming majority of the members of…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has welcomed the former president of Liberia, George Weah to Nigeria. The former president is in Nigeria on the invitation of Primate Ayodele to grace the two-day grand finale of his annual thanksgiving programme slated for tomorrow Thursday, 13th of February, 2025 and Friday, 14th of February, 2025. The former president arrived in Nigeria a few minutes ago with his entourage containing imminent personalities from Liberia. While speaking briefly with journalists, George Weah expressed gratitude to Primate Ayodele for extending an invite to him, while noting that he feels excited…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the Government to urgently address the pain of residents in relation to some roads. The lawmakers at a sitting presided over by Speaker Mojisola Lasbat Meranda particularly mentioned the abandoned Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road in Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to ensure that HITECH Construction Company resumes work on it. They also urged all relevant agencies to develop a concrete plan for completing the project while ensuring adequate security measures for residents in the affected community. Contained in…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will host South West Governors at Lagos House, Ikeja, on 13th February, 2025. The South West Governors’ Forum will discuss issues of common interest, such as agriculture and food security, to advance economic growth, foster collaboration and enhance development initiatives in the Zone. Security of lives and property will also be part of the agenda. A similar meeting was held in Lagos on June 10, 2024 when Governor Sanwo-Olu was unanimously appointed as Chairman of the forum.
The command is aware of the embarrassing situation between Policemen attached to the Quick Response Squad of the Command and some Airforce personnel attached to Airforce base Jeddo in Okpe Local government Area where the personnel of Nigeria Airforce without any provocation attacked the policemen who were performing their lawful duty. On 11/2/2025, at about 1700 hours, operatives of Quick Response Squad (QRS) while on crime prevention patrol flagged down a Toyota Corolla car with reg. no. AKD-73-FL, but the occupants of the vehicle on sighting the police took to their heels which prompted the policemen to go after them,…
The former president of Liberia, George Weah, the former governor of Edo state, Phillip Shuabu, United Nations representatives, and royal fathers are set to storm Lagos state to honour Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Thursday, 13th of February, 2025 at his church. These personalities and several others would be storming the prophet’s church as part of the lined-up programmes for Primate Ayodele’s 2025 annual thanksgiving programme which started in January and will be ending on Friday, 14th of February 2025. George Weah, who has confirmed his attendance will be coming with an entourage of 10 prominent personalities from Liberia…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has ramped up its night surveillance operations, leaving no hiding place for persons hiding under the cover of darkness, to dispose of their waste at illegal locations. The agency has reiterated its commitment to enforcing environmental laws, ensuring that offenders are identified and prosecuted accordingly. Speaking on the renewed offensive, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, noted that the agency’s surveillance and enforcement teams were operating round the clock, to track and apprehend individuals who defy waste management regulations, noting that the heightened night monitoring was yielding results, as multiple arrests had…
The State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, Commandant Maku Olatunde has highlighted the need for improved inter-agency collaboration to effectively address the complex security challenges facing the state. Comdt. Maku made this known on Tuesday February 11, 2025 when he played host to CP Ikioye Orutugu, the new Anambra State Commissioner of Police on a courtesy visit at the State Command Headquarters Awka. The NSCDC State boss while welcoming the CP to the command, acknowledged the importance of the visit which signified a renewed commitment to foster synergy between the two security agencies in…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Princess Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has committed a bill to establish the State’s research trust fund to a sub-committee of the House. Meranda also emphasised the need for tertiary institutions in the state to partake in effective research works for the benefit of the state. This was as the bill, sponsored by a member of the House, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, scaled second reading on the floor of the House. The proposed law is aimed at creating a ‘state research trust fund for the allocation, management and administration of the trust fund and…
: In a moving tribute to a visionary leader, Access Holdings PLC unveiled the AccessGive platform at the Herbert Wigwe One Year Memorial held on Sunday February 9, 2025, in Lagos. This groundbreaking platform is dedicated to sustaining and scaling the transformative impact of the late Herbert Wigwe, a leader whose vision extended far beyond the boardroom and into the very fabric of Africa’s future.Herbert Wigwe was more than a leader; he was a visionary who believed that true success lies in creating opportunities, uplifting communities, and driving change that endures. He looked beyond obstacles to focus on solutions, growth,…