Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed lawsuit challenging the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Costal Road project. Some indigenes and other concerned property owners of Okun-Ajah Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state had filed the suit with claims of damages and for acts of trespassing on the land in dispute. The defendants had, at the hearing on Thursday, asked the court to strike out the suit for lack of jurisdiction. According to report, the first, second, third, and ninth defendants/objectors, in their separate preliminary objections filed through their lawyers, specifically asked the court…

Safiu Kehinde The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again rejected the petition seeking the recall of suspended Kogi lawmaker, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, stressing that it failed to meet requirements. NPO Reported that some stakeholders of Natasha’s constituency had last month initiated the recall process of the lawmaker over her six months suspension by the Senate and the ongoing sexual harassment scandal involving her and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The constituents, under the aegis of Concerned Kogi Youths and Women, submitted the petition which was initially rejected by the Commission over absence of voters contact address. They would resubmit…

Safiu Kehinde Civil society organizations,under the aegis of Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), have filed a petition before the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Sen. Neda Imasuen, over the suspension of Kogi lawmaker, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This was announced in a post on the official X handle on Wednesday. EiE held that Akpabio and Imasuen, who are both legal practitioners, had violated the legal and ethical standards during the course of Natasha’s suspension. Recall that Natasha had accused Akpabio of making sexual…

Safiu Kehinde No fewer than nine persons were injured and currently receiving medical attention as fire gutted a Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) vessel in Ikorodu area of the state. As confirmed by the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), the incident occured on Thursday morning at the Ipakodo Ferry Terminal. The nine persons involved comprised of passengers, LASWA personnel, and LAGFERRY staff. In a statement made available to newsmen, LASWA’s General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, confirmed that six out of the injured individuals have been transferred to Ikorodu General Hospital while the three others are in a private hospital currently…

Safiu Kehinde Former lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Sen. Elisha Abbo, has accused Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of initiating his removal from the Red Chamber alongside four other Senators. Abbo also accused Akpabio of withholding his salary and official vehicle for challenging his candidacy as the Senate President. Recall that the Adamawa lawmaker was on the 17th of October sacked by the Court of Appeal and was replaced by the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Amos Yohanna who the court declared winner of the February 25, 2023 Parliamentary election. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme on Wednesday evening, Abbo…

As Stage Play Director Paints Distressing Images of Lagos Traffic Congestion Safiu Kehinde Nigerian award-winning movie and theatre Director, Bolanle Austen-Peters has recounted her ordeal in the heavy traffic gridlock which stretched across Lagos Island and Victoria Island on Wednesday evening. NPO Reported that the closure of the Independence/Marina Inward Bridge had led to the gridlock which forced many motorists to abandoned their vehicles after hours of standstill. Austen-Peters, who was also trapped in the traffic congestion recounted her ordeal in a post on her X handle on Thursday. The stage-play Director also shared distressing ordeals of commuters as she…

Safiu Kehinde The Ogun State Police Command have reinforced security at the Sagamu Interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway amid attacks on commuters and residents by suspected hoodlums. CSP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday. This is coming days after an X user shared a post from a victim’s relative who called out the state government over the spate of attacks on unsuspecting commuters along the interchange by hoodlums who robbed and maimed them. The relative had recounted how his wife’s Uncle died of cutlass injury after falling victim of the hoodlums on…

Agency Report The former Director General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig,-Gen Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) has regained freedom from bandits. A family member of the General, Malam Suleiman Tsiga confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Katsina on Wednesday. According to Tsiga, the former DG who was released on Wednesday, is in good condition but receiving medical attention at an undisclosed location. NAN reports that Tsiga was abducted alongside an unspecified number of people on Feb. 6, at his residence in Tsiga, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina. The suspected gunmen reportedly demanded N250m…

Vows to Challenge Judgement at Appeal Court Safiu Kehinde The 2023 People Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Edo state Governorship candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has rejected the election tribunal’s verdict, vowing to challenge the judgment at the Court of Appeal. NPO Reported that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s victory while dismissing the petitions from the PDP and Ighodalo. Reacting in a statement in Benin, Ighodalo said his decision to challenge the judgment aimed to protect Edo people’s collective rights and ensure they freely determine their future. “Today, the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal…

Safiu Kehinde With thousands of motorists stranded across the Lagos Island, Ikoyi and Victoria Island Wednesday evening, the Federal Government has ordered the reopening of the Independence/Marina Inward Bridge which was shut for repairs. The closure of the route which started on Wednesday coincided with the first day of work after the 2 days of public holidays. Coupled with the heavy downpour thousands closed from offices on Wednesday only to spend as many as 8 hours on the road. In reaction, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, directed the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge to ease commuters. The Ministry.…