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Embattled Governor Dapo Abiodun says his arrest in the United States over credit card fraud and forgery in 1986 is not sufficient grounds for his disqualification by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Abiodun said APC as a political party lacked the power to disqualify him, stressing that only a competent court of law could do so had the statutes of limitations for such matters not passed.  “An aspirant or candidate will only be disqualified by the court if the false information he gives relates to a constitutional requirement of eligibility. APC is not a court of law. Accordingly, it cannot disqualify our client,” the governor’s lawyer wrote Abdulahi Adamu, APC chairman, citing section 29(6) of the Electoral Act 2022. Represented by Afe Babalola and Co, Mr Abiodun’s legal team further argued that the governor’s probable arrest was not a conviction and hence was not answerable to the laws that applied to criminals. Even if he was convicted in 1986, the governor’s legal

  The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned distribution companies (DisCos) that it is their responsibility to buy, replace, or repair transformers and other equipment in power distribution and not consumers. In a statement entitled: “Electricity Consumer Right/Responsibility, the body said: “It is not the responsibility of the customer or the community to purchase, replace or repair transformers, poles or other associated equipment used in the distribution of electricity. “Faulty transformers are supposed to be replaced by the Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) within 48 hours of the official complaint being made. The Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) is responsible for such replacements or repairs.   It added: “If the Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) is unable to speedily replace the faulty transformer, residents may go into discussions with the company and agree on the terms of the replacement of the affected tra

As 2023 All Progressives Congress Lagos State Governorship primary election draws near, an Islamic rights group, Muslim Rights Concerns (MURIC), has rejected the endorsement of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for second term by members of the advisory council to Lagos Governor under the aegis of Governor Advisory Council (GAC), describing the move as robbing Peter to pay Paul. The group expressed its disagreement with the stance on Monday, arguing that the decision would amount to another Christian governor ruling the state for another term at the expense of Muslims. It said that it does not have any personal issues against the governor but that It was against the move by the GAC that was aware of the earlier arrangement, particularly before the 2019 election. According to it, its objections were based on the fact that Christians have had their two terms and that it was the turn of Muslims to produce the next governor for Lagos in 2023. While stressing that any pl

A young Nigerian man had reportedly died after 7 rounds of hot sex competition which he engaged in.   The deceased identified as Davy reportedly died while riding his contender Loveth.  Davy had been reported to have staked 5,000 Naira to bet that he has more sexual prowess than Loveth who also insisted that the deceased would not withstand her strength. The duo had reportedly gone to a popular hotel in Ikotun area of Lagos to engage in the sex competition but unfortunately, Davy died after completing the 6th round and embarking on the 7th. He was said to have collapsed and died which got Loveth to cry out for help. Loveth was handed over to the Ikotun Police Division for investigation while the corpse was deposited at an undisclosed hospital for autopsy.   Loveth was later transferred to the SCIID Panti Yaba where she narrated the entire incident, the autopsy report will determine what charges would be preffered against her, if there is any.

As the 2023 general election date draws near, Commissioners, Special Advisers, and other political appointees in Lagos State seeking elective offices next year have been mandated by the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to resign from their respective positions. Also directed by the governor to tender their resignation letter before the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) were appointees seeking to be among delegates for political parties’ primaries for elective offices in 2023. Sanwo-Olu’s directives was contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. According to the circular, all appointees and civil servants eyeing elective offices and aiming to participate in party primaries as well as other political activities should resign before April 19th, 2022. In the E-document with Ref No: CIR/HOS/’22/Vol.1/017 and obtained by our correspondent, the governor stated that the move was in compliance with the Electoral Act 2022, Section 84 (12) of the El

A yet to be ascertained number of persons have been killed while several houses, among other properties destroyed as a tanker said to be loaded with petrol crashed and exploded at Ajegunle Bus-Stop, Alagbado, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Men of the state fire service and the police have however been deployed in the area to mitigate effects of the incident happened around 3am on Friday (today). A resident, Samuel Adeyemo, who spoke to newsmen said no one could tell the number of casualties. The lawyer said, “We cannot tell the number of those that died. The police and fire service have been working and trying to put out the fire.” A man with a shop in the area said some residents who attempted to scoop fuel were killed. He said, “I have a shop here. I was called that the fire started around 3am, but by the time I got here, my shop had been razed. “When the fuel started pouring down the canal, some people tried to scoop fuel. By the time the explosion happened, many of t

    A Nigerian Betting Company, Bet9ja has been hacked. The company confirmed the incident, noting that the entire Bet9ja system has been under attack by Russian Blackcat group who are famous for hacking big companies in the world.   In a statement issued by Bet9ja on Thursday, the hackers are reportedly asking for a Ransom but they never accepted their condition.   The company stated that their IT team were working tirelessly to restore normal services of the website and further assured customers that their funds are safe. The statement reads, “It is important to keep you all updated on the actual position of things as it has been very challenging in the last 24 hours. We have seen some posts in different groups that we are carrying out a maintenance, that is obviously not the case. We will not choose an important UCL day to do such. “The entire Bet9ja system has been under attack by the Russian Blackcat group who are famous for several attacks to huge companies in the wor