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Lagos State House of Assembly has backed the position of the state government of taking over the operation of the state parks following the crisis between the national leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and Mr Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, leading the suspension of Oluomo as chairman of the state council of the union.

The Chairman of the state House Committee on Transportation, Temitope Adewale, said the assembly had been very proactive in enacting a law creating the Lagos State Parking Authority, which should now oversee activities at all the parks in the state.

“The House is fully aware of developments in the transportation union and now that the crisis has resulted in the banning of NURTW activities in Lagos, it is clear to state that all parks, garages and parking activities would be under the Lagos State Parking Authority as stipulated by law.”

“The state has to take charge of the situation to avoid a breakdown of law and order.”

The Lagos State Government has denied appointing MC Oluomo, suspended Lagos council chairman of the NURTW as general manager of the parks and garages management committee.

The purported appointment was disclosed by MC Oluomo’s son, King West, on Instagram.

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, when contacted for confirmation, described it as a “fake report.”

Also reacting through his Twitter handle @gboyegaakosile, Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Gboyega Akosile, said members of the public should disregard the report of the appointment, adding, “There is no such appointment.”

Meanwhile, Vice President of the NURTW, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, other past and present leaders of the union have supported the decision of MC Oluomo and members of the union in the state to withdraw their membership from the national body.

Alhaji Agbede accused the national secretariat of creating problems in the Lagos State council by meddling in its affairs.

“The constitution allows the state council to run the affairs of the state. It is the duty of the state secretary to give official monthly reports of activities of the state to the national secretariat. But under this regime, the President (Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa) wants to know and oversee Lagos State. The president has no business about how inauguration of branches and zones is done,” he stated.

Agbede, who is the immediate past chairman of the Lagos State council of the NURTW, said the tricycles and motorcycles’ operators are under the state council.

Agbede said: “On the issue of Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN), the state chairman has the right to divide the TOOAN of NURTW into zones. I did a similar thing during my tenure to Okada riders’ union called Motorcycle Operators Association of Lagos State (MOALS). When I came, it was one body under Comrade Tijani Pekis, but I divided it into zones without any interference from the national headquarters. It is within the powers of the state chairman to create, divide and expand to enhance administrative convenience.”

 

 

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

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Justice Olaolu Olanipekun of Oyo State Magistrates’ Court 7 sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prophet of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) church, Ojo Amos (aka Elewuogbo).

Justice Olanipekun ordered that Elewuogbo and his two sureties be arrested and detained for jumping bail.

Elewuogbo is on trial for alleged defamation of character of the Founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji.

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Elewuogbo and a Lagos-based blogger, Gbenga Asabe, had, through publications, accused Maharaj Ji of selling human body parts for money rituals.

The court also granted request for consolidation of the cases against Elewuogbo and Asabe brought by Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Dapo Akinosi.

Akinosi prayed the court that since the facts were related, they should be merged. The court granted the application and adjourned the case till April 30.

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

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Three students of one of the universities in northern part of the country, Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of registration fees.

The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023.

They, however, claimed that the respondents had refused to mobilise them for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), because they had not settled all fees due to the institution.

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During the proceedings on Thursday, the applicants’ counsel, Muhammad Mukhtar-Lawal, told the court that his clients had filed an exparte motion in pursuance to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Mukhtar-Lawal said that the application sought the leave of the court to apply for judicial review.

After the counsel’s submission, the judge, Justice Abbas Bawale, said that the applicants should have filed a motion on notice.

Bawale, however, granted a leave order to the applicants to apply for judicial review by way of mandamus.
He said after that, processes would be served on the university and enable the court to hear the case.

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has exposed a counterfeit bottled water operation in Port Harcourt, specifically targeting the renowned brand Eva water.

Following a tipoff, NAFDAC officials conducted a raid on a derelict shop situated on Pipeline Road, Eneka.

The establishment disguised as a pool house and served as the hub for producing the fraudulent water.

During the operation, authorities discovered that used Eva plastic bottles were being refilled with contaminated water sourced from a paint bucket.

The water was then filtered through unhygienic rubber funnels covered with cloth.

Counterfeit Eva labels were affixed to the bottles, which were subsequently sealed with fake Eva corks.

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One suspect, identified as Chibunna James, was apprehended while in the process of loading the adulterated water for distribution. However, the mastermind behind the operation remains at large.

The confiscated products were promptly evacuated to the NAFDAC office for further investigation and analysis.

Cyril Monye, NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, disclosed that the scheme of the perpetrators involved repackaging contaminated water in used Eva bottles, employing makeshift filters made from unsanitary materials, and applying fake labels and corks to deceive consumers.

While efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the ringleader of the syndicate, NAFDAC urges the public to provide any relevant information that could aid in their apprehension.

Furthermore, Monye revealed that thirty packs of the counterfeit products were confiscated and transported to the NAFDAC office in Port Harcourt for thorough investigation. To prevent the circulation of the counterfeit water, the uncorked bottles were emptied and disposed of.

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