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The Supreme Court this morning ruled unanimously that that only state houses of assemblies that can make laws on tourism by licensing and grading of hotels, restaurants, fast food outlets and other hospitality establishments. The apex court presided over by Justice Suleiman Galadima held that the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, only empowers the National Assembly to regulate tourist traffic, a term which does not extend to hotel registration and licensing. The court also validated both the Hotel Licensing Law of Lagos State (as amended) and the Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Law of Lagos…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has said that his government is encouraging youths in the state to take to farming as an enterprise. Fashola made the remarks while inspecting the farmers’ mart situated within the premises of the Lagos State secretariat in company of Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperative, Prince Gbolahan Lawal. “You have seen here also the frozen van that helps to keep all of the produce here, so we are trying to get to poor people, we are trying to get to middle working class people and we are also encouraging the young people to take…
Activities are now in top gear to put into full swing the regional under-18 football competition, tagged Obafemi Awolowo Liberty Cup. The competition which will feature teenagers from Delta State, Lagos, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Oyo State is aimed at re-enacting the spirit of unity among the people that were once in one political and social cultural block, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Ekiti, Mr. Adewale Adeoye and Special Assistant to the Lagos State Government on Regional Integration, Mr. Adetunji Adebiyi said in a statement. He said that the football competition, named after the late sage, Chief…
As World Bank Stakes N48 Billion For Mass Houses In Nigeria The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar may have set a record that would take a long time to beat in terms of delivering mass houses for people by government agencies after delivering 200 housing units of 3 bedrooms for his men in just eight months. Constructed in Idimu, Lagos State, men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will take over the houses on owner-occupier basis. Each beneficiary will pay a total cost of N8million for each of the 3 bedroom flats for a period of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ordered all members with pending cases in the court to withdraw them or be sanctioned. Similarly, the party has resolved that all members of the party shall not engage in anti-party activities in the quest to deliver the governorship candidate of the party as winner in the November governorship election. PDP made this position known in a statement signed by Ag. Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Tony Okeke as the outcome of the party’s national working ‘s meeting as part of preparation for the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State. According to…
Five governors from the South West and two from the North, making seven have appealed to parties involved in the Rivers State crisis to ceasefire by listening to the voice of reason so as to return the state to the path of peace. The governors made the appeal when they paid courtesy call to the embattled governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi in Port Harcourt. The governors are that of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Senator Ibikunle Amosu (Ogun), Senator Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), while Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola today unveiled an ultra-modern clinic for its workforce to cater for their medical needs while at work. Situated within the Lagos State Secretariat, the clinic was immediately named after Chief Folarin Coker Staff Clinic. Speaking at the event, the governor called on workers to take measures to stay healthy. “Like I always tell people, it is better to prevent it, eat healthy, stay healthy, exercise. I am sure from these facilities many other health tips would be developed which will be circulated through the Public Service Office for your information. Come and do your…
The authorities at Gaskiya Senior College, Badia, Ijora, Lagos, Nigeria have expelled a female student from the school for praying after school hours, while six others were suspended. The students, who are the executive officers of the Christian Students Union in the school, were also allegedly branded as cultists by the principal of the school, Mrs. Shobowale, an act the students and their parents denied, saying they were being persecuted for their faith. We gathered that the 12 students of the fellowship were holding their prayer meetings on Tuesday, 2 April around 3.30 pm, when the principal of the school…
Chief Victor Umeh is no doubt a very happy man. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the Court of Appeal, sitting in Enugu State confirmed him as the authentic national chairman of the main indigbo party, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), just about five days to his 51st birthday. He will be 51 tomorrow, Friday. In a lead judgment delivered by Justice Tom Yakubu on behalf of two other justices in the panel,( Justices Paul Galinje (Chairman) and Modupe Kwasami), the court granted all the four reliefs sought by Umeh and in the process putting to rest the protracted…
The crisis in Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has continued to sink deeper, after the election of the Lagos State chapter that produced two chairmen, comic actor, Victor Osuagqu, candidate of the Board of Trustees ( BOT) and President of the association, Ibinabo Fiberesima, and Mr. Don Pedro Aganbi, the chairman those who voted want to lead them in Lagos State. As the crisis gets worse, Fiberesima has continued to exercise autocratic powers by allegedly impeaching national Public Relations of the association, Mr. Frank Dallas for telling the whole world the truth that Victor Aganbi actually won the election.…