The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has set aside the judgement of a Federal High Court which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to directly and electronically upload the election results of the Governorship and State of Assembly elections from the polling units to the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV). The Court ...

THE Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has partnered with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, to sensitise the residents of Ogba and Ikeja on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in commemoration of the Ikeja Branch Law Week 2023, themed “The Nigerian Lawyer: Earning Wealth And Keeping Fit in Challenging Times”. According ...

    Frank Nwajugu, who threatened to bring The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos State, has been arrested by the police. On Friday 31st March 2023, the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos State, in a video claimed he was going to invite IPOB to secure South Easterners and their property in Lagos ...

The Lagos State government on Thursday arraigned Chrisland School, Opebi, its principal, vice principal and two employees over the death of one of the school’s pupils, 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran. The school’s workers who were arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja include Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Mrs. Belinda Amao, ...

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has said that Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo, a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, must pay, if he is found guilty of breaking the law during the just-concluded elections in the state. Hamzat made this known on Tuesday ...

    A legal practitioner and social critic, Inibehe Effiong has reacted to claims by some persons that Igbos would want to take over Lagos from the Yorubas. Effiong questioned the sanity of those making the claims, wondering if they would use the military to forcefully chase out the Yorubas from Lagos. His statement is ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has defeated his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll in Lagos State. Obi polled 582,454 votes to trounce the former Lagos State governor who scored 572,606 votes. Lagos is the base of who was governor of the state ...

The Lagos State judiciary has automated its court filing process, according to the Cinfores Court Management Information System. The firm noted that the Lagos State Courts Management Information System for Magistrate and Small Claims Court was recently launched at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, with the signing of a service-level agreement between the ...

The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) is one of the agencies that give approval for building in Lagos. They are always on their toes to ensure builders, developers and operators in the built sector comply with the rules and regulations of the body. A few weeks back, some of their officials released 27 ...

The Lagos State Government, through the Public Advice Centre (PAC), has advised all residents to take advantage of the free advisory and referral services provided by PAC and other agencies in the State Ministry of Justice. The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Ms. Titilayo Shitta-bey stated this on Wednesday during the ...

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday granted permission to the former Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olasupo Shasore (SAN), to travel abroad for medical treatment. The judge took the decision sequel to a motion initiated and argued by Shasore’s team of counsels led by the former President of ...

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has directed the commencement of digital swearing of e-filing processes for speedy dispensation of justice. This was disclosed in a notice signed by the Chief Registrar of the state high court, Mr. Tajudeen A. Elias. The notice highlighted the mandatory requirements needed by deponents, legal counsel, ...

The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to diligent prosecution of Andrew Nice Ominikoron, the suspect in the murder of late Oluwabamishe Ayanwole.Ominikoron, a BRT driver is being tried for allegedly raping and murdering Ayanwole, a 22-year-old fashion designer in February. Empathizing with the deceased family in a statement by the Solicitor General and ...

The Lagos State Judicial Service Commission has terminated the appointments of Magistrates Oluwatoyin Gwendolyn Oghre and Humenu Olajuwon Amos as members of the State Judiciary for misconduct. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Commission, Mrs. Olubukola Salami said the termination of appointments was the culmination of the investigation initiated over allegations of ...

In a bid to ensure continued and effective administrative of Justice, Lagos State on Wednesday stated that it has started the move to increase access and ensure quick dispensation of justice by publishing all laws of the state online. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, disclosed this at a press ...

Lawyers in Lagos State have demanded urgent reforms to judicial administration, as the current slow pace is not good for business. This was the main subject of a meeting between Lawyers representing all the Branches of the Nigerian Bar Association in Lagos State on Thursday July 28, 2022, at the Chambers of the  Chief Judge ...