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Lagos assembly: Court Orders Reinstatement Of Clerk Loyal To Obasa
Lagos assembly: Court Orders Reinstatement Of Clerk Loyal To Obasa
Lagos assembly: Court orders reinstatement of clerk loyal to Obasa. An industrial court in Lagos has ordered the reinstatement of the sacked clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Olalekan Onafeso.
Justice M. N. Esowe gave the order while ruling on an ex parte motion Mr Onafeso filed against the Lagos government, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission, the speaker of the house, attorney general of Lagos and the acting clerk, Ottun Babatunde.
In the suit marked NICN/LA/23/2025, Mr Onafeso sought an interim injunction restraining the six defendants from parading any individual, including Mr Babatunde as the clerk pending the hearing of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction in the suit.
Mr Esowe granted the application and ordered Mr Babatunde to stop parading himself as the clerk.
“That both parties shall maintain the peace and status quo ante bellum until the motion on notice is heard and determined,” the judge said.
The hearing of the motion on notice was scheduled for March 3, 2025.
Mr Onafeso was given the boot during the controversial impeachment of the erstwhile Mr Obasa over allegations bordering on corruption and abuse of office.
Obasa
Mr Onafeso, one of the members loyal to Mr Obasa, was replaced by Mr Ottun as the acting clerk.
Mr Obasa’s impeachment has sparked controversies in the ruling All Progressives Congress in Lagos, with President Bola Tinubu demanding the politician’s reinstatement.
Members snubbed Mr Tinubu’s directive and passed a vote of confidence in Mojisola Meranda, affirming that her election as the speaker was in tandem with the Nigerian Constitution and other extant laws.
Kaduna Woman Drags 3 Neighbours To Sharia Court For Allegedly Calling Her Prostitute
Kaduna Woman drags 3 neighbours to Sharia court for allegedly calling her prostitute. Amiddle-aged woman, Shema’u Isma’il, on Wednesday, dragged three neighbours before a Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly calling her a prostitute.
The complainant accused Halima Umar, Aisha Umar, and Bilkisu Umar for allegedly making defamatory remarks about her, particularly regarding her marital status.
“They said I am living alone despite being a married woman,” she told the court.
She further alleged that the defendants harass her nine-year-old son, scaring him away and beating him whenever he goes outside to play.
She pleaded, “We have tried to settle the matter at home, but they refuse to stop. I want this honourable court to intervene and grant me justice.’’ Ms Halima, mother of Aisha and Bilkisu, who spoke in their defence, denied the allegation.
Shari’a Court
She claimed that the complainant was the first to insult her children, calling them prostitutes, and they only retaliated. She also told the court that both the complainant’s son and her own children were underage.
The Judge, Kabir Muhammad asked the defendants whether they had witnesses, to which they responded in the affirmative.
The judge subsequently referred the case to the police for further investigation and adjourned the hearing until March 26.
Court Orders Remand of Serial Offender Over ₦700,000 Fraud In Ekiti
Court orders remand of serial offender over ₦700,000 fraud in Ekiti. An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti has ordered the remand of 36-year-old Samuel Bankole at the Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre for allegedly committing fraud and previously jumping bail.
Bankole was arraigned by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly obtaining ₦700,000 from Olarenwaju Are under false pretenses, claiming he would help him purchase a vehicle.
Court
The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, urged the court to deny bail, citing Bankole’s history as a serial offender who had previously jumped bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, denied the defendant’s bail application and ordered his remand until April 3, when the case will resume for hearing.
High Court Adjourns Natasha’s Suit Against Senate Probe To March 25
High court adjourns Natasha’s suit against senate probe to March 25. The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, to March 25, 2025.
The postponement came after the respondents informed the court that they had yet to receive the necessary court documents.
High Court Adjourns
Akpoti-Uduaghan had filed a suit seeking to stop the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges from investigating her.
In an earlier ruling on March 5, 2025, Justice Obiora Egwuatu temporarily barred the committee from proceeding with the probe.
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