The Lagos State Ministry of Justice’s Directorate of Legislative Drafting on Monday stated that many people jostle for thrones in the state without being of royal lineage. This was noted by the Director, Legislative Drafting, Mrs Aderinsola Olarenwaju, who also revealed that there are at least 93 monarchs, 65 of whom are first class with […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has revealed that 10 stools out of the 93 traditional rulers in the state are vacant begging to be filled. This came as the state government, through the Ministry of Justice, on Monday, commenced the process to review the Obas and Chiefs of Lagos State Law, 2015. The […]

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old British grandmother has become the first person in the world to get the new Pfizer Covid-19 jab on Tuesday, as the NHS kicked off its biggest vaccine campaign ever.

Cameroonian customs said Monday they had arrested two men for trying to smuggle 80 cobras and vipers to London on a commercial flight. The suspects, a Cameroonian national and a Nigerian, were arrested early Friday at the airport in the country’s commercial hub Douala for using fake papers to get their cargo out, customs service […]

…as NOA, UNICEF partner to combat practice By Adeola Badru ABOUT 140 communities in Osun State, over the weekend, renounced the age-long practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), describing the practice as harmful and sinful to womenfolk. The communities were drawn from three local governments which are Ola-Oluwa Local Government, Ife-Central Local Government and Ifelodun […]