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Makinde made the disclosure while declaring open the 2021 Annual Conference of Nigerian Bar Association - Section on Public Interest and Development Law NBA-SPIDEL in Ibadan. The governor asserted that his administration had been acting in defence of public interest and making legal aid available to indigent residents of the state. He said the gesture had further guaranteed the rights of citizens of Oyo state and delivers on our core mandate on justice reforms. T...

Akeredolu has advised other regions in the country to adopt the Amotekun model in tackling the various security challenges confronting them.

“Those having these animals should also ranch them,” Akeredolu stated. He made the remark at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) – Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) in Ibadan. Akeredolu stressed that governors have a duty to protect all citizens, including the herders. The Ondo helmsman regretted how the usual grazing style led to several problems and conflicts over the years. He urged the federal government to assist those that want to d...

Preparations are in top gear for the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference 2021. The Annual Conference will hold from Sunday, May 23 to Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at the world-class Jogor Centre in Ibadan, Oyo State. The theme of the conference is “The role of public interest in governance in Nigeria.” Aside from the opening ceremony, a plenary session on “The imperatives of public interest in governance in Nigeria�...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 15 May 2021 Activities of commercial motorcyclists popularly known as okada riders have increasingly become a threat to Lagosians and security of Lagos, leaving the government with a daunting task of restoring sanity to the state, Afeez Hanafi writes Known for its ever-bustling economic activities, Lagos was the first and only point of destination that readily came to Ibrahim Abdullahi’s mind when he thought of leaving his hometown in Nasarawa State in sear...

By Henry Ojelu The chairman, conference planning committee Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, Monday Ubani, has said that the 4-days conference scheduled to commence on May 23 in Ibadan, Oyo State, will fully comply with the COVID-19 protocols. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Ubani said the NBA is aware of the recently announced Covid-19 protocols and movement restrictions by the federal government and has put adequate measures in place...

Views: Visits 11 Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said that the government would continue to demolish shanties across the state. Sanwo-Olu said this during the Security Stakeholders Town Hall Meeting at Ikeja, adding that the state government would also confiscate abandoned buildings. He said that the shanties, abandoned buildings and vehicles were hideouts for criminals, hence, should be tackled. Sanwo-Olu said the government had demolished several hu...

By Segun James The residents of Lagos State have asked the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to take decisive actions on some security issues to rein in what they describe as a disturbing trend. Among others, the residents of the state demanded action against what many described as the menace of commercial motorcycles, otherwise known as Okada, kidnapping, armed robbery, cult clashes, and violent assaults. In a stakeholders’ meeting on security held yesterday at the Adeyemi Bero Hall...

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu,  states that the government is committed to clean up the state by  confiscating  abandoned properties, demolishing  shanties and illegal structures in  order  to arrest  insecurity . Sanwo-Olu said this during the Security Stakeholders Town Hall Meeting at Ikeja. He said that the shanties, abandoned buildings and vehicles were hideouts for criminals, hence, should be tackled. Sanwo-Olu said the government had demolishe...

Share STAKEHOLDERS in Lagos State have urged the government to take stringent measures to address the menace of kidnapping, robbery, cult clashes and violent assaults and curb the atrocities of commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as okada riders.  In a 12-point resolution, they also urged the government to take over abandoned/uncompleted buildings immediately, as well as take control of abandoned vehicles in the nooks and seal off houses, hotels and events centres where hoodlums hibernat...