Police kill cultist, arrest two while trying to rob Lagos House member

Armed youth said to be cultists numbering over 50, were at the weekend said to have attacked a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Kazeem Aliyu, at Coker Junction, along the Orile and Aguda area of the state.

The cultists had intercepted his car along the road, attacking him with guns and cutlasses and were in the process of gaining access into the vehicle before security personnel came to his rescue. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Dolapo Badmus, said the police had an exchange of gunfire with the cultists and succeeded in killing one and arresting the other.

She revealed, “The command received a distress call that Kazeem Aliyu, a member of the House of Representatives was being attached at Coker Junction, a boundary between Orile and Aguda by come suspected cultists.

“The cultists, numbering about 50, were robbing him with guns, cutlasses and knives when a convoy of policemen from Aguda, Bode Thomas and Surulere responded.

“Backed up with operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, and Operation Mesa (OPMESA) and during the exchange of fire, one of the cultists was brought down and another arrested.

“The corpse has been deposited in the mortuary and the command is still on the trail of the fleeing suspects while investigation is ongoing.”

-DP

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Obasa emerges as Lagos HOA speaker

Fourth term member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and representative of Agege Constituency 1, Mudashiru Obasa, was on Monday elected as the Speaker for the eighth session of the State Assembly. Surprisingly, Obasa was proposed as the Speaker by one of his major contenders, Moshood Oshun, representing Lagos Mainland Constituency 2. Obasa accepted the nomination at exactly 11:15am Monday.

Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni was nominated and approved for the position of Deputy Speaker of the House by another lawmaker, Gbolahan Yishawu, representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2. Eshilokun-Sanni, who has a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy and was a member of the House between 1999 and 2003, returned to the House 12 years after taking up various political offices including as Local Government chairman in Lagos State.

Minutes before the election of principal officers, the House was inaugurated by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who said he was doing so as required of him by the Nigerian constitution.
Oshun’s motion was seconded by Sola Giwa, a fresh lawmaker for the Lagos Island Constituency 2.

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Obasa emerges as Lagos HOA speaker

Fourth term member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and representative of Agege Constituency 1, Mudashiru Obasa, was on Monday elected as the Speaker for the eighth session of the State Assembly. Surprisingly, Obasa was proposed as the Speaker by one of his major contenders, Moshood Oshun, representing Lagos Mainland Constituency 2. Obasa accepted the nomination at exactly 11:15am Monday.

Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni was nominated and approved for the position of Deputy Speaker of the House by another lawmaker, Gbolahan Yishawu, representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2. Eshilokun-Sanni, who has a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy and was a member of the House between 1999 and 2003, returned to the House 12 years after taking up various political offices including as Local Government chairman in Lagos State.

Minutes before the election of principal officers, the House was inaugurated by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who said he was doing so as required of him by the Nigerian constitution.
Oshun’s motion was seconded by Sola Giwa, a fresh lawmaker for the Lagos Island Constituency 2.

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Lagos Assembly Honours Honest Airport Cleaner

After many weeks of commending Miss Josephine Ugwu, the cleaner who returned the sum of N12 million in foreign currencies she found at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, western Nigeria, to the Airport security in January this year, the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday honoured her at a plenary.

Miss Ugwu honoured the invitation by the House and attended the sitting with some of her friends and co-workers. Deputy Speaker, Kolawole Taiwo who presided over the sitting, presented a letter of commendation and an undisclosed sum of money to Miss Ugwu. The letter and the monetary gift were “for her act of honesty and patriotism for returning the sum N12 million on Friday, 23 January, 2015.”

The Deputy Speaker also thanked Ugwu for leveraging the image of Nigeria through her honest act.According to the letter, her action is a great inspiration to many who believe in the future of Nigeria.

“Your conduct has positively affected the image of Nigeria internationally. It is an act worthy of emulation. Because of this we decided to hold a special parliamentary session to celebrate your honesty, integrity, uprightness, sincerity, truthfulness and patriotism. We truly believe in you,” the letter stated.

One of the lawmakers at the sitting, Segun Olulade, while commending her earlier, urged the House to give Ugwu employment in the Assembly or recommend her to the state governor for employment to encourage other Nigerians to emulate her.

Also contributing, Rotimi Olowo, another lawmaker, added that the state government should honour her by naming any state institution or monument after her to drive home the need for honesty and integrity among the youths in the country.

Deputy Whip of the House, Rotimi Abiru, said he was very happy that his motion on Ugwu has seen the light of the day. Abiru congratulated Ugwu, who he called a great lady, for being a proud Nigerian who has demonstrated to the world that there is hope for Nigeria as nation.

Thanking the House for the gesture, Ugwu said she was very happy. “I never expected that I will be honoured to be in this Assembly let alone being recognised and honoured by this institution,” she said while adding that she was only doing her duty according to the rules of the organisation she works with and according to the training she received from her parents.

“My family trained me not take anything that does not belong to me. “I also want to prove to the world that Nigeria is a good country with people of integrity unlike the wrong impression they have about the country,” she said, adding that this was the third time since December 2014 that she would be returning money left behind by passengers to the airport security.

-PM News

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Lagos Assembly Honours Honest Airport Cleaner

After many weeks of commending Miss Josephine Ugwu, the cleaner who returned the sum of N12 million in foreign currencies she found at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, western Nigeria, to the Airport security in January this year, the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday honoured her at a plenary.

Miss Ugwu honoured the invitation by the House and attended the sitting with some of her friends and co-workers. Deputy Speaker, Kolawole Taiwo who presided over the sitting, presented a letter of commendation and an undisclosed sum of money to Miss Ugwu. The letter and the monetary gift were “for her act of honesty and patriotism for returning the sum N12 million on Friday, 23 January, 2015.”

The Deputy Speaker also thanked Ugwu for leveraging the image of Nigeria through her honest act.According to the letter, her action is a great inspiration to many who believe in the future of Nigeria.

“Your conduct has positively affected the image of Nigeria internationally. It is an act worthy of emulation. Because of this we decided to hold a special parliamentary session to celebrate your honesty, integrity, uprightness, sincerity, truthfulness and patriotism. We truly believe in you,” the letter stated.

One of the lawmakers at the sitting, Segun Olulade, while commending her earlier, urged the House to give Ugwu employment in the Assembly or recommend her to the state governor for employment to encourage other Nigerians to emulate her.

Also contributing, Rotimi Olowo, another lawmaker, added that the state government should honour her by naming any state institution or monument after her to drive home the need for honesty and integrity among the youths in the country.

Deputy Whip of the House, Rotimi Abiru, said he was very happy that his motion on Ugwu has seen the light of the day. Abiru congratulated Ugwu, who he called a great lady, for being a proud Nigerian who has demonstrated to the world that there is hope for Nigeria as nation.

Thanking the House for the gesture, Ugwu said she was very happy. “I never expected that I will be honoured to be in this Assembly let alone being recognised and honoured by this institution,” she said while adding that she was only doing her duty according to the rules of the organisation she works with and according to the training she received from her parents.

“My family trained me not take anything that does not belong to me. “I also want to prove to the world that Nigeria is a good country with people of integrity unlike the wrong impression they have about the country,” she said, adding that this was the third time since December 2014 that she would be returning money left behind by passengers to the airport security.

-PM News

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