By Segun James
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has stated that the state Mobile Courts arrested, arraigned and convicted 62,477 traffic offenders in the state in one year.
Onigbanjo, while briefing journalists on the stewardship of his ministry, noted that during the period under review, 62,477 persons had faced the law over various traffic offences such as the use of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane, street trading, driving against traffic, willful obstruction as well as violation of the COVID-19 regulations.
According to him, “The Mobile Courts sit on Saturdays at different locations across the state and deals with cases of violators of COVID-19 regulations.”
LG Polls: Oyo APC drags Makinde, OYSIEC to court
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By Colletta Smith
image captionParmod Kalia went to jail for six months
A father-of-four who hid his prison sentence from his closest family is one of two more former sub-postmasters whose convictions have been quashed.
Parmod Kalia s mother and sister knew nothing of his 20-year nightmare after being accused of theft.
Former Post Office worker Oyeteju Adedayo also had her name cleared on Friday at Southwark Crown Court.
A total of 47 people have now been cleared in the UK s most widespread miscarriage of justice.
Hundreds more are now expected to have their names cleared as they were prosecuted based on evidence from the flawed Horizon system the Post Office installed in branches.
…Edigin hails reforms, sustained partnership
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed the outgoing Edo State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Esther Edigin for her contribution to the peace and development of the state, pledging that his government will sustain ongoing reforms in the judiciary.
Obaseki made the pledge when he received Justice Edigin who was on a valedictory visit to the governor at the Government House, Benin City.
Edigin, who will be retiring on Monday, May 17, 2021, was sworn-in as the seventh substantive Chief Judge of Edo State on Friday, November 22, 2019, following the retirement of Hon. Justice Esohe Ikponmwen from the state’s public service.