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Chairmen and Vice Chairman for the 20 local government areas and 37 local development council areas of Lagos State elected on Saturday were on Tuesday inaugurated by the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.

While the All Progressives Congress cleared all the chairmanship seats, the Peoples Democratic Party and Accord Party had seven councillors between them.

Below are the names of the elected chairmen and vice chairmen:

AGBADO OKE-ODO

AROGUN, Augustine Adeoye
Chairman
FAMUYIWA David Oladapo
Vice Chairman

AGBOYI-KETU

OLADELE Oshinowo
Chairman
MUFALIU Olatunji Okusi
Vice Chairman

AGEGE

EGUNJOBI Ganiyu Kola
Chairman
OGUNJI Abiodun Dare
Vice Chairman

AJEROMI-IFELODUN

AYOOLA Fatai Adekunle
Chairman
IGWE Apollonia Nkem
Vice Chairman

ALIMOSHO
SULAIMAN Jelili Adewale
Chairman
ADEBISI Francis Atoyebi
Vice Chairman

AMUWO ODOFIN

BURAIMOH Valentine Oluwaseyi
Chairman
IDRIS Olusegun Abubakar
Vice Chairman

APAPA IGANMU

MUHAMMED Akande Funmilayo
Chairman
BALOGUN Akeem Akanbi
Vice Chairman

APAPA

ADELE Elijah Owolabi
Chairman
GABRIEL Kevin Oluwaseun
Vice Chairman

AYOBO IPAJA

YUSUF Sakiru Adisa
Chairman
SHOBOWALE Bola Abiodun
Vice Chairman

BADAGRY

ONILUDE Olusegun Adeniran
Chairman
AKOTOMEH Gbetogo Mawhenu Andrew
Vice Chairman

BADAGRY WEST

GBENU Henugbe Joseph
Chairman
IBRAHEEM Rauf Kayode
Vice Chairman

BARIGA

ALABI Kolade David
Chairman
KUPONIYI Adeola Zainot
Vice Chairman

COKER AGUDA

AKINYEMI-OBE Medinat Omobolanle Adetutu
Chairman
KALEJAIYE Kunle Muyiwa
Vice Chairman

EGBE IDIMU

SANYAOLU Kunle Olowoopejo
Chairman
ADEBIYI Mutiu Adeniyi
Vice Chairman

EJIGBO

BELLO Monsuru Oloyede
Chairman
OLUSUNMADE Olatunde Adekunle
Vice Chairman

EPE

ADESANYA Adenola Adedoyin
Chairman
AGBADANLA Ibrahim Adebayo
Vice Chairman

EREDO

SALIU Adeniyi Rasaq
Chairman
MURITALA Wasiu
Vice Chairman

ETI-OSA EAST

OLUFUNMI Rafiu Olatunji
Chairman
BILIAMINU Samson Agunbiade
Vice Chairman

ETI-OSA

BANKOLE Kuye Adesegun Saheed
Chairman
ADETORO Alimot Adeola
Vice Chairman

IBA

OSENI Adedayo Rahmat Rachael
Chairman
YAYA Adeshola Isiaka
Vice Chairman

IBEJU LEKKI

SURAKAT Semiu Olorunkemi
Chairman
ODOFIN Jelili Adegboyega
Vice Chairman

IFAKO IJAIYE

OKE Oloruntoba
Chairman
HAMZAT Usman Akanbi
Vice Chairman

IFELODUN

AJIDAGBA Fatai Shuaib
Chairman
KOLEOSHO Olatunbosun Nurudeen
Vice Chairman

IGANDO IKOTUN

ADESINA WILLIAMS Morenike Abosede
Chairman
DADA Adewunmi Ismaila
Vice Chairman

IGBOGBO BAIYEKU

OLUSESAN Mayokun Daini
Chairman
TITILOLA Adegboyega Oladimeji
Vice Chairman

IJEDE

SALISU Fatiu Jimoh
Chairman
GBADEBO Motunrayo Adijat
Vice Chairman

IKEJA

BALOGUN Mojeed Alabi
Chairman
MAYUNGBE Yomi Musibau
Vice Chairman

IKORODU NORTH

BANJO Adeola Adebisi
Chairman
AMEEN Olawale Ibraheem
Vice Chairman

IKORODU

ADESINA Ayodeji Wasiu
Chairman
OLABANJI-OBA Folasade Florence Grace
Vice Chairman

IKORODU WEST

ADEMEHIN Olajumoke Ganiat
Chairman
DADA Gabriel Olusesan
Vice Chairman

IKOSI EJINRIN

ONANUGA Samson Adeniyi
Chairman
ODULAMI Dare David
Vice Chairman

IKOSI ISHERI

OYESANYA Abdulfatai Ayodele
Chairman
ONIKOSI Abolanle Sammy
Vice Chairman

IKOYI OBALENDE

ATANDA-Lawal Fuad Abimbola
Chairman
OGUNDIMU Kabiru Akande
Vice Chairman

IMOTA

AGORO Wasiu Kunle
Chairman
BENSON Sunday Ayodele
Vice Chairman

IRU-VICTORIA ISLAND

ADU Rasheedat Abiodun
Chairman
OGUNBIYI Olusegun Olawale
Vice Chairman

ISOLO

OLALEYE Shamsudeen Abiodun
Chairman
OLASOJU Adebayo Babatunde
Vice Chairman

ITIRE IKATE

APATIRA Ahammed Olanrewaju
Chairman
OLUGBENGA Aremu Oyebode
Vice Chairman

KOSOFE

SOFOLA Afolabi Babatunde
Chairman
AWOSOLA Emmanuel Omotuyi
Vice Chairman

LAGOS ISLAND EAST

SALAU-BASHUA Kamal Olawale
Chairman
OGBOYE Monsuru Ajibola
Vice Chairman

LAGOS ISLAND
OLUSI Tijani Adetoyese
Chairman
BASHORUN Babatunde Wadood
Vice Chairman

LAGOS MAINLAND

ESSIEN AJALA Omolola Rasheedat
Chairman
EMILAGBA Jubril Kolawole
Vice Chairman

LEKKI

OGIDAN Mukandasi Olaitan
Chairman
SAHEED Bakre Taiwo
Vice Chairman

MOSAN OKUNOLA

ADEBAJO Olabisi Doris
Chairman
OSINOWO Adedayo Ayodeji
Vice Chairman

MUSHIN

BAMIGBOYE Emmanuel Olanrewaju
Chairman
ARUWE Tunbosun Haruna
Vice Chairman

ODI-OLOWO OJUWOYE
AJALA Rasaq Olusola
Chairman
JAKANDE Oluseyi Lawal
Vice Chairman

OJO

IDOWU Rasulu Olusola
Chairman
UCHE-UBOCHI Edna Obianuju
Vice Chairman

OJODU

OLORO Julius Olumuyiwa
Chairman
OLUYADI Olubunmi Kayode
Vice Chairman

OJOKORO

TIJANI Ahmed Idowu
Chairman
SOBANDE Sesan
Vice Chairman

OLORUNDA

OLATUNDE Samson Folorunso
Chairman
BAMGBOSE Olufemi Saheed
Vice Chairman

ONIGBONGBO

OKE Francis Babatunde
Chairman
Olakanle Oladotun
Vice Chairman

ORIADE

AKINOLA HASSAN Ramotalai Olarewaju
Chairman
BADMUS Olanrewaju Moshood
Vice Chairman

ORILE AGEGE

SUNDAY Babatunde
Chairman
AKANNI Oluwatoyin Kafilat
Vice Chairman

OSHODI ISOLO

MUSE ARIYOH Bolaji Idris
Chairman
OSO Oludaisi Timothy
Vice Chairman

OTO AWORI

ASHAFA Musibau Adekunle
Chairman
Kareem Azeez Abiodun
Vice Chairman

SOMOLU

ABDUL HAMMED SALAWU
Chairman
Olubowale Sosinmi
Vice Chairman

SURULERE
AJIDE Yomi Tajudeen Yusuff
Chairman
YUSUF Bamidele Sulaiman
Vice Chairman

YABA
OMIYALE Kayode Adejare
Chairman
AILERU Bolanle Nurudeen
Vice Chairman.

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US Court Sends British-Nigerian To Seven Years In Jail Over $5m Cyber Fraud

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Oludayo Adeagbo, a British-Nigerian, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme.

According to the US Department of Justice, Adeagbo, who also goes by John Edwards and John Dayo, conspired with others to steal over $3 million from various entities in Texas, including local government bodies, construction companies, and a Houston-area college.

Adeagbo and his co-conspirators also defrauded a North Carolina university of more than $1.9 million.

The case began in August 2022 when Adeagbo and two other Nigerian citizens, Donald Echeazu, 42, and Olabanji Egbinola, 44, were extradited from the United Kingdom (UK), where they had been residing, to face charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering.

The US Department of Justice stated that the offences were committed in North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

On April 8, Adeagbo pleaded guilty in two cases against him in North Carolina and Texas for participating in a business email compromise scheme, which is also referred to as a “cyber-enabled financial fraud” scheme.

A business email compromise scheme can be initiated by scammers creating fake accounts that mimic companies a business regularly deals with.

Court records revealed that Adeagbo and his co-conspirators gathered information about significant construction projects across the United States, including a multi-million-dollar project at a university in North Carolina.

“To execute the scheme, Adeagbo, Echeazu, and others registered a domain name similar to that of the legitimate construction company in charge of the university’s project and created an email address that closely resembled that of an employee of the construction company,” the Department of Justice said.

“Using the fake email address, the fraudsters deceived and directed the university to wire a payment of more than $1.9 million to a bank account controlled by an individual working under the direction of Adeagbo and his co-conspirators.”

Adeagbo and his co-conspirators employed the same tactics in Texas, targeting local government entities and universities by impersonating construction companies. They stole over $3 million from the scheme, bringing their total haul to $5 million.

Adeagbo has been ordered to pay $942,655.03 in restitution and will serve seven years in prison.

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Trump’s Election Victory Could Derail Global Climate Action, Activists Warn

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Environmentalists are concerned that Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election could undermine global efforts to address climate change.

On Wednesday, Trump defeated Vice-President Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the US.

His win has sparked reactions from climate advocates, who fear that his return to power could weaken international climate commitments, especially as the world prepares for the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Daniel Gwary, director of arid zone studies at the University of Maiduguri, warned that Trump’s victory could dampen enthusiasm among nations attending COP29 to increase their emission reduction commitments.

Gwary cautioned that developed countries might be less inclined to provide greater financial support for loss and damage, as well as adaptation, which are key concerns for developing nations.

“He cannot continue to be in self-denial that we now have a climate emergency that requires united global action under the Paris Agreement to protect our planet,” Gwary said.

“Analysts believe that Mr Trump is likely to revise the US climate law and strike a cautious balance of staying with some commitment to reduce carbon emissions but not accepting his country to take the expected leadership of driving climate action.

“The European Union and China will have to drive the tricycle without the US under the Trump administration.”

Nnimmo Bassey, executive director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation, warned that Trump’s victory could lead to higher emissions and widen financial gaps in addressing climate change.

“It will be a sad day if Trump again pulls away from climate negotiations as he did during his first coming,” Bassey said.

“His campaign promises to ‘drill baby drill’ will also compound the climate crisis, seeing that existing oil reserves are unburnable if the world hopes to avoid catastrophic global warming.

“His victory will already damper whatever hopes some may have had on COP29, delivering any serious signals that the widening emissions and financial gaps would be narrowed.”

Faten Aggad, executive director of the African Future Policies Hub, expressed concerns about the potential consequences of Trump’s policies on Africa, particularly in relation to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which aims to enhance trade relations between the US and sub-Saharan Africa.

Aggad warned that a trade war with China could disrupt supply chains and impact access to key green technologies, making a successful green transition more difficult for developing nations.

“One of the key questions for Africa relates to the trade agenda of the Trump administration,” Aggad said.

“Specifically, how his administration will handle the negotiations around AGOA and what impact would a likely acceleration of the trade war with China have on supply chains—and, therefore, the affordability and access to key green technologies? A successful green transition hinges on trade cooperation, and the likely increased protectionism in the US, which is likely to be mimicked in the EU, is a concern.”

One of the most pressing fears surrounding Trump’s second term is the potential for a second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a treaty in which nations committed to limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

In 2017, during his first presidency, Trump announced the US’s departure from the accord, a decision that was met with global criticism.

Although Trump’s inauguration is not set until January 2025, his election has cast a shadow over the upcoming COP29, which is being billed as a “finance COP.”

The summit will see Global South countries, including those in Africa, calling for a new $1 trillion climate finance goal to help them adapt to climate change.

Mohamed Adow, founder of the climate think tank Power Shift Africa, said Trump’s victory “puts COP29 in great limbo,” noting that the world could not afford another US exit from the Paris Agreement.

He called for continued climate action and justice, as millions of vulnerable people are facing the impacts of climate change globally.

“The gavel has fallen on the US elections. The uncertainty of this election has disrupted progress in climate negotiations for months. At the Bonn session in June, developed countries were too cautious to pledge any money for climate finance,” Adow said.

“The victory of President-elect Donald Trump puts increased scrutiny on this COP.

“Baku is expected to and must deliver a clear plan for climate finance for the vulnerable communities of the world.

“Only an ambitious new finance goal in Baku will protect the current climate momentum from a potentially disastrous Trump presidency.

“This is a moment of profound apprehension in global climate diplomacy. But not one to cower from in dread.”

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga also weighed in, emphasizing the importance of US leadership in providing grants-based climate finance to meet the adaptation and mitigation needs of developing countries.

“Actions of the United States on climate change at home and globally will shape how Africa, a continent that is least responsible for the climate crisis yet suffering most from climate impacts, will navigate its development path, deliver energy access to over 600 million people who are without electricity access today,” Odinga said.

“Climate negotiations at COP29 in Baku, coming on the back of US elections, is a perfect opportunity for the US to step up and be a global steward of the planet.”

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National Grid Instability Will Persist Until Repairs Are Completed — TCN

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says instability in the national grid will likely persist as the system undergoes repairs after another round of shutdown.

The national grid collapsed again on Thursday, the second time in 72 hours, leaving the country in darkness.

Providing updates on the incident in a statement, Ndidi Mbah, general manager of public affairs at TCN, said the grid experienced a disturbance at approximately 11:29 am, caused by a sudden rise in frequency from 50.33Hz to 51.44Hz.

She said the frequency surge was triggered by issues at one of its substations, which was then shut down to prevent further complications.

“Recovery efforts began immediately, and the Abuja Axis was restored within 28 minutes. Recovery is still ongoing,” the statement reads.

Mbah said the TCN is actively engaged in significant repair work on several critical transmission lines and substations.

The facilities, according to Mbah, include the 330kV transmission lines along the Shiroro-Mando axis, major upgrades at the Jebba transmission substation, and the restoration of the second Ugwuaji-Apir 330kV transmission line.

The public affairs manager said following the submission of the investigative report on the causes of previous grid collapses, TCN has started working to address the identified weaknesses in the transmission system.

Mbah said efforts are afoot to address the gaps outlined in the report and to strengthen the grid’s overall stability and resilience.

“These efforts include both technical upgrades and strategic interventions based on the committee’s recommendations,” she added.

“However, it is important to note that while these repairs and improvements are underway, some degree of instability in the system is likely to persist until all major works are completed.”

Mbah, acknowledging the impact of the disruptions, appealed to the public for their patience and understanding during the challenging period.

She reaffirmed the company’s commitment to improving the reliability of electricity supply, acknowledging the crucial role that stable power has in supporting Nigeria’s socio-economic growth.

The TCN official also assured the public that all necessary measures are being taken to secure the grid’s long-term stability, following the investigative committee’s recommendations.

She added that the transmission company is addressing infrastructure issues, including damage from vandalised transmission lines.

On October 5, the grid experienced a collapse – the ninth time in 2024.

TCN had blamed a series of lines and generator trippings for the instability of the grid and a partial disturbance.

On October 17, Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, said the frequent system failure at the national grid is inevitable due to the outdated infrastructure.

Adelabu also said the country will continue to experience grid disturbances until there is a complete overhaul of the system.

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