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  • LCC Trustees seek order against consent judgment

    LCC Trustees seek order against consent judgment

    A new twist has been introduced into the crisis in the Lagos Country Club as the registered trustees have filed a suit seeking to set aside all court orders obtained against them by aggrieved members.

    The application would be heard on October 30 by  Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Lagos Federal High Court, Ikoyi.

    In their suit number FHC/CS/1886/2024 brought by Motion on Notice and dated September 1, 2025 filed by their team of lawyers led by Emmanuel Sukore, the registered trustees, now applicants, are seeking four orders from the court.

    The trustees, in particular, are seeking an order for an injunction restraining the plaintiffs/respondents from executing the consent judgment obtained on July 16, 2024 or from putting it into effect.

    They also asked the court for “an order setting aside the Notice of Discontinuance filed against them dated  July 8, 2025 and striking out the same’; an order setting aside the Terms of Settlement dated on July 8, 2025 ”; and an order setting aside the Consent judgment entered into on 16 July 16, 2024.”

    Their application is based on 16 grounds.

    They are also praying the court for an injunction restraining the plaintiff/respondent from executing the consent judgment or from putting it into effect and/or taking steps or further steps to implement the said  judgment in any manner whatsoever pending the final determination of the instant motion so as not to constitute a fait accompli.

    They also asked for any other order as the  court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.

    The 16 grounds upon which the suit was brought were that the suit was fixed for  July 15, 2025 which turned out to be a public holiday in honour of Late Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.

    They averred that the  applicants did not know that the case was called on July 16, 2025 until recently when their counsel  informed them and that a consent judgment was entered.

    They claimed that the time within which to file a defence by all the parties having expired, the plaintiff required leave to discontinue against any defendant, pursuant to the Provisions of Order 50 Rule 2(1) and (3) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019.

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    They averred that the notice of discontinuance is incompetent and bound to be struck out upon the applicants’ application, ex-debito jusitiae.

    They contended that the applicants had no notice of the terms of settlement.

    They averred that the terms of settlement and the consent judgment adversely affect the applicants’ interest in this suit without their being heard.

     According to them, the matters beng decided in the Consent Judgment are sub-judice in this suit and sister cases of Suit No’ FHC/L/CS/1704/2024 E. Ademosu vs. The Registered Trustees of the Lagos Country Club & Ors , Suit No: FHC/L/CS/1792/2024 B.AM Fashanu vs. The Registered Trustees of the Lagos Country Club & ors And Suit No. FHC/L/CS/657/2025 Timmy Kolawole vs. The Registered Trustees of the Lagos Country Club & Ors. in which the applicants are also parties and the  court was misled into granting the said consent judgement.

     They averred  that pending applications in this suit were not determined and that the applicants remain parties in this suit as well as the other sister suits and has aligned itself with the applicants in the sister suits that supports its position as court sanctioned Caretaker Committee of LCC.

    They contended that there is an order that the status-quo be maintained in two  of the said cases pending  but the Terms of Settlement and Consent Judgment prejudice this suit against the applicants and those other cases in which they are parties as well which makes the Terms of Settlement and Consent Judgment in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1886/2024 against them fraudulent and illegal.

    They averred that the Notice of Discontinuance and Terms of Settlement constitutes an abuse of court process.

    They also stated that the Notice of Discontinuance and/or the Consent Judgment amount to a denial of the applicants’ right to fair hearing guaranteed under Section 36 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.

    They averred that the applicants are entitled to have, ex-debito justitiae, the Consent Judgment set-aside.

    They averred that  unless the plaintiff/respondent is restrained from executing the Consent Judgment and/or taking any steps or any further steps in implementing or putting into effect the Consent Judgment on or before the hearing of the instant motion, any decision made by this Honourable Court will be rendered nugatory and the Applicant’s application will constitute a “fait accompli.”

    They affirmed that the subsisting interim order of injunction granted by this Honourable Court on 23/10/2024 by the proceedings of this court on 6/11/2024 for the status quo to continue to remain pending the hearing of ail the other applications to the Originating Summons.

      The defendant/applicant affirmed that the Honourable Court cannot sit on appeal over its own interim orders

    or judgment or render the orders it made in vain, in other not to ridicule his own orders or in any way bring the Administration of Justice into disrepute by the disobedience of the Orders of this Honourable Court by the Plaintiff/Respondent and other Defendants that surreptitiously signed

    the terms of settlement.

    . They further stated that plaintiff in the instant suit cannot be allowed to approbate and reprobate at the same time in the presentation of its case before this Honourable Court.  

  • Lagos Country Club aligns with good governance- President

    Lagos Country Club aligns with good governance- President

    Lagos Country Club (LCC) has no political party or candidate of choice but only aligns itself with good governance, the president,  Seyi Adewunmi, has said.

    Adewunmi, who is the 25th president of the Club, made the statement at the club’s 76th anniversary gala night.

    He assured that the club will support any candidate or party that is willing to provide good governance for the common benefit of everybody in the society. “We are not aligning to any political party; we are only aligning to good governance,” he said.

    He noted that the founding fathers of the Lagos Country Club envisioned a club that would exist endlessly, meaning that one management will succeed another till eternity.

    “In doing that, it has guided a lot of things that the club has done, starting from acquiring the location. This club used to be a corner where pilots used to hang out when they wanted to fly out of Nigeria. Eventually, they got this place as a permanent location. And ever since then, it has become a beehive of activities ranging from sporting activities to social events and a very fantastic platform for networking. So, it is quite strategic and the founding fathers thought well ahead of time to be able to achieve this,” he said.

    On his advice to those coming after him, he said: “First, they should join the club, try to understand and learn the norms, processes, and procedures of the club before they can aspire to serve at the level of president, because we learn a lot of things.

    There are so many unwritten codes that you need to learn. You must learn to entrench the culture of the club. For example, this is a family club, and once you join, your wife and children automatically become members of the club. So, you may not find all of those things written anywhere, but they are entrenched in our culture as a family club.”

    Speaking about measures in place to sustain the vision of the founding fathers, he said the club ensures that the club has a functional constitution.

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    “Once you have a solid constitution, it guides the behaviours, the conduct, and the activities of everything that we do around here. So, the constitution is supreme to every single member of the club.”

    Also, Chairman, Board of Trustees LCC, Aare Kola Oyefeso, noted that with over 15,000 nominal members, a few hiccups are expected but stated that the club had outgrown such challenges.

    “There are no challenges that are beyond the club. Over the past 76 years, there have been tremendous developments,” he said.

    He said the club has grown exponentially. “When we joined the club 47 years ago, there was only one section and that was the bar, but today, we have 11 sections and there is no game that is not in the club,” he said.

    He noted that the club’s contributions to the country’s economy are unquantifiable. “We have professionals from every field of human endeavours. We have several industrialists here. We don’t blow our trumpet, but our members have contributed immensely to Nigeria’s economy,” he said.

    To keep the club going, he stated that members must maintain the constitution of the club, which is the grundnorm that everybody must subscribe to.

    On what should be done to sustain the club’s achievements, he also said: “Whatever we have done to raise the club to this standard, we must continue with it. We must continue to encourage members to obey the rules and regulations of the club.”

  • Lagos country club fetes children with swimming fiesta

    Lagos country club fetes children with swimming fiesta

    To mark this year’s edition of Children’s Day, the Lagos Country Club Ikeja organised a swimming fiesta.

    Organised by the swimming section of the club, the event was well attended by children, parents and guests. 

    Competing for medals in the various events were children of different age categories. With cheers from family and friends, the young swimmers enthusiastically took to the water, competing in freestyle, breaststroke and water polo.

    Some of the winners are Thana Shuaib, Temide Amure and Timi Sesan (Girls, 7 Years and Under – Freestyle): Adesuwa Genesis and Lonah Temilayo (Boys, 7 Years and Under – Freestyle): Grace Igbenabor, Olateru Akinsola and Tamilore Akinsola (Girls, 8–10 Years – Freestyle): Ladi Sesan, Ogunnusi Telesfore and Adrian Shuaib (tie) and Ogunmu. Oladuwakishi Ajayi(Boys, 8–10 Years – Freestyle): and Annabel Ogunnusi, Mosopeoluwa Ogunnaike and Teniola Ajayi (Girls, 11–13 Years – Freestyle).

    However, aside from the sport, the atmosphere was livened up with good music, food and drinks. And to wrap up the swimming fiesta, adults later competed.

    The Chairman of the Swimming Section, Ayodeji Oshikoya, highlighted that the occassion was to celebrate children, an integral demographic of the family club.

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    “This is our own way of celebrating with the children,” Oshikoya said.

    “Lagos Country Club is a family-oriented club where children and adults are equally recognized. Today, we’ve created an environment for everyone to come together and enjoy. During the competition, all the contestants are considered winners. There are no losers because we are one big family. It’s not just about the sport, but about coming together to celebrate families, recognize talents, and share happy moments.”

    The sponsor of the event, Wale Fafore, a member of the Club who is also the Chief Executive Officer of CinqTech, and oil and gas services firm, emphasized the importance of engaging children in meaningful activities.

    “Swimming is one of the most important sports in the world,” Fafore said.

     “We’re doing this on Children’s Day not just to celebrate them, but to inspire them to develop interest in sports. This is also our way of giving back to society. We all know that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Sports keep children focused and reduce the chances of them getting involved in social vices.”

    Founded in 1949, the Lagos Country Club Ikeja is one of Nigeria’s foremost sports and family clubs.

  • Lagos Country Club inaugurates Caretaker Committee

    Lagos Country Club inaugurates Caretaker Committee

    A New Caretaker Committee has been inaugurated by the Lagos Country Club.

     The Committee which is expected to pilot the affairs of the club has the mandate to ensure that an elected executive be in place within two months. The Committee was recently appointed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of members of the club.

    The ceremony, which was witnessed by a large turnout of members, was  performed by Mr. Tajudeen Akande and Arc. Funmi Bamkole,  both past Presidents of the Club.

    The 13-member Committee, which is led by Mr. Adewole Gege, an astute Manager and outstanding administrator as chairman, also has Adetayo Adegboye as Secretary; and Harris Isa-Olawole as Legal Adviser.

    Other members of the Committee sworn-in include the Chairmen of the 10 Sections;  Ayodeji Oshikoya (Swimming); Barr. Nimota Omope (Tennis); Abiodun Bamgbade (Table Tennis);  Semoore Badejo (Squash); Tunde Thani (Scrabble); Unbiased Azeez (Badminton);  Princess Tola Oladoyin (Other Games);  Kunbi Akin-Taylor (Darts); Tomi Olurinola (Snooker/Billiards); and Augustine Elugbaju (Aerobics/Taekwondo).

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    Inaugurating the Committee, Mr. Akande charged them to work assiduously to uphold their Oaths of Office.

    He encouraged members to tow the path of peace amidst the crisis in the Club, stressing that “this is the beginning of the end of the crisis.” 

    Akande told members to continue to conduct themselves in a manner that demonstrates that they are for peace, progress, and stability of the Club.

    In his acceptance speech, the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee,  Mr. Adewole Gege promised that the Committee would do all within its power to discharge its responsibilities within the stipulated time.

    Founded in 1949, Lagos Country Club Ikeja is one of Nigeria’s foremost sports and family clubs.

  • Lagos Country Club moves to resolve leadership crisis

    Lagos Country Club moves to resolve leadership crisis

    As part of the efforts to resolve the protracted leadership crisis, the Lagos Country Club (LCC), has raised a Caretaker Committee to oversee the affairs of the club and organise elections into the various vacant positions within two months.

    This resolution was taken by the members during an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Thursday.

    The 160 members who were at the crucial meeting voted overwhelmingly to constitute a Caretaker Committee.

    The Caretaker Committee, which comprises Mr. Adewole Gege as Chairman; Mr Adetayo Adegboye as Secretary; Barr Olawole Harris Isa as Legal Adviser as well as the Chairmen of the Ten Sections of the Club, will be sworn in on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

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    The Gege-led committee would replace the former Caretaker Committee set up on the basis of a Consent Judgement to administer the Club for a three-month tenure, which would expire on Friday, October 11,  2024.

    Recall that the club had been embroiled in an internal crisis, which led to several court cases. But on July 3, 2024, Justice A Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos delivered a Consent Judgement after the cases were harmonised and the aggrieved parties decided to tow the path of reconciliation.  

    The consent judgement stipulated the formation of a Caretaker Committee to take charge of managing the affairs Club according to the constitution for 90 days. Within that period, members alleged to have committed infractions were to face the Disciplinary Committee,  after which the decision of the Caretaker Committee on the Report of the exercise would be forwarded to an Extraordinary General Meeting of members for ratification. The consent judgement also ordered that the caretaker committee conduct an election of officers into the Management Council to oversee the day to day running of the club.

  • Lagos Country Club passes vote of no confidence on interim management board

    Lagos Country Club passes vote of no confidence on interim management board

    The Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, Lagos, has passed a vote of no confidence on the Interim Management Board and dissolved it with immediate effect.

    The decision was reached at an extraordinary general meeting of the club convened by Lekan Saka Bello and co-convened by Francis Ofordu on Thursday night.

    The motion which was number five on the list of  seven motions raised at the meeting got 152 votes for and one against.

    The first motion said the trustees of the Lagos Country Club have no power under  the constitution of the Lagos Country Club to suspend the management council of the Lagos Country Club who are duly elected into office by members of the club. The motion received 148 votes and nil against.

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    Members voted 149 for and 1 against the second motion  that the trustees have no power under the constitution of the club to suspend the management council of the Lagos Country Club and inaugurate  as a replacement an interim management board to carry out the duties and functions of the management Council as provided  by the constitution of the Lagos Country Club.

    The third motion followed similar pattern with members voting 153 for and two against the motion that the trustees have no power under the constitution of the club to suspend the management  council of the Lagos Country Club  and inaugurate as a replacement an interim management board to carry out the duties and functions of the management council as provided by the constitution of the Lagos Country Club without the consent, approval and ratification of the members of the club at a duly called general meeting for same purpose.

    The fourth motion that the constitution and inauguration of the interim management board amounts to an imposition on the members and the club contrary to the provisions of the constitution relating to constitution of the body responsible for the day –to-day management of the club and it is therefore unconstitutional, illegal null and void saw members voting 154 for and two against.

    The sixth and seventh motions that a vote of confidence be passed on the management council and all officers there in without exceptions and  that all petitions and litigation actions do not have the support of the members of the club and are to be withdrawn  forthwith without delay got 154 votes  for  against one and 143 votes for and two against respectively.

  • Dignitaries storm Lagos Country Club for New Year party

    Dignitaries storm Lagos Country Club for New Year party

    A long list of dignitaries from different walks of life gathered for a special New Year party hosted by the executive of the Lagos Country Club.

    The dignitaries led by Seyi Adewunmi, president of the Lagos Country Club, also had the presence of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi, and billionaire businessman, Sir Adebutu Kessington.

    Also in attendance were Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Honourable James Faleke, member of the House of Representatives representing Ikeja Federal Constituency; and Chairman House Committee on Finance, Brigadier General Adegoke Adetuyi, Commander, 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army; and Dr. Gabriel Ogbecie, OON, Managing Director/ Chief Executive, Rainoil Group of Companies.

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    Members of the Lagos Country Club had a great time on Friday, January 26 as King Sunny Ade and his African Beats took over the bandstand for the club’s 2024 New Year Party. The musical icon, who has been a constant feature in the club’s Annual New Year Party thrilled attendees at this year’s edition.

    The New Year Party, which is the foremost family club’s signature event, was introduced about three decades ago to herald the New Year and enable members to bond in an atmosphere of love and fun.

  • Why Lagos Country Club stands out, by president

    Why Lagos Country Club stands out, by president

    The Lagos Country Club has said it stands taller than other social clubs in Nigeria for ensuring commitment to members’ welfare.

    The club’s committee stated this during its visit to the corporate head office of Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation Newspapers, yesterday in Mushin, Lagos Mainland.

    Its President, Seyi Adewunmi, who spoke on behalf of the committee, said the club was poised to making life enjoyable for its members.

    He highlighted the distinct advantages that made the club outstanding, assuring that potential members would get unparalleled benefits from the esteemed social club.

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    Adewunmi said the club was not just for fun but for other bigger benefits, such as networking and getting better opportunities in careers and businesses.

    He explained that the club was for high-profile individuals who must have attained lofty heights in their chosen careers.

    “It is a private membership club and people admitted must have attained a particular level in their careers or businesses,” he added.

    According to him, once a member of a family joins the Lagos Country Club, the other members of the family automatically enjoy membership benefits.

  • Why Lagos Country Club stands out in Nigeria, by Adewunmi

    Why Lagos Country Club stands out in Nigeria, by Adewunmi

    The Lagos Country Club has said that no other social clubs in Nigeria can be compared with it in terms of its commitment to members’ welfare.

    The Club committee made this known on Wednesday, November 29, during its courtesy visit to the headquarters of The Nation Newspaper.

    The Club’s president, Seyi Adewunmi, who spoke on behalf of the committee, said the club is geared towards making life enjoyable for its members.

    He highlighted the distinct advantages that stand the club out as he assured potential members of the unparalleled benefits of joining their esteemed social club.

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    Adewunmi stressed that the club is not just for fun but for other bigger benefits such as networking and getting better opportunities in careers and businesses.

    He further stated that the club is for high-profile individuals who have attained a lofty height in their different fields.

    He added: “It is a private membership club and people admitted must have attained a particular level in their careers or businesses.”

    According to him, once a member of the family joins the club, automatically, the rest of the family would enjoy the benefits attached to it.

  • Lagos Country Club hosts maiden edition of Squash Tournament

    Lagos Country Club hosts maiden edition of Squash Tournament

    Lagos Country Club is hosting the maiden edition of the SIAO Annual Closed, Club Invitational & PSA-rated Squash Tournament which started with the Closed Tournament (Men & Veteran) on Tuesday.

    Venue is Squash Section of Lagos Country Club, Ikeja.

    The competition is powered by SIAO.

    The Club Invitational

    (Men & Veteran) segment of the tournament holds between

    Friday 17th November and Saturday, 18th November, 2023 while the PSA Tournament & Female Exhibition matches) (Professional)

    PSA holds Mon 13th November – Saturday 18th November, 2023.

    All finals are to be played on Saturday, 18th November.

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    Over 90 professional squash players, according to Sir Semoore Badejo, Chairman, Squash Section, Lagos Country Club, registered for the competition, saying this will improve their global rankings in the World Squash ladder.

    Badejo listed 16 participating clubs from across the country to include

    Apapa Club, Ibadan Recreational Club, Obafemi Awolowo University Club,

    Ikoyi Club, Unilag Senior Staff Club, Police College, Eko Club, Ivory Club,

    Lagos State Public Service Club, Benin Club, Yellow Dot Club, O’Trafford Squash Club, Port Harcourt Club, Charlie’s Fitness Centre, Makurdi Squash Club,

    and Lagos Country Club.

    “This is one squash tournament you should not miss. From start to finish, it’s excitement all the way”, he added.