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DRAMA IN LAGOS ASSEMBLY AS OBASA FILES CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST MERANDA, MOVES TO REMOVE HER NAME AS FORMER SPEAKER An Ikeja High Court has extended the hearing of the suit filed by reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to March 17, as fresh fraud allegations emerge in the ongoing legal battle. Obasa, who was impeached …

OVER SEVEN MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES SHUT DOWN IN TWO YEARS — NESG The harsh economic environment led to the closure of about 30 percent of Micro and Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, amounting to about 7.2 million of the country’s estimated 24 million MSMEs, between 2023 and 2024, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has stated. Chief Economist and …

2025 GLOBAL FIREPOWER INDEX: NIGERIAN MILITARY RANKED 31ST, 3RD IN AFRICA The 2025 global firepower review considered 145 world powers (nations) with a perfect index of 0.0000. The report indicates that the USA maintained the number one position in global power strength with a 0.744 index, Russia came second with 0.0788, and China third with a 0.0788 index. According to …

FUBARA, WIKE, OTHER GOVERNORS BREAK FAST WITH TINUBU IN ASO ROCK As part of the Ramadan fasting, President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting an Iftar ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he is playing host to the embattled Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, his estranged godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, as well as …

PRESIDENCY DISAGREES WITH CATHOLIC BISHOPS OVER STATE OF NATION, SAYS GOVT MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION The Presidency has likened the warning of Catholic Bishops on the state of the nation to “snippets from an outdated book”. In his opening address at the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in 2025, CBCN President, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru, warned that youth …

DUBEM ONYIA, FORMER MINISTER, DIES AT 73 Dubem Onyia, a former minister of state for foreign affairs, has passed away at 73. A source close to the late Onyia said he passed away in Abuja on Monday. Onyia, from Enugu state, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999 but resigned to serve as Minister of State for Foreign …

LG AUTONOMY: ALGON DRAGS FG, STATES TO COURT OVER FAAC SHARING The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria has taken legal action against the Federal Government on the implementation of local government autonomy. In a suit registered as FHC/ABJ/05/353/2025 at a Federal High Court in Abuja, ALGON is demanding the inclusion of local government councils in the Federation Account Allocation …

WHY I DUMPED APC FOR SDP – EL-RUFAI Former Kaduna State Governor and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has officially resigned from the party, citing deep-seated concerns over its trajectory and leadership In a statement released Monday, El-Rufai lamented the decline of the APC from its founding ideals, accusing the party’s current leadership …

RIVERS ASSEMBLY ORDERS RSIEC CHAIRMAN’S ARREST OVER MISSED SUMMON The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued an arrest warrant for Justice Adolphus Enebeli (Rtd), Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. This action follows Enebeli’s failure to comply with a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before the Assembly. The Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, seeks to question Enebeli …

RESIGN OR BE IMPEACHED, RIVERS APC CHAIRMAN, TONY OKOCHA, TELLS FUBARA Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has asked Governor Siminalayi Fubara to choose between resignation and impeachment. Speaking at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, on Monday, Okocha described Fubara’s invitation of pro-Wike members of the Rivers House of Assembly to a meeting as …