Politics

MERANDA STEPPED DOWN AS SPEAKER DURING PEACE MEETING, CLAIMS OBASA The ousted speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has claimed that the speaker of the House, Mojisola Meranda, had stepped down as the parliament leader. Obasa stated this on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today. The embattled lawmaker said Meranda resigned at …

GOWON, WRITE YOUR OWN BOOK, ABARIBE TELLS FORMER MILITARY LEADER The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has advised former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, to write a book chronicling his experiences as a former leader of the country and revealing the truth about the 1966 coup, as former President Ibrahim Babangida has …

WE REJECT OBASA IN TOTALITY – LAGOS LAWMAKERS Thirty-six members of the Lagos State House of Assembly loyal to Mojisola Meranda on Thursday reaffirmed that the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker was final, declaring Meranda as the legitimate leader of the House. The lawmakers convened at the Assembly garden, maintaining their stance based on their February 17 vote of …

OBASA STORMS LAGOS ASSEMBLY, SAYS HE REMAINS THE SPEAKER Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has announced that he has resumed his position as the leader of the parliament, Obasa made the declaration on Thursday after arriving at the Assembly complex with police and State Security Service (SSS) personnel, marking his first return since his …

MASSOB SLAMS FANI-KAYODE OVER COMMENTS ON 1966 COUP The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has condemned former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode over his recent claim that the January 15, 1966, coup was orchestrated by the Igbo. MASSOB said it condemned Fani-Kayode’s “bold, empty claim and assertion that former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, …

NEW TWIST IN LAGOS ASSEMBLY AS POLICE RESTORES OBASA’S SECURITY DETAILS, WITHDRAWS MERANDA’S ESCORTS Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa who was impeached as speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly on January 13, 2025, is set to return. His security details have been restored just as those of Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, have been withdrawn. Meranda was Obasa’s deputy before the …

TOTAL SHAMELESSNESS – EL-RUFAI FIRES BACK AT RENO OMOKRI Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has hit back at ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri, following allegations that he played a role in the genocide of Southern Kaduna Christians. Omokri had accused El-Rufai of enabling violence and demolishing the homes of political opponents while in office. He also referenced El-Rufai’s controversial past …

I INHERITED N8.9BN DEBT AS APC CHAIRMAN – GANDUJE Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disclosed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) under his leadership, inherited a debt burden of N8.9 billion. Ganduje revealed this in Abuja while speaking at the ongoing National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC. According to …

TRUMP THREATENS 25% TARIFF ON EU, SAYS BLOC WAS FORMED TO SCREW USA Donald Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs on the EU “very soon” and claimed the bloc was “formed in order to screw the United States”. The US president made the remarks while holding his first cabinet meeting at the White House since his inauguration in …

I CHALLENGE ANY LAWYER TO SHOW ME WHERE COURT REINSTATED SACKED OSUN LG CHAIRMEN – OKUTEPA A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jubril Okutepa has challenged any lawyer to quote any section of the Court of Appeal judgement that ordered the reinstatement of the sacked Osun council chairmen. Speaking on Arise TV News Night on Tuesday evening, the SAN said the …