Politics

IMPEACHED SPEAKER OBASA TAKES TO LAGOS STREETS, DRAWS MASSIVE CROWD The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday, took to the streets of Lagos, drawing cheers from a large number of supporters. The development comes just a day after security forces took over the state House of Assembly complex in a controversial manner. Obasa, …

TRUMP DEPORTS 85 NIGERIANS, 201 IN DETENTION The United States has commenced deportation proceedings for Nigerian nationals, with 85 individuals set to arrive in Lagos, while 201 others remain in detention. The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed concerns over the process, calling for a more humane approach. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a …

NEWLY ELECTED LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER UNDER PRESSURE TO RESIGN AS DSS STORM OFFICE Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, may resign today, according to sources. This is just as officials of the Directorate of State Service (DSS) allegedly stormed her office sealing it in the process. Sources said armed security personnel have taken over the premises …

PDP DISMISSES FORGERY ALLEGATION AGAINST UDE-OKOYE, SAYS AGENTS OF APC STILL AT WORK The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to a court ruling ordering an investigation into its primary election guidelines over allegations of forgery. BACKGROUND The PDP has recently been embroiled in a leadership crisis with Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Udeh-Okoye laying claim to the position of national …

LABOUR PARTY ZONES 2027 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO SOUTH EAST The Labour Party says it has no regret in fielding a southeasterner in the person of Peter Obi as its 2023 presidential candidate despite agitations for zoning to other regions from some quarters. This is as it declared readiness to support the Igbos to clinch the 2027 presidential election. The position …

U.S. EMBASSY CLOSES ABUJA, LAGOS OFFICES MONDAY U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos announced they would be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 in observance of Presidents’ Day. The embassy also revealed that normal operations will resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 a day after the holiday. The announcement was made via a post on X, …

GANDUJE EL-RUFAI SPARK ROW OVER 2027 TINUBU RETURN TICKET The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has come under attack from northern leaders and groups over his call on the North to bury any ambition of contesting the presidency in 2027. They accused him of working against the interest of the North just to please President …

GANDUJE, EL-RUFAI SPARK ROW OVER 2027 TINUBU RETURN TICKET The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has come under attack from northern leaders and groups over his call on the North to bury any ambition of contesting the presidency in 2027. They accused him of working against the interest of the North just to please President …

PDP CRISIS ESCALATES AS POLICE TOLD TO INVESTIGATE ALI ODEFA, UDEH-OKOYE OVER FORGERY The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened as a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court has directed the FCT Police Command to investigate allegations of forgery involving the party’s primary election guidelines. The order was issued by Magistrate Fatima I. Bukar, prompting law …

TINUBU’S GOVT CAN’T SILENCE ME PROFESSOR Yusuf SPEAKS FROM DETENTION Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof Usman Yusuf, who is facing corruption allegations has detailed his experience in the hands of security operatives and officials of the federal correctional service. Yusuf, a Professor of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, had been a vocal critic of …