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IMPEACHED LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, OBASA, STAGING COMEBACK? The uncertainty surrounding the speakership of the Lagos State House of Assembly deepened on Monday as the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) held a marathon meeting with lawmakers in a bid to resolve the ongoing leadership tussle. The meeting, which commenced around 11 a.m., was convened to address the leadership crisis that followed the …

STOP HEATING UP THE POLITY – PRESIDENCY TELLS EL RUFAI, AMAECHI, OTHER The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has lashed out at the President’s political opponents, alleging that they are unnecessarily “heating up the polity”. While describing the President’s political opponents as “wannabes”, he said they unleashed vitriol on Tinubu while he …

COURT FREEZES $225M IN ASSETS LINKED TO ARISE TV OWNER NDUKA OBAIGBENA A Federal High Court has issued Mareva injunctions freezing assets and accounts linked to General Hydrocarbons Limited, its affiliates, and media mogul Nduka Obaigbena over an alleged $225.8 million debt.The court’s decision follows a legal battle initiated by First Bank of Nigeria Ltd and FBNQuest Trustees Ltd, both …

I DIDN’T WITHDRAW BOLA IGE’S ASSASSINATION CASE FROM COURT – LADOJA REPLIES AKANDE A former governor of Oyo State, Rasidi Ladoja, has declared that he did not withdraw the case file of the assassination of a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, late Chief Bola Ige, from court. Ladoja who was Oyo State governor between 2003 …

YOU’VE NO POWER TO ORDER MY IMPEACHMENT – TINUBU TELLS COURT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit that is seeking to compel the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against him over alleged rights violations. The suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1334/2024, was brought before the court by a legal practitioner, Mr. Olukoya …

OBIDIENTS ABANDONING LP TO JOIN COPDEM-ADC ALLIANCE FOR PETER OBI’S VICTORY? In a strategic move to strengthen the Obidients movement and secure Peter Obi’s victory in 2027, the Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) has officially aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). According Diaspora digital media (DDM) this decision comes as part of a broader plan to expand …

CONTROVERSY OVER PURPORTED DEFECTION OF ENUGU LP SENATOR TO ZLP Senator Kelvin Chukwu representing Enugu East Senatorial zone has debunked viral report that he has dumped the Labour Party. Social media was busy on Monday morning with a report that Senator Chukwu has defected to the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP. A letter to that effect, with Chukwu’s signature, addressed to …

ENUGU TO DEMOLISH MARKED STRUCTURES ON TWO MAJOR ROADS The Enugu State Government said it is set to commence demolition of marked structures along two major roads in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Enugu State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Ngozi Ngene, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Enugu. She said the affected areas …

THREE SIBLINGS KILLED IN ANAMBRA, STORED IN DEEP FREEZER Three siblings – a boy aged five, and two girls aged seven and mine, were murdered in their home and their bodies were stored into a deep freezer in Nnewichi, Nnewi, Anambra state, by yet to be identified assailants. The eldest of the siblings, a girl, Ejezie Chikaima Daviana, with the …

LATE DR. IKENNA’S FATHER-IN-LAW REVEALS REASON FOR $15,000 CHILD SUPPORT Francis Van-Lare, the father-in-law of the late US-based Nigerian doctor, Dr. Ikenna Erinne, has shed light on the reason for the hefty child support. In a Facebook post, Van-Lare dismissed allegations against his late son-in-law while clarifying the reasons behind the $15,000 child support order imposed on him. This came …