History was made and then swiftly rewritten as Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, the first female Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, resigned on Monday after a brief 49-day tenure. Her departure, along with that of the Deputy Speaker, Chief Whip, and Deputy Chief Whip, plunged the Assembly into a moment of emotional upheaval, leaving […]
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By Martins Oloja Who should we hold responsible for demonisation of democracy the iconic Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, once called ‘dem don crazy’, ‘demonstation of craze…’ in this country? It’s a time to speak truth not only to power that the majesty of democracy has been defiled. And so it is a time to ask whether democracy […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Lord Speaks in His Laws! When He Speaks, He declares His Holy Will. This is above everything else, and must be honored by everything below Him, by all His creatures. He is Justice, Divine Justice. This He expresses in His Laws. And everyone, everything below Him, in the immediate realm below […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Friday declared the River State’s local government election conducted on the 5th of October 2024 by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission invalid. In a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, the court declared the election invalid for gross violation of the Electoral Act. Delivering the judgement, Justice Tukur said the […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN and the Accountant General of the Federation to stop further releasing financial allocations to the Rivers State Government with immediate effect. The Apex Court directed that the order shall be in force until the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, stops all his illegal, unlawful, […]
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The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgement on the defection of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The Supreme Court initially reserved judgement in the five appeals bordering on the crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is challenging the legality of the assembly led […]
Continue ReadingA tense legal battle unfolded at the Lagos State High Court today as 35 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly arrived to defend their decision to remove Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker. The lawmakers are facing a lawsuit filed by Obasa, who claims his January 13, 2025, removal was unlawful. Photos captured the arrival […]
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Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has fixed March 7 for the hearing of all preliminary applications filed in the suit instituted by the embattled former Lagos Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa challenging his alleged unlawful removal as Lagos State House of Assembly speaker. The judge fixed the date after counsel representing […]
Continue ReadingThe embattled member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said he would always do the right thing even without the approval of President Bola Tinubu. Obasa said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday. The lawmaker representing Agege Constituency 1 had been removed from office as […]
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In its bid to enhance the liquidity of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, the Federal Government has said it is considering plans to regularise the electricity tariffs to address disparities in the current billing system for customers outside the Band A category. The proposed hike seeks to align tariffs for customers in the Band B […]
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