Tag: Lagos
Lagos APC, GAC In Limbo Over Seyi Tinubu’s Rumoured 2027 Guber Ambition
Tensions are reportedly growing within the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its influential Governance Advisory Council, GAC, over the rumoured governorship ambition of Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At just 39 years old, Seyi Tinubu is being tipped by several youths and diaspora groups as the next ideal…
Defence Headquarters Commences Action Against Personnel For Assaulting IKEDC Workforce
The Defence Headquarters has stated that the incident involving some soldiers at the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company a few weeks ago is under review, vowing to sanction anyone found culpable. A viral video from a few weeks ago showed armed men in military uniforms storming the headquarters of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company in Ikeja,…
Lagos Assembly Crisis Deepens Despite Tinubu’s Intervention
Despite President Bola Tinubu’s last Wednesday peace accord, brokered among two warring parties in the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by Mudashiru Obasa and Mojisola Meranda over speakership tussle, the development has failed to calm high tensions among lawmakers and stakeholders in the state. Tinubu had, at the end of the meeting, directed aggrieved…
Four Die In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of four passengers in a lone accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital, adding that other passengers on the bus sustained injuries. She said the accident occurred on Sunday night in the…
BREAKING: Obasa Returns As Lagos Assembly Speaker Following Action-Packed Plenary
Mudashiru Obasa has been reinstated as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. He was sworn in on Monday after Mojisola Meranda resigned as Speaker. This followed a meeting between Meranda, Obasa, and lawmakers outside the Assembly chambers. Meranda resigned on Monday as Speaker after 49 days in office. In January, lawmakers impeached…
UPDATED: Mojisola Meranda Resigns As Lagos Speaker
Mojisola Meranda has resigned as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly seven weeks after holding the leadership mantle. The lawmaker, who represents Apapa Constituency I, announced her resignation today as lawmakers re-elected her as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. The lawmakers commended her leadership style and for bringing peace to the…
BREAKING: We Reject You As Speaker, Lagos Lawmakers Tell Obasa (VIDEO)
Members of the Lagos state House of Assembly have rejected Mudashiru Obasa claim that he remains the Speaker. On Thursday, Obasa, the ousted speaker of the Lagos state assembly, returned to the house accompanied by security operatives. His resumption follows a period of political tension within the state’s legislature. This development coincided with the recent…
Video: I Was Never Impeached As Speaker- Watch Obasa’s Interview Following Appearance At LSHA.
In what has been an action packed day at the Lagos State House of Assembly, the lawmaker representing Agege Constituency I in the House, Mudashiru Obasa, says he has resumed as the speaker of the 40-member legislative assembly. “Obasa is the speaker,” he told reporters on Thursday afternoon on the premises of the House. Asked…
Video: Confusion Rocks Lagos Assembly Amid Attraction Packed Day
The crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly today took a new twist after the police escort attached to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda was withdrawn. The police escorts and those securing the Assembly complex were also withdrawn with immediate effect. This development is said to have left…
Osun, Lagos Crises, Seeds Of Tinubu Desperation For Power– Atiku Tells Nigerians
The former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has told Nigerians that the crises rocking Lagos and Osun States are seeds of the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC desperation to retain power. The former Vice President was reacting to the local government crisis in Osun State that led to the death…
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