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Lagos Assembly Crisis: Obasa, Meranda Claim Speakership

Mojisola Meranda vs Mudashiru Obasa
Yesterday’s spectacular reappearance of evicted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over a “plenary session” with just four MPs present, gave the turmoil roiling the Lagos State House of Assembly a new dimension. However, the 36 MPs who remained requested that Obasa was removed, stating that they were still loyal to Mojisola Meranda. This occurred in spite of Obasa’s January 13 lawsuit challenging his dismissal. The assembly and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, the home state of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have become polarized since Obasa, a sixth-term lawmaker representing Agege constituency I, was removedRead More

Oyo APC Chieftain Gunned Down By Suspected Assassins

Alhaji Babatunde Oreitan
Gunmen, in the afternoon of Wednesday, January 22, 2020, killed Alhaji Babatunde Oreitan, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state, in Ibadan, the state capital. HisRead More

Reverse Imo State Judgement Or Face God’s Wrath – Anglican Bishops Warn Supreme Court Judges

Emeka Ihedioha and Hope Uzodinma
Bishops of the Anglican Church in Nigeria have warned Supreme court judges to either reverse Imo state judgement that overturned the governorship election in favour of Hope Uzodinma or faceRead More

Border Closure: Buhari Meets Ghanaian President, Akufo-Addo In London

President Muhammadu Buhari in London for UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020
The Nigerian President, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), met with the Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, bilaterally on Monday in London and gave more insight on why Nigeria’s borders were partially closed.Read More

Supreme Court Affirms The Election Of Aminu Tambuwal As Duly Elected Governor Of Sokoto State

Aminu Tambuwal
On Monday, January 20, 2020, the Supreme Court, affirmed the election of Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the duly elected Sokoto State governor, in the MarchRead More

Miyetti Allah calls for arrest of Yoruba leaders backing Amotekun

Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore
The umbrella body for Fulani herders in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has called on the Federal Government to arrest the Yoruba leaders that are backing Amotekun, the South-West securityRead More

50 Years After Biafran War: Gowon Claims Ojukwu Announced A Different Thing From What They Agreed On At Aburi

Gowon and Ojukwu during Biafran War
50 years after the devastating Biafran War, Nigeria’s former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon said that the civil war was caused by the late Biafran leader, Odumegwu Ojukwu when heRead More

A High Court In Abuja Removes Ifeanyi Ubah As Senator

Ifeanyi Ubah
A High Court in Bwari, Abuja has removed Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) from the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The reason for his removalRead More

PDP Questions Supreme Court Over Imo Governorship Election Verdict, Calls For CJN’s Resignation

PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus: tackles Supreme Court Justices over Imo verdict
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the verdict of the Supreme Court on the Imo governorship election as a judicial coup and called for the Chief Justice of Nigeria,Read More

Hope Uzodinma Update: INEC Issues Imo State Governor-elect His Certificate Of Return

Hope Uzodinma's Certificate of Return.
This afternoon, Wednesday January 15th, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gave the new Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, his Certificate of Return. Uzodinma was given the Certificate of ReturnRead More

INEC: Why We Have Not Issued Imo Governor-elect, Hope Uzodinma, His Certificate Of Return

Hope Uzodinma
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given an explanation why they had not given the Imo State Governor-Elect, Hope Uzodinma, his return certificate. Recall that on Tuesday, 14th JanuaryRead More