POLITICS

The Lagos State House of Assembly has reacted to the statement made by the former Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, who is insisting that he remains the speaker. According to a statement signed by Ogundipe Olukayode on behalf of the Assembly, it…

Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed has lambasted the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Woke over a media chat in which purportedly took a swipe at the Bauchi State governor and Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a press statement made available…

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), retired Lt Gen. Jeremiah Useni, is dead. He passed away on Thursday at the age of 82 after a protracted illness. His death was announced in a statement issued in Jos by Gyang Bere, the…

Despite the crisis rocking the opposition Labour Party (LP), its legal adviser, Kehinde Edun, says the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, is still with the Julius Abure camp. Obi was at the meeting convened by Governor Alex Otti of…

The Lagos State government has announced that anyone caught sharing or forwarding child pornography and obscene publications about children on social media risks a 14-year jail term, as provided in the state’s domestic and sexual violence law. The Executive Secretary of the Lagos…

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was working hard to make Nigeria an investment destination in Africa. He said this during a group discussion on ‘Humanitarian and Resilience, Investing Roadmap for Africa,’ at the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the state government to address the growing menace of scavengers and the rising theft of manhole covers.The lawmakers called for strict enforcement of the Environmental Management Protection Law, 2017, to curb these activities. The resolution…

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has decried the way the prevailing security challenges have ravaged Zamfara communities and hamper agricultural production, thereby aggravating hunger and poverty in the agrarian state. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections…

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly,  Mojisola Meranda, yesterday, led her team of principal officers on a courtesy visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Lagos House, Ikeja. The visit provided an opportunity to reaffirm the legislature’s commitment to maintaining a harmonious…