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A former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party during the 2023 general election, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has dumped the party. credit: punchng

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Edo has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and it’s governorship candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo challenging the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal reserved the matter for judgment on Monday after counsel in the matter adopted their final written addresses.According to Justice Kpochi, a date for judgment would be communicated to parties by the Secretary of the trubunal. Details later………

…as Obasa absence from court Lagos, Nigeria – The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, has described the recent invasion of her office as a serious issue while urging that the ongoing legal battle be allowed to run its course. Speaking to journalists, Meranda acknowledged the presence of representatives from both parties in the legal dispute and called for patience. “This is actually just the beginning, and as you saw in there, both parties have their representatives. I think we should allow the legal team to do their job,” she said. Addressing the dramatic…

Justice Yetunde Rukayat Pinheiro of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, has fixed March 7 for the hearing of all pending applications in the lawsuit filed by former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa dragged the Lagos State Government and the Assembly to court, challenging what he described as his unlawful removal from office. The lawsuit, filed on February 14, 2025, also names the current Speaker, Lasbat Mojisola Meranda, as a defendant. During today’s proceedings, members of the Assembly loyal to Speaker Meranda filed an application seeking to be joined as defendants in the case.…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. Credit: Dailytrust

The substantive Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, has just arrived at the court. Her arrival was met with a standing ovation from the 35 members of the Assembly present.

Thirty-five lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly, who support the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, have arrived at the Lagos State High Court for the hearing of the case he filed to challenge his ouster. Obasa had approached the court to contest his removal by at least 36 of his colleagues on January 13, 2025. In an application dated February 12, 2025, and filed by his counsel, Chief Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), Obasa claimed he was removed while he was out of the country, making the process unlawful. The legal team representing Speaker Mojisola Meranda includes lead counsel,…

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslims in the country to start looking out for the new moon of Ramadan 1446 AH today. The Sultan urged those who sight the crescent of the new moon to report the sighting to the nearest district or village head for onward communication to the NSCIA president general. A statement yesterday in Sokoto by the Sultanate Council Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Prof. Sambo Wali Junaidu, reads: “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that…

The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Oil Theft, chaired by Ned Nwoko (APC, Delta North), has visited the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, seeking a partnership with the military to curb the menace. The panel has set up and inaugurated a surveillance team for overt and covert oversight on oil facilities and institutions. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Director Communications to Nwoko, Gloria Okolugbo, said the committee called for the reinforcement of intelligence-sharing mechanisms, surveillance operations and fostering of seamless inter-agency collaboration to dismantle the complex networks behind crude oil theft. The statement reads: “This…

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sadiq Mamman Lagos, has criticised former Governor Nasir El-Rufai over his 2027 comment against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani. Mamman Lagos, who is one of the strongest allies of Governor Sani, told El-Rufai to steer clear of Kaduna. He said only God will decide the winners of the governorship and presidential elections in 2027 and not any individual. Mamman Lagos addressed reporters yesterday in Kaduna after all the state’s 255 councilors rose from their one-day meeting and endorsed President Tinubu and Governor Sani for second term. The…