On Tuesday, March 25, the House of Representatives passed a bill for second reading aimed at amending the Constitution to empower the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to handle petitions against corrupt judicial officers and consider their defenses. Titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Presumed Resignation from Office of the Chief Justice…
Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Similanayi Fubara, has issued a response to the allegations made by President Bola Tinubu during his broadcast on Tuesday, March 18, in which a State of Emergency was declared in Rivers State. In his address, President Tinubu recounted recent events in the state, highlighting what he described as the…
Journalist and politician Dele Momodu has revealed why his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, soured. Momodu explained that he and Wike were once close friends, but their bond began to deteriorate after he informed the former Rivers State governor of his intention to run for president. According to Momodu,…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, along with other lawmakers, to a meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Monday. The invitation, delivered through a letter dated March 7, was issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo. This meeting…
Former Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has dismissed a media report claiming that Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC, Ekiti North) alleged during Wednesday’s Senate plenary that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Fayemi of s3xual harassment. In a statement issued by Ahmad Sajoh, Head of the Fayemi Media Office, the claim was described as inaccurate and a…
Mudashiru Obasa, the lawmaker representing Agege Constituency I, has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa’s re-election took place on Monday, following the resignation of Mojisola Meranda, who stepped down from the position. Meranda had assumed office just seven weeks ago after the lawmakers unanimously impeached Obasa. Obasa’s re-election…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has responded to the ongoing sexual harassment allegations made against the current Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from Kogi Central. In a statement he personally signed, titled “Akpabio-Natasha: Let’s Protect the Institution, Not Individuals,” Saraki called for an “open, transparent, and honest investigation” by the Committee on…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Rivers State House of Assembly crisis has brought an end to impunity in the state. In a landmark decision on Friday, February 28, the Supreme Court ruled to bar the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of…
Thirty-six members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have rejected the return of Mudashiru Obasa, the ousted Speaker of the Assembly. The lawmakers gathered at the Assembly garden, reaffirming their stance based on the February 17 vote of confidence they passed in Mojisola Meranda, whom they elected to replace Obasa. Stephen Ogundipe, Chairman of…
The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, declared on February 27 that he has returned to the office and reassumed his role as Speaker. Obasa made the announcement after stepping into the Assembly for the first time since his impeachment on January 13. “I’ve resumed and I remain the Speaker…
