The former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly Mojisola Meranda, has been sworn in as the Deputy Speaker of the assembly.
She was immediately sworn-in following her nomination.
Meranda stepped down amid the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State Assembly.
But the crisis remain unresolved as Obasa’s removal divided the Assembly, and party’s leadership in the state.
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Mojisola Meranda has resigned as the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
She resigned on Monday, March 3 at the ongoing plenary session.
She said she had to make the selfless sacrifice to preserve the institution.
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Abdul-Azeez Adediran, a former governorship candidate for Lagos State in the 2023 elections have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Adediran, popularly know as Jandor announced his resignation from the PDP on Monday, March 3, at the Liberty Place in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Speaking at a press briefing, Jandor said he deemed it necessary to resign from the PDP over the tolerance of indiscipline and anti-party activities among the party leadership.
Accompanied by a crowd of supporters to the briefing, Jandor said the actions by some PDP leaders, especially, Olabode Geroge were not something he wants to be associated with.
He, however, did not state which party he would be joining following his resignation from the PDP.
“We will consult widely with everybody and then take the decision to collapse our structure to another platform. What is majority on the ground now is that we have left the Peoples Democratic Party,” Jandor said.
Embattled ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday stormed the state House of Assembly.
Obasa joined some lawmakers in a meeting held outside the chamber of the Assembly.
Mojisola Meranda, incumbent Speaker of the assembly, attended the meeting.
The meeting subsequently broke into two groups of at least 10 lawmakers each.
Recall that crisis started when lawmakers impeached Obasa while he was away in the United States, US, in January.
Upon his return, Obasa described his removal as unconstitutional because it never followed due process.
However, Obasa stormed the assembly last week and forcefully broke into the office the Speaker.
He also presided over plenary while declaring that he was never removed as Speaker.
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Alhaji Nuru Isah, for allegedly using a cane to strike his wife,Wasila Abdullahi, to death.
The incident happened near Government Girls College, Fadamam, Mada Area, Bauchi.
The Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, on Sunday, said, “On the March 1, 2025, at about 11:30 00PM, the Bauchi State Police Command was alerted to an alleged culpable homicide incident near Government Girls College, Fadamam Mada Area, Bauchi.
“This unfortunate event arose from a misunderstanding between one Alh Nuru Isah, aged 50, a business man at Central market Bauchi and his second wife, Wasila Abdullahi, aged 24, concerning handling food ingredients and fruits designated for breaking the Ramadan fast, which escalated into a violent confrontation.”
Wakil said after hitting his wife with the cane, she collapsed and was subsequently transported to ATBU Teaching Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed her dead.
He said the Bauchi State Police Command has initiated a thorough investigation into the incident, adding that the suspect is in detention.
Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Muhammad, has assured the public that tensuring justice in the case remains a priority for the command.
Operatives of the Hisba Board in Kano State have arrested some young men accused of not observing the Ramadan fast on the first day of the holy month.
The Deputy Commander General of the Board, Dr. Mujahideen Abubakar, confirmed the arrests to journalists in the state.
He stated that the suspects were apprehended during routine patrols conducted by Hisba officers in different parts of Kano metropolis.
Additionally, the board arrested around 60 individuals for wearing “indecent haircuts,” which violate Islamic law and local cultural norms.
Furthermore, Hisba officials apprehended some commercial tricycle (keke napep) drivers for allegedly mixing male and female passengers in their vehicles, an act the board insisted it would not tolerate.
The Board vowed to continue its patrols to ensure strict adherence to Sharia law throughout the month of Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia on Friday announced the sighting of the Ramadan crescent in the Kingdom.
The holy month of Ramadan will consequently begin on Saturday, March 1.
LEADING REPORTERS recalls that the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, had on Thursday called on Muslims to look for the crescent of Ramadan 1446 AH.
Although the Sultan is yet to give an update, countries including Qatar, Oman have officially announced that Ramadan would be observed on Saturday, March 1.
The Supreme Court has prohibited the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation, and other relevant agencies from releasing funds to the Rivers State Government until it complies with previous court orders.
Delivering a one-hour, thirty-six-minute judgment, Justice Emmanuel Akomaye, leading a five-member panel, dismissed a cross-appeal by Governor Siminalayi Fubara challenging the legitimacy of the Rivers State House of Assembly under the speakership of Martin Amaewhule.
The court ordered Amaewhule to resume sitting immediately with all elected members of the House, ruling that Governor Fubara acted unlawfully by presenting an appropriation bill before a four-member Assembly, thereby excluding 28 constituencies. It described this action as a violation of a court directive requiring him to present the 2024 budget to a duly constituted Assembly led by Amaewhule.
Additionally, the court condemned the governor’s handling of the alleged defection of 28 lawmakers, labeling it an act of “brigandage and dictatorship” aimed at preventing the House from carrying out its legislative duties.
The Supreme Court further criticized the demolition of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex, describing it as an abuse of executive power intended to obstruct the legislative process.
The wife of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Unoma, has dismissed claims of sexual harassment against her husband by Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti.
Unoma said Natasha was maligning her husband and “creating content for personal gains”.
Earlier, the lawmaker had accused Akpabio of making sexual advances at her.
Narrating her ordeals, the light skinned lawmaker recalled how the Senate President made sexual advances at her in the presence of her husband.
The Kogi born senator made the allegation on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television Morning Show programme.
Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that Akpabio blocked her motions from being heard on the floor of the red chamber because she rejected his advances
However, Unoma while addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, dismissed Natasha’s claims.
The wife of the Senate President described her husband as a disciplined and jovial person who is often misinterpreted.
A former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central at the Nigerian Senate has called for caution in the debacle between the Senate President and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Describing the aftermath of the incident perceived to have started from a seating arrangement order in the Red Chamber as unfortunate, Shehu Sani called for caution from all parties involved in the matter.
He said, “It’s unfortunate,that the senate Issue was simply about seat and now about bed.
“Need for caution and restraint,” Sani wrote on X.
Recall that a brawl had ensued between Godswill Akpabio, Nigeria’s Senate President and Akpoti-Uduaghan over seating arrangement last week.
However, making an appearance on Arise Television on Friday, the Kogi lawmaker accused the Senate President of making sexual advances towards her.
She added that her problem in the Senate – which allegedly involved harassment and stepping down some of her contributions and proposed bills – stems from refusing the advances Akpabio made towards her.
