Author: Halimah Olamide

Mojisola Meranda is the first female speaker to emerge as the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, marking a significant milestone in Lagos’ political landscape Meranda who is representing Apapa Constituency I, replaced Mudashiru Obasa on Monday 13th January, 2024, who was impeached for gross misconduct and abuse of office by the legislative arm on Monday. Born in August 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria, she acquired her primary education at Randle Primary School, in 1992. She attended Anglican Girls Grammar School and later Ansar-Ud-Deen Secondary School, earning her West African Senior Certificate (WASC) in 1998. She obtained a Certificate…

The end came abruptly for Mudashiru Obasa, six-termed member of the Lagos state House of Assembly who has been the Speaker of that House as well since 2015. Ever since the 52-year-old was elected as a Councillor in Agege Local Government Area of the state in 1999, his career has witnessed a meteoric rise to stardom and power in the legislative arm of the state government, with massive influence on the affairs of the state. Once seen as another of the untouchables in the politics of the State of the Aquatic Splendour, Obasa bestrode the Lagos politics like a Colossus…

The former Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mojisola Ojora, has been elected as the new Speaker of the House. This is following the impeachment of the Speaker, Hon. Mudashir Obasa. The House voted for his impeachment during the plenary session on Monday. NPO earlier Reported Obasa was impeached by 32 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa has been accused of spending N17 billion on a gate to the Assembly complex, which critics argue is excessive and fraudulent. Ojora, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief whip of the House.

An Oyo State High Court has granted bail to ex–Ooni’s queen, Naomi Silekunola, owner of a indigenous radio station, Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hazmat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Abdullahi Fasasi. The ruling was pronounced by Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, on Monday following a bail application filed by the Counsels of the trio. The Court fixed Monday for the ruling after Silekunola, Hazmat and Fasasi’s lawyer on January 7 argued the bail application. The Judge gave five conditions for the bail to include: N10 million and two sureties who must submit landed documents…

*Content Creator Begs After Sharing False Information About President Tinubu, CDS, IGP, others A content creator and Tiktoker, Destiny Ekhorutomuen, who was arrested for allegedly sharing false information on his social media platforms has begged for mercy, stating that he regrets posting fake news online. NPO reports that Destiny was arrested on the 8th of December 2024 at Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. He was alleged to have created multiple social media accounts to disseminate false and inciting content aimed at provoking the public against the Nigeria Police. “I regret posting the fake news, “If I had known…

Ifeanyichukwu Eze, Personal Assistant to the Deputy Speaker, Ebonyi House of Assembly, Mr Chinedu Onah, has died in a road accident on the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway. Mr Chinonso Nwede, the Secretary of the Deputy Speaker’s Legislative Aides Forum, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the incident occurred whilst Eze was returning from a funeral wake, accompanied by three other legislative aides and one additional person. Nwede said the wake was held in solidarity with a friend whose mother’s funeral took place on Jan. 11. “Sadly, Eze succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. The four…

Spokesperson to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Laolu Akande, says there is no reason for anyone to assume Osinbajo has left politics or has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akande, a former Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to Osinbajo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Osinbajo has not been active in the political space since he left office in 2023 ,fuelling speculations that he may have dumped APC and politics . The former Vice President contested the APC primary in 2022, but failed to clinch…

At least 24 people have died as major wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area in the U.S. state of California, the city’s medical examiner said on Sunday. No fewer than 16 of the fatalities are related to the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, and eight others to the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades district. There have been several major fires in the region since Tuesday, but these two are the most severe. Officials fear the death toll may continue to rise, since it may take days before emergency services can safely access all areas impacted by the fires.…

The troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have successfully dismantled terrorists’ hideouts in Fakai area of Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. “On the 10th January, the troops in an offensive operation supported by the Air Component Operation Fansan Yamma cleared some terrorists’ camps in Fakai axis. “Some of the bandits’ camps cleared include that of Bello Turji and Mallam Ila, where troops neutralised over 25 terrorists…

The Oyo State Government has slammed 18 counts charge against Ooni of Ife’s ex-queen Naomi Silekunola, the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi, over a unfair stampede which led to the death of 35 children. The charge sheet, marked I/05C/2025 was filed on Friday, January 10, 2025 before the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan. The Oyo State Government was listed as the complainant while Silekunola, Hamzat abd and Babatunde were named as defendants. In the 18 counts, the government accused the defendants of “conspiracy to commit…