Lagos: “I’m still the Speaker” – Impeached Obasa dares H’Assembly

Impeached Obasa

…Describes allegations against him as ‘fictitious, unsubstantiated’ The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has declared that he’s still the speaker until due process are carried out to remove him. Obasa, who made this known yesterday, when he addressed his large supporters ​at the Speaker’s Lodge, Ikeja Lagos, said that it was important for the lawmakers to “follow constitutional procedure” to remove him as Speaker. The former Speaker said his removal was done without following the proper procedures. He alleged that the Commissioner of Police…

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Lagos, P’Harcourt, Maiduguri, Nigeria’s most dangerous cities  – Report 

SBM Intel report

Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Maiduguri have been identified as dangerous hotspots across Nigeria’s major cities and highways, amid rising insecurity according to a new report. SBM Intel, in its report, titled: ‘Roads To Nowhere – A Bumpy Ride Through Nigeria’s Road’, engaged 245 drivers across eight major commercial hubs: Abuja, Calabar, Jos, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Onitsha, and Port-Harcourt, to shed light on their realities. The respondents identified dangerous hotspots across key urban centers and highways, highlighting cities like Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Maiduguri as particularly vulnerable. These cities, crucial for…

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Tinubu arrives Lagos for Yuletide holidays

Tinubu arrives Lagos

President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja and travelled to Lagos State to spend this years Christmas and New Year holidays. The President touched down at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos at precisely 3:23 pm yesterday, shortly after presenting the N47.9 trillion Budget proposal for the 2025 financial year titled: Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Building Prosperity, before a joint session of the 10th National Assembly. He was received by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the Lagos Executive Cabinet. Prior to his departure from Abuja,…

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Nigerias greatest stars gather in Lagos, as National Theatre ‘Festival of Unity’ begins

National Theatre 'Festival

The stage is set for the biggest gathering of local and international entertainers in Lagos, as the National Theatre, in Lagos, will play host to high ranking personalities for two days, December 13-14. An issued statement by the Chairman of the Planning Committee, Yunusa Mohammed said, The National Theatre Festival of Unity will begin on Friday, December 13, 2024 in Lagos. According to the statement, the National Theatre had proved itself a force for the promotion of unity in diversity. The National Theatre Festival of Unity is to foster better…

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“Lekki Textile capable of generating 5,000 direct, 20,000 indirect jobs” NEPZA MD

NEPZA

Lekki Textile and Garment Special Economic Zonem project located in the Eyin-Osa area of Epe, Lagos State will generate 5,000 direct and over 20,000 indirect jobs when operational. Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi made this known over the weekend, while disbursing cash compensation to the seven Eyin-Osa families that contributed the 240.09 acres of land for this Federal Government project. According to the statement issued by NEPZA Head, Corporate Communications, Dr. Martins Odeh, Ogunyemi said the community would be continually regenerated, adding that…

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You cant be Lagos gov. in 2027 – Lagos youthsto Seyi Tinubu

Lagos youths 2 Seyi

Youths, under the aegis of Coalition of Lagos Indigenous Youths, have rejected the recent endorsement of the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Seyi, for Lagos State Governorship contest in 2027 by a group known as Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), saying there is no vacancy for non-indigene to occupy Alausa Government House. The Coalition, which made this declaration yesterday, in an issued statement, signed by its President, AbdulKareem Whyte, added that those promoting the ambition of a non-indigene ahead of the scheduled time should perish the thought  based…

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Lagos: 21 feared dead, as two boats collide in lagoon

Lagos boat mishap

At least 21 passengers are feared drowned in a boat accident that occurred on Monday at Imore town in the Amuwo-Odofin local government area of Lagos State. Tragedy struck when two boats, each ferrying 16 passengers, collided and capsized in the middle of the lagoon. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in a press release yesterday that the incident was reported to the Ilashe Police division at about 7 pm. According to him, emergency responders, including marine police and local divers, were swiftly mobilised to…

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$35m Bayelsa Refinery’s Probe: Lagos oil magnate, Akindele shuns EFCC invitation, travels abroad

Bayelsa Refinery's Probe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation of the alleged misappropriation of the $35 million (about N56bn) meant for the Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (AIRPL), in Bayelsa State, may have been stalled, owing to the failure of one of the principal suspect in the alleged scam, Dr. Akindele Akintoye, to honour the anti-corruption agency’s invitation. According to sources close to the EFCC, rather than honour the invitation, Akindele sent a lawyer and traveled abroad. In May, this year, a former member of the House of Representatives, Israel…

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Planned Protest: “Dont repeat #EndSARS experience in Lagos; we wont take it” – Diaspora Lagosians

Diaspora Lagosians

Lagosians living in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, better known as Lagos State Union UK, has cautioned Nigerians, particularly the youth, against the proposed nationwide protest in August, tagged: End Bad Government in Nigeria 2024 to be mindful not to repeat the experience associated with the 2020 #EndSARS protest in Lagos. In an issued statement, signed by the Union President, Toyin Ibrahim Igbo and issued by the Publicity Secretary, Engr. Kayode Ajayi, yesterday, the Union said that the State indigenes will not tolerate any menace in disguise of protest…

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Lagos court orders final forfeiture of $16.5m, N127mdiverted fromNIMASA

Lagos court orders

Justice Kehinde Ogundare, of the Lagos Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of $16.5 million and N127 million which were fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), to the Federal Government. Justice Ogundare finally forfeited the monies, while granting an application for such orders, which was filed and moved by an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyer, Sulaiman I. Sulaiman, yesterday. The monies, according to the EFCC, were said to be proceeds of unlawful activities. The judge had on May 23,…

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