There was palpable tension on Monday morning as armed security forces reportedly stormed the grounds of the Lagos State House of Assembly, located in Alausa, Ikeja, as legislators prepared for an emergency plenary session. OsunDailyNG learnt that starting as early as 7 am, the substantial security presence, which has been stationed at the assembly buildings and surrounding areas for roughly two weeks, was intensified on Monday in anticipation of a potential leadership change within the Lagos House. Reports indicate that the newly elected Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, is anticipated to submit her resignation to facilitate the appointment of a new speaker…
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The Special Assistant on Youths Affairs and Special Duties to Mudashiru Obasa, Niniola Adegoke, has accused Lagos House of Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, of breaking into the speaker’s office. OsunDailyNG reports that Adegoke said the event that happened last Thursday at the House was not a chaos. In an interview with News Central on Saturday, he explained that Obasa only resumed officially after recess as Speaker. “Obasa has never been removed for once. Not to talk of probably reinstatement. February 27th, this week Thursday, Obasa resumed officially,” he said. He reiterated that the presence of men of the Department of…
Local government workers in Osun State have ruled out an immediate return to work, maintaining that only directives from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) will determine when they resume. OsunDailyNG recalls that the workers were instructed to stay away from their offices on February 16 due to security concerns following a legal tussle over the enforcement of a Court of Appeal judgment in Akure, which involved reinstating sacked elected local government officials. Workers Prioritise Salary Payment, NULGE Elections Some council workers, who spoke anonymously with Punch, said returning to work was…
The Nigeria Police Force has refuted circulating social media reports alleging the presence of 79 terrorists in the Lugbe area of Abuja, describing the claims as false and misleading. Amid rising security concerns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the police reassured residents that there is no intelligence to support such allegations. In a statement issued on Sunday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, dismissed the viral message—widely circulated on WhatsApp and other platforms—as a deliberate attempt to incite panic and disrupt peace in the city. “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a false…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed why his administration was unable to implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference, citing the turbulent political climate at the time. Jonathan made this disclosure on Sunday during a condolence visit to the family of the late Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, in Lagos. He was joined by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who also paid his respects to the elder statesman. Addressing concerns about the fate of the National Conference recommendations, Jonathan explained that the political situation in Nigeria at the time was unstable, making it difficult to present and act on the…
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged political leaders in Nigeria to focus on governance and stop embarrassing the citizens. Peter Obi, in a statement on Sunday in which he reacted to the various happenings in different parts of the country, said Nigerian leaders are engaging in frivolities while various national issues of utmost importance are left unattended. Touching on the allegations of sexual harassment between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, to the Lagos House of Assembly speakership saga, to the recent Supreme Court judgement on the Rivers State political crisis, Obi submitted…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the impending closure of the 3.9km Runway 18R/36L at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for necessary rehabilitation work. OsunDailyNG reports that this closure is set to take place on Monday and Tuesday, occurring merely two weeks after the runway was reopened following an extensive maintenance period lasting nearly 11 months. The information was communicated in a memo dated February 28, 2025, from FAAN’s Head of Operations, Mrs. J.U. Nwosu, directed to the Airport Manager (AM)/Regional General Manager (RGM) for the Southwest Region, under the subject “Total Closure of Runway 18R/36L.”…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officials from seeking medical treatment abroad, stating that such a move would infringe on fundamental rights. Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Polycarp Terna Kwahar ruled that preventing public officers from seeking medical attention outside Nigeria would be an unjust restriction on their fundamental rights. “It will be an infringement or breach on the fundamental rights of Nigerians—be they public officers or not—to prevent them from seeking medical attention outside Nigeria when the need arises, and it will therefore be…
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Onyekachi Peter Nwebonyi, has cautioned against what he describes as politically motivated falsehoods aimed at destabilizing the Senate, urging Nigerians to see through attempts to manipulate the institution for personal or political gain. His statement comes in response to former Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s recent remarks calling for transparency in handling allegations against the current Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. However, Nwebonyi argues that Saraki’s case—centered on an administrative issue concerning an official vehicle—was vastly different from the current allegations against Akpabio, which he says are unsubstantiated and timed to avoid disciplinary proceedings. OsunDailyNG…
Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended a 42-year-old Angolan businessman, Mbala Dajou Abuba, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano. He was caught attempting to smuggle a significant quantity of cocaine, which he had ingested, en route to Istanbul, Turkey. Abuba, hailing from the Zaire province of Angola, was detained on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the airport’s screening area while preparing to board Egypt Air flight MS 880 to Istanbul via Cairo. A body scan revealed the presence of illicit substances, leading to his placement under observation for excretion, during which he…