The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has faulted the action of her predecessor Mudashiru Obasa, who showed up at the Assembly on Thursday, insisting he is still the speaker. Recall that GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that Obasa, returned to the House in a shocking move on Thursday. Obasa, who was…
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the Rivers House of Assembly led by Mr Martin Amaewhule as the authentic and legally constituted lawmaking body in the state. A five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji gave the order in a lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim. The apex court also restrained the…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the outcome of the Local Government Elections that were held in Rivers State on October 5, 2024. The apex court upheld an appeal that was brought before it by the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the court…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated the judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers State. The apex court further ordered the Hon. Martins Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly and other elected members of the House…
The Ikeja High Court on Friday, February 28, ordered all the lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly to be joined as parties in the suit filed by the embattled Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. The court presided over by Justice Yetunde Pinheiro also adjourned the hearing on all pending applications in the matter until March…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. The lawmaker who has dominated the headlines over her spat with the senate president made the claim on ARISE TV, on Friday. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how the Kogi Senator had a heated argument with Akpabio after discovering that her…
Thirty-five lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly in favour of Mudashiru Obasa’s removal as Speaker have arrived in the Lagos State High Court for the hearing of a matter brought by the latter. Obasa had gone to court to challenge his removal by at least 36 of his colleagues on January 13, 2025….
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja told an Airtel delegation led by its chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, that his administration is prepared to learn and not ashamed of copying what is working in other climes. The president also said the telecoms sector’s regulatory framework and operations would be reviewed to reflect global best practices,…
On Thursday, the ousted speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, presided over the State House of Assembly’s plenary session. Obasa had stormed the house moments after his security details were restored while those of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, were withdrawn in preparation for his return. He, however, made what was described…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu for his silence over the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly. He described it as a tacit endorsement of anti-democratic tactics aimed at subverting the will of lawmakers. Atiku, in a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, on Thursday, condemned what…