…Lawmakers Stand by Meranda The Lagos State House of Assembly descended into chaos on Monday as operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force entered the assembly premises. The security personnel reportedly sealed the offices of Speaker Mojisola Meranda, Deputy Speaker, and the Clerk of the House. This action led to a tense standoff between lawmakers and security officers, with the lawmakers eventually regaining access to the assembly. The unexpected...

The sit-at-home orders often declared by non-state actors in the South-East region on Mondays have been worrisome to Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru as he charged the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division to intensify efforts to end the order. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr Monday Uzor, said the Governor made the call when the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division...

 Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has alleged that the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, is planning to cause chaos in the state from Monday, February 17, 2025  Adeleke, while addressing a press conference on Sunday, claimed that Oyetola was spearheading moves to enforce an alleged court order which reversed the sack of local council chairpersons elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun. He also claimed the...

Aspirants in APC and LP for the Anambra 2025 Governorship election, have stepped up plans to unseat the incumbent governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo. With party primaries for the gubernatorial election expected to be held from next month, many of the aspirants have now commenced putting in the required work to make good their vow to sack Soludo. So far, two aspirants in the Labour Party have picked the party’s nomination and expression of interest...

Nearly three months after he was sworn in as the Governor of Edo State, schemes have advanced for who replaces Governor Monday Okpebholo at the Senate for Edo Central Senatorial Zone, with Dr. Joseph Ikpea’s interest in contesting the senate seat. Governor Okpebholo was a serving senator representing Edo Central before he emerged as the APC candidate for the Edo State governorship election in 2024 and thereafter won the election, thereby leaving the senate seat...