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The reinstatement of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the 10th House of Assembly yesterday ended 49 days of leadership crisis that rocked the legislative arm in Lagos State.Obasa, who was on January 13 sacked by 36 lawmakers in the 40-member House, returned to the Speaker’s seat following the resignation of former Speaker Mrs. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, during the plenary.Before the plenary, Obasa, who ar...

The North-Central All Progressives Congress Forum has passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje....

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the temporary closure of Runway 18R/36L at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for rehabilitation work....

The National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the Federal Government to investigate the National Youth Service Corps over the non-payment of the newly approved N77,000 monthly allowance for corps members....

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely from home indefinitely to prevent potential violence arising from the on-going leadership crisis. ...

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said she remains undaunted by the death threats from some criminals who profit from inflicting pains on fellow Nigerians and causing avoidable deaths through unwholesome drugs.The NAFDAC boss said the death threats followed the agency’s simultaneous operation to dismantle major fake drug distr...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has been told that Odoh Ocheme, an aide to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, and others named in the theft of $6,230,000 cash from the CBN are currently residing in the United Kingdom (U.K).A police prosecutor, Celestine Odo, revealed this in the court when an eight-count of theft pending against them was mentioned.The others who are non-staff mem...

Forty-eight hours after the Supreme Court handed down two judgments that threaten the soul of the Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State government, the governor yesterday announced his intention to fully obey the orders.In a twist, described by observers of the Rivers State politics as unexpected, Fubara told Rivers residents that he expected to get the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment by Friday to enable him to take the ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will not allow the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to further increase electricity tariff by migrating other electricity consumers to Band A.The congress threatened to mobilise its members for a nationwide protest should the regulatory agency implement any fresh tariff increase in the power sector.It also warned telecommunication companies not...

A widespread electricity blackout caused by technical faults in some feeders owned by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has affected at least 53 locations, including the Presidential Villa.The technical fault affecting the power supply to some parts of the city in the Abuja metropolis impacted transmission to the R4 Injection Sub Station at Three Arm Zone, Aso Drive, which supplies power to the Presidential Villa, ...