11 Sep, 2025
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Lagos LG Poll: Speaker Obasa’s Son Fail in Chairmanship Race

Despite Abdul-Ganiyu’s significant grassroots support and high-level endorsements, his disqualification has raised questions about the party’s selection process Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa, the son of Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, has been disqualified from the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for the Agege Local Government chairmanship. This development comes despite Abdul-Ganiyu’s popularity and […]

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Protest Breaks out at APC Stakeholders Meeting

Leaders can’t sit elsewhere and decide for us. Someone in Agege shouldn’t determine Ojokoro’s leadership The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting that took place on Monday in Ojokoro Local Local Council Area, Lagos State, was marred by turmoil due to claims that a chairmanship candidate was imposed on the group. According to the News […]

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Tinubu’s Strategic Move: How President Averted a Repeat of History in Lagos Assembly

President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the Lagos State House of Assembly crisis, reinstating Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker. The move is seen as a strategic effort to maintain party unity and prevent a repeat of history in the state’s politics. The crisis began when Obasa was removed as Speaker, but Tinubu’s intervention led to his […]

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Obasa’s Lawsuit Against Meranda and Lagos Assembly: A Waiting Game

The Lagos State House of Assembly has been embroiled in a leadership crisis since January 13, 2025, when Mudashiru Obasa was removed as Speaker by 33 lawmakers while he was away in the United States. Mojisola Meranda was subsequently declared the new Speaker. However, Obasa’s lawyer, Chief Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), has revealed that his client […]

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LAGOS ASSEMBLY SAGA: A Tale of Power Struggle and Reconciliation

The Lagos State House of Assembly has been embroiled in a dramatic leadership crisis for several weeks. The crisis began with the ousting of a democratically elected Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, by a majority of the lawmakers. Then, his deputy, Mojisola Meranda, was enthroned as Speaker. This impasse, as it would seem, came to a grinding […]

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BREAKING: Meranda re-elected as Lagos Assembly Deputy Speaker

Mojisola Meranda has been reelected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Meranda, who just resigned on Monday afternoon as Speaker of the House, accepted the role of the deputy speaker pledging to serve the state in good faith. “This is a notice of resignation as Speaker of the Lagos State […]

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BREAKING: Meranda resigns as Lagos Assembly Speaker after meeting APC leadership

Mojisola Meranda has stepped down amid the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State Assembly, the Speaker. But the crisis remain unresolved as Obasa’s removal divided the Assembly, and party’s leadership in the state. Meranda said she resigned to protect the state assembly. Before announcing her resignation, the state lawmakers took turns to commend her legislative […]