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Lagos Assembly Crisis: 36 lawmakers reject Obasa, insist Meranda remains speaker
Thirty-six of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reaffirmed their support for Speaker Mojisola Meranda, following the forceful takeover of her office by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The lawmakers gathered at the Assembly garden on Thursday, standing by their February 17 vote of confidence in Meranda, despite Obasa’s return, allegedly […]
BREAKING: Police restore Obasa’s security details, Withdraw Meranda’s as ex-Lagos speaker set for return
Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa who was impeached as speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly on January 13, 2025, is set to return. It was reported that his security details have been restored just as those of Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, have been withdrawn. Meranda was Obasa’s deputy before the impeachment. After his removal, the […]
Lagos Assembly drama: Court reinstates sacked Clerk in shock ruling
A National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has issued an order reinstating Olalekan Onafeko as the Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly following his controversial removal. Justice M. N. Esowe granted the order in response to an ex parte application filed by Onafeko’s legal representative, Yusuf Nurudeen. The case, marked NICN/LA/23/2025, was instituted […]
DSS arrests three for assaulting officers during Lagos Assembly crisis
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three persons for assault on its officers during the crisis in the Lagos Assembly on February 17, The Nation gathered on Saturday. A source in the Service said lawmakers mobilised supporters to the Assembly Complex that they attacked some of the officers invited by the Assembly leadership […]
Lagos Assembly refutes rumoured defection of 27 APC lawmakers to Labour Party
The Lagos State House of Assembly has opened up on the rumour about the defection of 27 of its members from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the opposition Labour Party, LP. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Ogundipe Olukayode, said the story was untrue. According to him, such […]
BREAKING: ‘Drunken Driver’ rams car into soldiers in Lagos, kills scores
Four soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu, Lagos, are feared dead, and others were injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed into them. An unconfirmed number of soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks, Yaba, in Lagos State were feared dead, and others injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed […]
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Obasa rejects removal, cites constitutional irregularities
Mudashiru Obasa, the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, asserts that his removal from office was unconstitutional and that he remains the rightful Speaker. He made this declaration during a press conference held on Saturday where he insisted that due process was not followed in his removal. “I am still the Speaker […]
Drama as detained Obasa supporters chant Tinubu’s ‘On Your Mandate’ anthem in police van
Supporters of Mudashiru Obasa, recently impeached as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, created a scene by singing the party anthem “On Your Mandate” while detained in a police van. The 52-year-old lawmaker, representing Agege Constituency I, was removed from office on Monday over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of power. Obasa, […]
Reasons Lagos Assembly Members Impeached Ex-Speaker Obasa In Absentia
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, unanimously impeached the Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. The motion for his removal was moved by Hon. Obafemi Saheed, representing Kosofe Constituency 2, under matter of urgent public importance, citing relevant sections of the 1999 constitution (as amended). Obasa, who was away to […]
FULL LIST: Lagos Assembly speakers since 1979
1. Hon. Oladosu Oshinowo (Ikorodu II) 1979-1983 2. Hon. Oladimeji Longe (Itire-Ikate) 1983 3. Hon. (Alhaji) Shakirudeen Abayomi Kinyomi (Ojo1) 1992-1993 4. Adeleke Mamora (1999-2003) 5. Waheed Jokotola Pelumi (2003 – 2005) 6. Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji (2005 – 2015) 7. Mudashiru Obasa (2015 – 2025) 8. Mojisola Meranda (2025 – till date) Affairs TV News […]