Category: Politics

Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, says he suffered harassment from special anti-robbery squad (SARS) officers four years ago. Speakin [...]

Lagos Assembly holds emergency sitting, want SARs proscribed

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday held an emergency sitting over the ongoing #EndSARS protest in the state. Some youths had kept vigil at [...]

‘I have nothing to hide’ — Obasa on EFCC probe

Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, says he has nothing to hide on the corruption allegations against him. On Thursday, th [...]

Desmond Elliot backs #EndSars protesters, says reform isn’t solution

The member representing Surulere Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot believes brutality by men of the Special Anti-Robbe [...]

Hisbah bans ladies from using mobile phones, sunglasses in Kaduna

Officials of Hisbah in Kaduna State have banned girls and ladies in Kuriga Village under Chikun Local Government Area from using or possessing mobile [...]

Withdraw PENCOM DG nomination – Igbo lawyers tell Buhari

Lawyers under the aegis of the influential Otu Oka Iwu (Law Society) have asked President Mohammadu Buhari to “immediately withdraw” the nominatio [...]

Business

Education budget less than National Assembly allocation + break down of budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has increased the allocation for the National Assembly in the 2021 budget by N3 billion when compared to previous yea [...]

Business

Buhari earmarks N128bn for National Assembly as he presents 2021 budget

The National Assembly will be funded with N128 billion as stated in the 2021 budget, this is as President Muhammadu Buhari admitted that the Federal G [...]

EFCC grills Lagos Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa for fraud as court freezes his accounts

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission responding to all [...]