Thirty-six members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have rejected the return of Mudashiru Obasa, the ousted Speaker of the Assembly. The lawmakers gathered at the Assembly garden, reaffirming their stance based on the February 17 vote of confidence they passed in Mojisola Meranda, whom they elected to replace Obasa. Stephen Ogundipe, Chairman of…
Manchester United is reportedly considering a €40m offer plus Rasmus Højlund as part of a deal to sign Victor Osimhen. United had previously shown interest in the former African Player of the Year, who is currently on loan at Galatasaray. Osimhen will return to Napoli at the end of the season, with a €75m release…
On Thursday, February 27, Israel announced it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks aimed at extending the first phase of the ceasefire, which is set to expire in two days. The discussions are focused on securing the release of additional hostages while postponing any final agreement on Gaza’s future. This development follows Hamas’s handover…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, revealed on February 27, 2025, that he turned down N500 million offered to him during his mother’s funeral by various high-ranking officials, including ministers, permanent secretaries, directors, and agency heads. Olukoyede shared this at the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre)…
The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, declared on February 27 that he has returned to the office and reassumed his role as Speaker. Obasa made the announcement after stepping into the Assembly for the first time since his impeachment on January 13. “I’ve resumed and I remain the Speaker…
Dangote Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N890 to N825 per litre, starting from February 27, 2025. The N65 price cut was revealed in a statement issued by the refinery on Wednesday, February 26. Under the new pricing structure, customers in Lagos…
President Donald Trump has told his Cabinet secretaries they will be ‘thrown out’ if they don’t respect Elon Musk. During his first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, February 26, Trump praised Musk’s efforts for leading DOGE, which claims to have saved American taxpayers $65 billion by slashing jobs and programs. Trump said Musk, who is ‘tremendously successful’…
The World Bank has approved a total of $2.2 billion in new loans for the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2025. According to the World Bank’s project list, the $2.2 billion will be distributed across six different projects. The global institution has allocated $500 million for the ‘Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus Programme,’…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has revealed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), under his leadership, inherited a debt of N8,987,874,663 upon taking office. Ganduje made this disclosure during the ongoing National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja. The meeting was…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of three workers from the State House of Assembly for allegedly assaulting officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). On Tuesday, February 25, Justice Daniel Osiagor directed that Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Adetu Adekunle, and Fatimoh Adetola be held in custody pending their arraignment on Wednesday,…
