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Obasa files corruption charges against Meranda, moves to expunge her name as ex-Speaker
The Lagos State House of Assembly crisis took another turn yesterday as reinstated Speaker Mudashiru Obasa filed a corruption case against his brief successor Mrs Mojisola Meranda at an Ikeja High Court.
Sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman in self-defence—The Sunday Jackson case
In what has been described as a classic ”textbook case of miscarriage of justice,’ Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday, March 7, 2025, ruled that Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was brutally attacked with a knife by a Fulani herdsman, must die by hanging
Lagos Varsity lecturer sentenced to life imprisonment for raping student
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced Kolawole Muyiwa, a part-time lecturer at the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, now called the Lagos State University of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, to life imprisonment for raping a student of the institution.
Supreme Court declares Rivers Local Government election invalid, sacks Chairmen
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has sacked all Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State after the apex court ruled that the election conducted by the state electoral commission in October 2024 was invalid.
Lagos High Court orders all Lawmakers of Lagos Assembly to be included in Obasa’s Suit
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered that all members of the Lagos House of Assembly be joined as parties in the suit filed by Mudashiru Obasa.
Thirty-Five Lagos Lawmakers arrive at Court insupport of Meranda
Thirty-five lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have arrived at the Lagos State High Court to support Mudashiru Obasa's removal as Speaker. The latter Has filed a matter for the hearing.
Controversial singer, Portable, granted N2 million bail after pleading not guilty, court adjourns until March 5
An Ogun State Magistrates' Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Thursday granted controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, a N2 million bail.
Obasa drags new Lagos Speaker Meranda to court, seeks immediate reinstatement
Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Obasa, has approached the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, seeking an immediate order for his reinstatement as the head of the state legislature.
Supreme Court dismisses Fubara’s suit seeking to sack Amaewhule-Led Lawmakers
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the suit by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 State House of Assembly members on grounds of their alleged defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Femi Falana takes over case of 73-year-old man assaulted by Ogun monarch, Oba Ogunjobi
The National Vice President of the Committee for Defence of Human Rights, Yinka Folarin, on Wednesday, said that human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN has offered to take over the case of 73-year-old man, Areola Abraham, who was seen being molested in viral video by the suspended Olorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Semiu Ogunjobi.