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May

14

2025

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19-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide In Lagos Over ‘Low Score’ In UTME

Crime, Education, Lagos, News Flash

19-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide In Lagos Over ‘Low Score’ In UTME The family of 19-year-old Timilehin Faith Opesusi is in mourning after the teenager died by suicide following her disappointment over a low score in the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to The Guardian, Opesusi ingested rodent poison on Monday after scoring 190 in the recently released results. Opesusi, who hailed from Abeokuta but resided in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State, with her older sibling, was described by neighbours as “gentle and humble.” Sources disclosed that she had applied to study microbiology and…

Apr

28

2025

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How Lagos Scavengers Resell Wigs Picked From Dumpsites

Crime, Business, Lagos, News Flash

How Lagos Scavengers Resell Wigs Picked From Dumpsites In Lagos, the most populous city in West Africa, nothing is a waste in the hands of those who can see value in it. Despite inherent risks, particularly those that have to do with human safety and public health, when the opportunity to make cash or profit presents itself, the love of money is prioritised above all. While the city generates an estimated 5.46 million tonnes of waste annually, some of these wastes often find their way back to the market. Among these arrays of wastes that find their way back to…

Mar

13

2025

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Tinubu Overrules Akande Panel, Backs Obasa To Remain Lagos Speaker

House Of Assembly, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Overrules Akande Panel, Backs Obasa To Remain Lagos Speaker President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation. The resolution came after a meeting between Tinubu and all 40 lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. The President’s decision contradicts the recommendations of a panel he had set up to mediate the crisis. The panel, led by former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, and former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, along with the leadership of…

Mar

05

2025

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Lagos Assembly: How Akande-Led Panel Forced Meranda Out, Reinstated Obasa

House Of Assembly, Lagos, Politics

Lagos Assembly: How Akande-led panel forced Meranda out, reinstated Obasa The 49-day reign of Mojisola Meranda as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly ended on Monday, when the lawmakers re-elected Mudashiru Obasa to lead them. The move is not unconnected to the resolutions of the mediating panel led by Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governors of Osun and Ogun states, who intervened in the leadership crisis that rocked the assembly for almost 50 days. Over a week ago, the heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress, including the aforementioned former governors, were drafted by President Bola…

Mar

04

2025

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Obasa Takes First Action After Re-emergence As Lagos Assembly Speaker

House Of Assembly, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

Obasa Takes First Action After Re-emerging Lagos Assembly Speaker Following a return as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has called for an indefinite adjournment of the plenary session. Obasa, who was Impeached about a month ago, expressed deep gratitude to prominent political figures, including Bisi Akande and Olusegun Osoba, as well as the leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), for their role in his reinstatement. His re-emergence comes after the resignation of Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, who briefly held the speakership after Obasa’s controversial impeachment. Meranda, who was elected Speaker on January 13,…

Mar

02

2025

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Prophet Ebuka Obi Caught In Mansion Miracle Scam With Lady Arranged To Give False Testimony

Gossips, Lagos, Religion

Prophet Ebuka Obi Caught In Mansion Miracle Scam With Lady Arranged To Give False Testimony A self-acclaimed Prophet, Ebuka Obi of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach has been caught in another fake testimony scandal. In 2023, the pastor was allegedly involved in a staged miracle with late veteran actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu. At that time, Ebuka had deceived Nigerians that he healed Okafor, who later died on 2 March 2024 after suffering from an illness that required seven surgeries and amputation of his legs. In a now trending video, a lady who testified at his church, the…

Feb

28

2025

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Meranda Stepped Down As Speaker During Peace Meeting – Obasa Reveals

Lagos, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Meranda stepped down as speaker during peace meeting - Obasa reveals Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has alleged that Mojisola Meranda stepped down from her role as Speaker during a peace/reconciliation meeting held in Marina. As reported by PUNCH, speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday, Obasa stated that Meranda announced her resignation during a reconciliation meeting held at the Lagos House in Marina last weekend. “At the meeting in Marina, attended by key party leaders, Meranda openly declared that she was stepping down,” Obasa said. He further questioned whether she…

Feb

27

2025

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Obasa Resumes As Lagos State Assembly Speaker

House Of Assembly, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

I’ve resumed as Lagos Assembly Speaker – Obasa The ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has stated that he has resumed his position as the parliament leader. Obasa stated this on Thursday after returning to parliament with police and State Security Service details for the first time since he was removed on January 13. “I’ve resumed, and I remain the Speaker of the Assembly,” Obasa said. More to come…

Feb

27

2025

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Lagos Assembly Crisis Deepens As Speaker Meranda’s Security Withdrawn

House Of Assembly, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

Lagos Assembly Crisis Deepens As Speaker Meranda’s Security Withdrawn The ongoing crisis at the Lagos State House of Assembly has taken a dramatic turn following the withdrawal of all security details assigned to Speaker Mojisola Meranda. The development, which comes amid a leadership tussle within the Assembly, has left the Speaker vulnerable to potential attacks. An aide to the Speaker, speaking in confidence to Vanguard, confirmed that security personnel, including police officers and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), were withdrawn on Thursday morning without any replacement. “In the early hours of Thursday, we woke up to the…

Feb

18

2025

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How DSS Stormed Lagos Assembly, Sealed Speaker, Deputy’s Offices

House Of Assembly, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

Men of f the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police, in tye early hours on Monday, stormed the premises the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house. As of 10 am, armed security personnel have taken over the premises at Alausa, Ikeja, and environs frisking every passersby. Meranda, however, arrived with her convoy at about 11.15am. Recall that the embattled, former Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, has sued the state lawmakers challenging his removal as the Speaker of the Assembly. Obasa, it was…