Tag: Lagos State House of Assembly
Lagos Speaker to sue Premier Newspaper for alleged defamation
Eromosele Ebhomele The leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria has threatened to sue a weekly Lagos-based…
Money laundering case against Ikuforiji adjourned
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 11 July to decide whether the…
Lagos Assembly Probes Ogba School Toxic Gas Leak
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly through its Committee on Environment has commenced investigation into the remote cause…
LASU CRISIS: Lagos Assembly Grills VC
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Friday grilled the management of the state owned tertiary…
21-Year Jail Term For Lagos Land Grabbers
The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Wednesday proposed 21 years imprisonment for anyone convicted of land grabbing.…
Lagos Assembly Bans Public Smoking
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Monday evening passed a bill that now places fine…
Politicians influence criminals’ release, says Police boss
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Standing before members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Monday evening, the Commissioner of…
Wole Olanipekun Leads Ikuforiji’s Defence Team
The case of transacting financial business without going through any financial institution preferred against the Speaker of Lagos State House…
How Police Aid Criminals In Lagos —Vigilante Boss
Commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Lagos chapter, Olusola Olawale, last night explained to the Speaker of the…
Nominees for Lagos water board to wait for House nod
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Monday suspended the confirmation of four nominees…
‘Nobody Can Stop Me From Becoming Lagos Governor’
Though he is still waiting on God to decide his next political moves, Speaker of the Lagos State House of…
Lagos Assembly Slams LG Bosses Over Bloated Budgets
The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, has frowned at what it calls a funny trend where council chairmen…
Police To Begin Autopsy On Murdered Okada Rider —Lawmaker
The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Public Petitions, Sanai Agunbiade, has told P.M.NEWS…
Child Marriage And Nigeria’s Priority Agenda For Children
By Rasak Musbau Child marriage is a global scourge. Today, more than 67 million women from ages 20-24 were married…
Lagos Assembly Urges NASS To Veto Jonathan On Address Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged lawmakers at the federal level to veto President Goodluck Jonathan if he…
Lagos Assembly To Summon RRS Boss Over Crime Upsurge
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, southwest Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has announced that the Commander of the Rapid…
NBA Declares Support For Lagos Speaker
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who is currently facing a 54-count charge of financial impropriety…
We’ll Expose Those Behind Ikuforiji’s Travails
As the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, continues to slug it out with the Economic…
Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji Re-Arraigned
Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his Personal Assistant, Oyebode Alade Atoyebi were Monday re-arrianged on a…
‘State Assemblies Must Fight For Autonomy’
The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, has charged his colleagues in the country to do everything…
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Nigerian Politicians More Interested In Women —Utomi
Nigeria’s Professor of Political Economy and Management, Professor Pat Utomi, has slammed the country’s politicians for undermining the country’s democracy,…
Money Laundering: Ikuforiji, Aide Face 56 Fresh Charges
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed 56-count amended charge of money laundering against the Speaker…
Fashola’s aides under fire on Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE It was a heated debate at the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday as…
Hundreds Protest Planned Shutdown Of Lagos Market
Hundreds of businessmen at the Pelewura Market, Adeniji-Adele area of Lagos Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Monday stormed the Lagos State…
Police Frustrate Lagos Laws —Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, southwest Nigeria, Taiwo Kolawole, has accused the police in Lagos state…
Lagos Assembly: Stop Witch-hunting Fashola
The Lagos State House of Assembly has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against making inciting statements that could best…
Bill Against Terrorism, Kidnapping In Lagos Coming
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, southwest Nigeria, are currently considering a bill to criminalise acts of terrorism,…
Lagos Assembly Holds Special Session For Wole Awolowo
The Lagos State House of Assembly Wednesday morning held a special session for the late publisher of Tribune Newspapers, Chief…
New Law To Tackle Omo Onile Menace Coming —Fashola
A new law to criminalise land grabbing is on the way, says Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, saying government…
6-Yr Tenure: Go To Court, Deputy Speaker Tells Falana
The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Taiwo Kolawole, says the lawmakers are not scared of the…