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Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa.The lawmakers are accusing Obasa of multiple statutory and financial infractions.Peoples Gazette reports that the lawmakers replaced Obasa by his D,eputy Lasbat Meranda.Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief whip of the House.Details later… Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? For Adverts or report call/WhatsApp us on +2349064433505 or reach us at infokwarareporters@gmail.com

The federal government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria chairman, Abdullahi Usman, announced this in a statement on Sunday.Mr Usman explained that the four airlines were selected from the 11 companies that submitted applications to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Muslim pilgrimage.According to Usman, the four approved airlines are Air Peace Ltd., Fly-Nas, a Saudi Arabia-designated airline, Max Air, and UMZA Aviation Services Ltd.The NAHCON boss stated that the airlines were screened and shortlisted by a team of 32…

Governor Seyi Makinde has presented the Staff of Office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, Abimbola Owoade.The governor made the presentation at his office in Ibadan, the state capital, Agodi, Ibadan, on Monday.PUNCH Online had earlier reported that Owoade is scheduled to receive his appointment letter and staff of the office today.“He (Prince Owoade) is in town. He will get a letter of appointment from the state government tomorrow (Monday) so that he can resume work as Alaafin,” a top government source told The press. Makinde approved Owoade’s appointment in an announcement made in a Friday statement by the Commissioner for…

The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, has announced plans to include proceeds from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, prostitution, and other illegal activities in the country’s gross domestic product calculations.On Thursday, the NBS revealed the move at a sensitisation workshop on GDP and Consumer Price Index rebasing, organised in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group in Lagos. Baba Madu, the NBS’ head of national accounts, explained that the inclusion of illegal activities in the GDP estimation aligns with best practices. “Illegal activities will be in line with national best practices, specifically the System of National Accounts…

Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has rejected the judgement of the Appeal Court which nullified a Federal High Court order that removed Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.Bayero on Sunday said he is heading to Supreme Court to challenge the appeal court verdict.Speaking to newsmen at the Nasarawa Palace of the 15th Emir Of Kano, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba DanAgundi, who filed the suit that was struck out by the Appeal Court, said, “Sanusi did not even understand that he has completely lost out in the whole of the cases at hand.“That is why I expressed…

There are indications that the Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola Owoade, upon his installation may begin his reign over the ancient town of Oyo from his personal palace, called White House, located at Boroboro Area of Oyo. This is because the ancient place which served as the seat of power for the immediate past Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, is in ruins.The Alaafin-elect, it was gathered may be returning to the ancient city on Monday from Canada where he is based.Unconfirmed source said the Alaafin-elect may be presented with his certificate and staff of office in a low key event at the government house…

The Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State has secured 50 Acres of farmland in Ogun for the 2025 farming season and beyond.Johnson Babatunde, the executive chairman of the LCDA, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Sunday.Mr Babatunde said that over 50 acres of land at Obada Oko in Abeokuta North Local Government area of Ogun would be given to interested residents for crop and animal farming to cushion the effects of food challenges.He said that the council would assist interested residents of Orile-Agege in farming on the land using modern technologies.“The project will also usher…

Ifeanyichukwu Eze, personal assistant to the Deputy Speaker, Ebonyi House of Assembly, Chinedu Onah, has died in a road accident on the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway. Chinonso Nwede, the secretary of the deputy speaker’s legislative aides forum, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the incident occurred whilst Mr Eze was returning from a funeral wake, accompanied by three other legislative aides and one additional person.Mr Nwede said the wake was held in solidarity with a friend whose mother’s funeral took place on Jan. 11. “Sadly, Eze succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. The four other individuals involved in the…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit at the ECOWAS Court against the Bola Tinubu government and governors over their oppressive use of the Cybercrimes Act.In a statement on Sunday, SERAP said the cybercrime act is being used to violate Nigerians’ rights to freedom of expression, shutting down dissenting voices against the government.SERAP said, “We’ve asked the ECOWAS Court of Justice to stop the Tinubu administration and Nigeria’s 36 governors from using the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 to criminalise legitimate expression and punish Nigerians, including social media users.“Rather than using the amended legislation to make cyberspace…

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to receive $52.88 million in recovered Galactica assets tied to former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United States.Nigerian cuisineThis is as the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, urged the Ministry of Justice to ensure proper monitoring and effective utilization of the recovered funds to maximize their impact on Nigerians.The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, announced this recovery during the formal signing ceremony of the asset agreement between Nigeria and the U.S. in Abuja on Friday.Fagbemi revealed that $50 million of the funds will be…