Monthly Archives: February 2025

Majority of Lagos Lawmakers Reject Obasa; say ‘Meranda Remains Speaker’

  About 36 lawmakers reaffirmed their support for Meranda, insisting that she is the speaker of the assembly. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Steven Ogundipe, stated that they remain committed to ensuring that Obasa’s removal stands. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 28, 2025 Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday ...

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Lagos State Assembly: Confusion as Meranda allegedly Resigned as Speaker at Peace meeting.

  Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Obasa claimed that Meranda openly told leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos at a meeting in the Marina area of the state that she had resigned. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 28, 2025 The impeached speaker of the Lagos house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, claimed that Mojisola Meranda has resigned ...

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Trump can’t remember calling Zelensky a dictator: ‘Did I say that?’

  Trump called Zelensky a ‘dictator’ last weekend when speaking at a Saudi-backed investment meeting in Florida. Zelenskyy was democratically elected by the people of Ukraine. Trump will meet with Zelensky at the White House at 11 am on Friday. He said he has a lot of respect for the Ukrainian president. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 27, 2025 President ...

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Influx of Northern Youths in Afemailand in Edo-north and the rise of criminalities – Caliph Abu’Bakr

  “From Auchi to Agenebode and from Okpella to Agbede, these itinerant youths dominate social activities. During my last visit a day after Christmas, I thought it wise to ask some questions: where do these youths live and why are their activities unregulated? All over the place, commercial activities are dominated by them; yet, go around the towns and villages, ...

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Ex-Speaker Obasa removal: Lagos APC reaches agreement on the way forward

  “One of the reasons canvassed in support of that viewpoint was that if the governor was elected from Lagos Central and his deputy from the East, then the largest senatorial district, Lagos West, could not be left out of the power equation on account of the leadership crisis in the Assembly” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 26, 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: ...

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Etsako-East Chairperson raises alarm about Fulani mayhem in Okpekpe community

  “She described today, Monday, February 24th, as a Black Monday in the Okpekpe community, as Mr Philip Batemue (aka Ebo) and another Mr Christopher Bello were killed this morning by suspected Fulani herders on their way to their farms” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 24, 2025 PRESS STATEMENT: ETSAKO EAST CHAIRMAN RAISES ALARM OVER CONTINUOUS KILLING IN OKPEKPE COMMUNITY, ...

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Ado gabbier dispute: Social media partisan reporting shapes narrative – By Ehichioya Ezomon

  “In summary, social media report of the main proceedings, which the three-man tribunal closed on Thursday, February 13, was salaciously slanted, portraying PDP/Ighodalo to have rubbished and made mincemeat of INEC’s declaration of Okpebholo as the poll winner, thus shaping such a narrative in the polity” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 24, 2025 In a week, on Monday, March ...

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IBB: A Journey in Service or Sabotage? By Erasmus Ikhide

  “It was even more traumatizing on the occasion of the book launch in Abuja where the oppressors gathered, showing off obscene wealth in misanthropic grandeur. IBB who has escaped karma — evil done to man by man, in the words of the iconic Dele Giwa — was seen carried away, once again, by the scent of lucre, the languor ...

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Community Development Association (CDA) & Residents’ Obligations; Supreme Court by Emmanuel Eze

  “In summary, Nigeria’s Supreme Court has established that residents of an estate are bound by the rules and regulations of the estate association, even if they are not members. However, the rules must be reasonable, and procedural fairness must be observed” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 24, 2025 The Supreme Court has made a landmark decision on Community/Estate Development ...

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Open Letter to General Ibrahim Babangida: “Abacha’s Legacy Shines Where Yours Faltered”

  “Abacha took power in 1993 not to ruin Nigeria, but to steady it. Economically, he grew reserves from $494 million to $9.6 billion and cut debt from $36 billion to $27 billion, all with oil at $15 a barrel. Inflation fell from 54% to 8.5%. He built roads in Lagos, Kano, and beyond, delivering what you only promised. You ...

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