At a point I was in a quandary on how to address Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. What unfolded at the Lagos State House of Assembly presented a dilemma similar to that which confronted journalists after the annulment of the 12 June 1993 presidential election, won free and square by Moshood Abiola. Should we address Abiola as president-elect and winner of the …

When the news of Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa’s return as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly broke on Monday 3 March, it sent shockwaves through the political landscape. His removal from the speakership position on 13 January attracted flurry of reactions and also sparked crisis in the Lagos Assembly. Obasa was replaced by his former deputy, Mojisola Meranda, as …

Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa has returned as the Speaker oc the Lagos State House of Assembly. This followed the resignation on Monday of Hon. Mojisola Meranda, who held the office for 49 days. She stepped down after a meeting with the embattled former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa; the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, …

Are you still wondering what has been going on in the Lagos State House of Assembly? Never mind; it is the usual power dynamics on full display by our politicians. They have taken positions and fighting for leverage. No one is amused except that, this time, Lagos State – a highly prized jewel and the centre of excellence – is …

On Wednesday, 25 February 2025, a very toxic but innocuous advertorial was published in The PUNCH newspaper. It was authored by a group which called itself De Renaissance Patriots Foundation. Entitled, “Systematic Marginalisation of Lagos State Indigenes”, and signed by Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd.) and Yomi Tokosi, the advertorial explains the legislative gangsterism currently going on in Lagos State, …

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Friday, ordered that all members of the Lagos House of Assembly be joined as parties in the suit filed by ousted Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. Justice Yetunde Pinheiro has also adjourned the case till 7 March to hear all pending applications. Obasa had approached the court to challenge his removal by at …

Thirty-six of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reaffirmed their support for the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, following the takeover of her office by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The lawmakers gathered at the Assembly garden on Thursday, standing by their 17 February vote of confidence in Meranda, despite Obasa’s return, allegedly aided by armed …

The impeached Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has said that he has returned to office and resumed his position. After returning to parliament with police and State Security Service details for the first time since he was removed on 13 January, the embattled lawmaker said: ‘I’ve resumed, and I remain the Speaker of the Assembly. …

Muda had four wives. To their neighbours, all was well. There was never any noise of fight from their expansive compound. People envied the man . He must be a good man. He must be full wisdom. How is he able to make four women live under the same roof without broken jaws or endless stream of swear words and …

Lagos Assembly speaker: Meranda may step down as Akande panel shortlists seven The speakership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly might be resolved soon as the intervention of heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress may be leading to a headway. The No. 1 seat in the House will go back to an unnamed member from Lagos West senatorial …