Despite its challenges, democracy in Nigeria must be protected by every citizen, speakers at an event to commemorate the country’s 25 years of unbroken democratic governance organised by the Lagos State House of Assembly have warned. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele Ebhomele, the Speaker of …

Governors, National and state Assembly leaders and members as well as top politicians were among the dignitaries that gathered in Agege, Lagos on Tuesday for the eighth day Fidau prayer of Alhaji Sulaiman Atanda Obasa, father of Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa. Those who attended the prayer session included Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday led members of his cabinet to the Agege home of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on a condolence visit over the death of his father, Alhaji Suleimon Atanda Obasa. The governor described Alhaji Obasa’s passing away last Tuesday at 83 as shocking especially as he was hale and …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has lost his father. Pa Suleimon Atanda Obasa, a businessman, passed on at the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 83. A loving family man and community leader in his lifetime, Pa Obasa was a successful businessman in the oil and gas, and transportation sectors …

A new bill that seeks to harmonise all geographic information service projects of Lagos State is under consideration at the state House of Assembly. The Lagos Geographic Information Service bill, which had stakeholders making contributions on Friday, is also aimed at establishing a computerised central database for all information relating to geospatial matters and related issues. Section 4(2) of the …

Lagos State House of Assembly has kicked against the position of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun that Nigeria is not ripe for the establishment of state police. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa directed the Clerk, Barrister Olalekan Onafeko to write the IGP and the National Assembly stating that the state lawmakers reject Egbetokun’s position. Represented …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has joined other faithful in their steadfast belief that Almighty Allah will listen to their supplications and meet their needs at this time. Obasa’s prayer came in his congratulatory message to Muslims for having the divine privilege from Allah to partake in the Ramadan. In a statement …

With incidents of kidnapping spreading across some states of the federation, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to increase the personnel in the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) to effectively assist other security agencies. The House also commended President Bola Tinubu for his favourable disposition to the issue of state police, just as it …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has decried the continued downward slide in the value of the Naira against the United States dollar. As at Tuesday, a dollar hovered between N1,474 and N1,500 and the lawmakers, at plenary, advised the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on some bold steps to take so as to shore up …

The Lagos State House of Assembly resumed plenary on Monday with a call on colleagues of late banker, Dr. Herbert Wigwe to sustain his legacies. Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, lost his life in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. He was with his wife, Doreen, son; and a former Chairman of Nigeria Exchange …