Nigeria’s Secret Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), has clarified its involvement at the Lagos State House of Assembly following an alleged raid on the premises in partnership with the Nigerian Police Force. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that earlier in the day, heavily armed operatives of the forces stormed the Assembly complex. The operatives sealed […] More
The reinstated chairman of Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State, Mr. Remi Abass, has reportedly been killed. It is alleged that Abass was killed by armed men linked to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The event occurred when Abass and other local government officials, who had been dismissed but reinstated by a recent […] More
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has criticized the Department of State Services (DSS) for sealing off the Assembly complex, denying claims that lawmakers invited the security agency to take such action. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that on Monday, armed DSS operatives took over the Assembly premises, blocking access to the […] More
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), calling it “utterly reprehensible” and demanding a full investigation. Atiku accused President Bola Tinubu of interfering in state matters instead of addressing the pressing economic and security crises facing Nigeria. […] More
Afrobeat sensation David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has publicly criticized the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Abba, amid the ongoing political unrest in the state. Osun State, currently governed by Davido’s uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, has been embroiled in heightened tensions between members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All […] More
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued directives following the deadly violence that erupted in local government (LG) secretariats across the state. He confirmed that five members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were killed during the crisis, while several others were injured. The violence escalated on Monday when loyalists of the All Progressives Congress […] More
The minority leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele on Monday, February 17, arrived Ekiti State ahead of the stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a post made on X via his official page, Bamidele said the led his entourage to Ekiti state on the maiden flight to land at the Ekiti Agro-Allied […] More
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, was seen in tears on Monday after operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian police took over the Assembly complex. A video circulating online shows Speaker Meranda visibly emotional as her supporters cheered her. It can be recalled that security […] More
Katsina State, Governor Dikko Radda has announced his administration’s launch of a goat-rearing initiative. The project, which has N5.4 billion set aside for it, aims to support 3,610 women across the state’s 361 wards. Each beneficiary will receive four goats, comprising one male and three females, to kick-start their goat-rearing business. Additionally, one large-scale farmer […] More
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has postponed proceedings in the case seeking the replacement of lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly. The case, which was filed by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo and two other applicants will now continue on April 30, 2025, […] More
Following today’s invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by officers of the Department of State Services, plenary at the Assembly has been suspended indefinitely. On Monday, February 17, police officers were stationed at the complex’s gate and some officers of the DSS also invaded the Assembly. This led to a crisis with the […] More
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has warned that President Bola Tinubu risks losing re-election in 2027 unless he takes urgent steps to appease the North. Lawal, once a close ally of Tinubu, stated that the President’s economic policies have worsened poverty in the region, creating widespread dissatisfaction. He stressed […] More