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By Onome Jackson Senator Neda Imasuen, chairman of the Nigerian Senate Ethics Committee, was permanently disbarred in New York in 2010 for fraud and gross misconduct. In 2009, he accepted substantial legal fees from a client, Daphne Shyfield, but failed to provide the agreed legal services. He then absconded with the funds and ignored multiple disciplinary inquiries. The New York ...
Investigation
March, 2025
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10 March
Kicks over Tinubu’s 2027 Campaign, “It’s against the Law”
By Isa Abdullahi Campaigns going in majorly in Northern part of Nigeria for Tinubu’s second term bid is generating sparked reactions. There are kicks from opposition parties and political analysts who alleged that it is a violation of the Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Legal experts and political commentators argue that such premature campaigns undermine democracy, the ...
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5 March
Revealed ! Ex- Immigration CG not kidnapped, dies in hotel, after sex romp
By, Isa Abdullahi The FCT Police Command has debunked reports that David Parradang, a former Comptroller-General of Immigration, was kidnapped and killed. Instead, they claim he died in a hotel room with an unidentified lady. According to the police,David Shikfu Parradang, former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), had checked into the Joy House Hotel in Abuja, paid for ...
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5 March
Obasa at it again ! Keeps colleagues waiting 2hrs without apology
By, Onome Jackson Less than a day after, the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is at it again! Colleagues are saying he has arrogantly disrespect them ,in his usual manner. Just a day after his reinstatement, he is repeating one of the reasons for his impeachment. On Tuesday, he held a meeting with his ...
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4 March
3 States in Northern Nigeria insist schools remain closed for Ramadan
By, Onome Jackson Spirited concern raised by Christian Association of Nigeria about holiday granted to both primary and secondary schools in their states for Ramadan fast has been rebuffed. Kebbi, Bauchi and Kano State governments explained that the closure would only affect a maximum of two weeks from the initial academic calendar, emphasising that it would not disrupt school activities. ...
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4 March
Meranda resigns, expresses deep, innermost feelings
By, Joke Thomas The 49-day reign of Mojisola Meranda as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly ended on Monday, when the lawmakers re-elected Mudashiru Obasa to lead them. She express her inner feelings in her speech; In her resignation speech, Meranda stated that her decision was made in the interest of democracy and to prevent further crises within ...
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4 March
Fears Obasa ‘ll not resign, as APC elders recomend
By, Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa The dramatic return of Lagos House of Assembly is part one of the unfolding drama.. In a matter of days, Obasa will voluntarily resign., for another new speaker entirely, not Meranda, to coming in It is the part two of the well orchestrated , scripted and rehearsed drama. But there are unspoken fears that Obada will sit ...
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4 March
Obasa’s Comeback to Lagos Assembly, takes fresh oath of office
By, Emeka Echewodor The move is not unconnected to the resolutions of the mediating panel led by Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governors of Osun and Ogun states, who intervened in the leadership crisis that rocked the assembly for almost 50 days. Over a week ago, the heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress, including the aforementioned former ...
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4 March
Tinubu Approves Sen. Jimoh’s ‘Fortune’ University, 10 others
By, Isa Abdullahi President Bola Ahmed has given approval to new universities in Nigeria. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved provisional licences for eleven new private universities. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa after the federal cabinet meeting on Monday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Alausa explained that even though the Federal Executive Council ...
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1 March
Afenifere youth president regains freedom from kidnappers
By, Onome Jackson The kidnapped National Youth President of Afenifere, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, has regained freedom from his abductors. Ojajuni was released by his abductors in Ibillo, Edo State. YOUNEWS recalls that Ojajuni, was abducted while travelling to Abuja. He was kidnapped alongside others. The kidnappers had threatened to kill him if a ransom of N100 million was not paid ...
