Author: TheLagosianMagazine

Lawyer to Senator Natasha Uduaghan, Bar Victor Giwa, has faulted the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over his failure to notify his client about the reallocation of her Senate seat, describing the action as a violation of the Senate’s Standing Rules. Speaking on Arise TV over the matter, Giwa emphasized that under Order 25 of the Senate’s Standing Orders, it is the Senate President’s responsibility to ensure due process is followed in such matters. He said, “When a Senator’s seat is reassigned, it is the duty of the Senate President to ensure that the Clerk of the Senate formally communicates such…

The Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has expressed confidence in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s foreign exchange policies, stating that they are yielding positive results and aligning the naira closer to its fair value. Rewane expressed his thoughts on the Global Business Report show on Arise TV on Monday. The naira has been strengthening across the official and parallel markets in recent weeks. It closed Monday’s trading at 1503.63/$ at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market Window and 1,500.00/$ at the parallel market. Rewane explained that a Purchasing Power Parity analysis placed the fair value of the naira…

By Sola Ojewusi February 23, 2025 – Washington, D.C. The Orthodox Public Affairs Committee (OPAC) has condemned the brutal massacre of 70 Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), calling it a “heinous act of religious persecution” and urging immediate global intervention. On February 13, 2025, militants from the ISIS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed the Lubero district, forcibly removing innocent men and women from their homes. The victims were taken to a Protestant church in the village of Kasanga, where they were beheaded. The attack, carried out within a sacred place of worship, has sent shockwaves through the…

The Peoples Democratic Party has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas of Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, Hashim Abioye, made this known at a press conference on Saturday in Osogbo, the state capital. Details shortly…

Son of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former military ruler, Sadiq Abacha, has expressed admiration for his late father, stating that his leadership remains significant despite persistent scrutiny. Sadiq, in a Facebook post on Saturday, suggested that his father was a victim of jealousy and subtle betrayal but insisted that history would ultimately be kind to him. “The man Abacha—you have always been the one they envied with silent deceit. History shall remember you for being a better leader, no matter how much they try to put you down. As a son, I am most proud of you today. You indeed…

AN OPEN LETTER TO CHIEF NYESOM WIKE ON OCCASION OF HIS DECLARATION TO SCUTTLE MAKINDE’S PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATION! Your Excellency Greetings! When you declared in a meeting recently that you are determined to undermine Governor Makinde’s Presidential aspiration as you destroyed Atiku’s campaign for the Presidency in 2023 you revealed once again the obnoxious characteristic traits which have come to define your personality. Your boast about dislocating Atiku’s campaign is an example of how you arrogate undue importance to yourself, making claims to results that have little or nothing to do with you. For your information, Atiku’s failure at the polls…

By Eberekpe Ogho It was a busy last week. The internet, social media and netizen were all busy, as everywhere and persons tried to reach a verdict as to who was right and wrong between Ms. Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, the University of Azikiwe University undergraduate, and Dr. Chukwudi Michael Okoye, a lecturer of the same institution. While Chimamaka has since been expelled from the institution for assault on Oloye, The latter continues to enjoy his freedom in that same environment. Of course, as was expected, the Nigerian idiosyncrasies took the front burner. Many of us began to remind ourselves of…

Court bars media trial as Tunde Ayeni testifies in paternity dispute against Adaobi Alagwu A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja, on Monday, barred parties in the paternity dispute over a girl child from granting press conference and interviews in the suit filed by the former Chairman of defunct Skye Bank Plc, Mr Tunde Ayeni, against an Abuja- based lawyer, Adaobi Alagwu. The court added that Ayeni and Adaobi were guilty of media trial in a matter before it for adjudication, saying that the infamous action is contrary to the rule of law. According to the court,…

By Sola Ojewusi Kiagbodo, Delta State – February 18, 2025 Nigeria has lost one of its foremost statesmen and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, who passed away at the age of 97 on Monday night, February 17, 2025. A former Federal Commissioner for Information and a prominent Ijaw nationalist, Clark was a key figure in Nigeria’s political landscape, having served in the administrations of military governor Samuel Ogbemudia and former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon. His death was confirmed in a statement issued by his family, signed by Prof. C. C. Clark. The statement read: “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo…

By Rasheedat Ajakaye Strida Peace is when your eyes are glued to only the road that leads to your destination. Peace is when the topics that interest you are simply those that are unique and not just seeking likes. Peace is the ability to give value to yourself at no one’s expense but your sweat. Peace is the satisfaction you derive in being productively reserved as a wolf. Peace is willingness to give as you wish, erasing expectations from the ‘objects’ of your grammatical action. Peace is the gift of observing situations, and sieving your remarkable role without being told.…