LG crisis: Osun writes AGF, CBN, wants PDP chairmen recognised

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke Osun State Government has asked the Federal Government to  recognise the local government chairmen and councilors recently elected on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Presently, the chairmen elected during the immediate past All Progressives Congress, APC, administration of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, now a minister, are occupying […]

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Makinde promises succour for Aleshinloye Market fire victims

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has promised succour for the victims of Wednesday’s fire incident at the Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan. He said the government would assess the level of damage and provide immediate support to victims once it gets a full report of the incident. The governor gave this assurance while commiserating with the […]

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Police exhume corpse of slain LASU graduate for investigation

Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, exhumed the body of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode. The corpse was buried in a shallow grave behind LASU fence in the Ojo area of Lagos. The deceased, a Political Science Education graduate, was declared missing on January 16. The police […]

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On Tinubu’s foreign trips in search of investors

The statement by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole that 30 foreign trips undertaken by President Bola Tinubu have attracted proposed investments worth $50.8 billion into the country sounds exciting, but it needs to be substantiated. Curious citizens want empirical evidence of the investments and how they are boosting the economy. Even […]

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Nnamdi Kanu has suffered, release him, Okorie begs Tinubu

Elder Statesman, Chief Chekwas Okorie, said on Wednesday that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has suffered grievously, restating his appeal to President Bola Tinubu to facilitate his release and the release of other prisoners of conscience in the country from further incarceration. He stated that since 2015, Kanu […]

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Fubara insincere, whipping up sentiments — Rivers Assembly

The Rivers State House of Assembly has faulted claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from entering the House to re-present the state 2025 Appropriation Bill. The House said it never received any official communication from the governor indicating his interest in bringing the budget to the floor of the House, accusing him […]

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Fubara denied entry into Rivers assembly quarters

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was on Wednesday denied access to the official quarters of the state House of Assembly along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, where lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have been holding their sittings. Fubara, who arrived at the complex in the company of top government officials, including the Secretary to […]

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We’ll hear both sides before deciding on Akpoti-Uduaghan suspension, says IPU

The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union , Tulia Ackson, has assured embattled Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, that due process will be followed in addressing the concerns surrounding her suspension from the Senate. Ackson’s assurance came in response to Natasha’s appeal for intervention by the IPU and the United Nations over what she termed […]

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