Osun LG polls : ALGON splits as factions back PDP, APC

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, in Osun State has broken into two factions over Thursday’s ruling by the appeal court on the controversial 2022 council polls with them holding conflicting interpretations. While one faction supports the interpretation by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the other faction backs the opposition All Progressives […]

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Aiyedatiwa launches FG’s N1.2b cash transfer

– 16, 255 residents in 18 LGs to get N75k via debit cards Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said his administration will continue to prioritize social inclusion and economic empowerment of vulnerable citizens through strategic partnerships with the Federal Government. He made this commitment during the official flag-off ceremony of the second phase of […]

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Osun LG election: PDP, APC clash over appeal court ruling

The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, on Friday disagreed sharply on the ruling by the appellate court dismissing APC application to relist its appeal against an earlier judgment, which nullified the controversial September 15, 2022 council poll. The Federal High Court’s 2022 judgment had nullified the election conducted by former Governor Gboyega […]

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Olori Solape Abolarin: Osun art, culture council consoles family, Oke Ila community

Olori Solape Abolarin Management and staff of Osun State Council for Art and culture has extended its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved Aolarin, and the people of Oke- Ila Community over the passage of the Executive Secretary of the Council, Olori (Mrs) Christianah Solape Abolarin, In a statement by the council’s chairman, Hon. Ebenezer Adeniji […]

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Tanker explosion: Stranded motorists lament 24-hour gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Worn-out and frustrated commuters have berated the Ogun State Government for what they described as a slow and inadequate response to a petrol tanker explosion that caused a two-day gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The gridlock, which began around 11 a.m. on Wednesday following a fuel tanker explosion near the NASFAT corridor of the expressway, […]

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FG, Ogun failure obvious on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Nigeria’s government consistently fails in many fundamental aspects of national life. One of the most glaring examples is the mismanagement of emergencies on major highways. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway starkly revealed this neglect on Wednesday, when a petrol tanker crashed and was incinerated along with other vehicles, exposing the government’s ineptitude. It is indefensible […]

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I won 1999 presidential election, not Obasanjo – Olu Falae

A former Presidential Candidate, and an ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Oba Olu Falae, said he won the election that restored Nigeria to civilian rule, not Olusegun Obasanjo. Falae, now the Olu of Ilu Abo, in Ondo State, appeared on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Thursday during special Democracy Day programme, alleging that […]

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June 12 annulment: IBB apologised privately to us – Abiola’s son

Babangida Lekan Abiola, one of the sons of the Moshood Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election, has revealed that former military president, Gen Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has apologised to the family for invalidating the historic polls. Lekan disclosed this on Thursday, during the MKO Abiola Memorial Symposium and preparations […]

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Osun LG election: PDP hails court ruling dismissing APC’s bid to revive dead appeal

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has welcomed the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, which dismissed the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s attempt to relist its appeal against the nullification of the controversial local government elections. The appeal, originally filed by the APC, was struck out earlier for lack […]

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