Just In: PDP Suspends Ex-Governor Ortom, Others Over Anti-Party Activities
The State working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has suspended former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom over anti-party activities. Ortom’s suspension was conveyed in a statement signed on Monday by the PDP’s Benue state Media Consultant, Hon. C T Hwande. The suspension, according to the statement hinges on Continue Reading
LG Autonomy: Makinde will push you to the wall ,Oyo APC tells LG chairmen
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has cautioned the executive chairmen and career officers in all 33 local government councils across the state against allowing Governor Seyi Makinde to lead them into potential legal trouble. The APC warned that if the council leaders do not distance themselves from Continue Reading
It won’t be a business as usual, EFCC warns LG chairmen in Oyo,32 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has pledged to closely monitor local government activities to ensure good governance, accountability, and transparency. This follows the recent Supreme Court judgement granting financial autonomy to local governments. It disclosed this at a national dialogue organised by Agora Policy, themed “Enthroning Accountability in Local Continue Reading
LG Poll: Gov Eno lauds hitch-free PDP primaries despite hunger protest
Akwa Ibom State governor Pastor Umo Eno has lauded the hitch-free conduct of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship and councillorship primaries despite the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest. Therefore, with the conclusion of the exercise, according to the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak, the stage Continue Reading
Faceless terrorism convicts||Lateef Fagbemi
Update on Nigeria’s reported prosecution of terrorism-related suspects further exposed serious minuses in the fight against terrorism-related crime in the country and punishment of perpetrators. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Continue Reading
Anatomy of the Hunger Protest||Simon Kolawole
There you have it. The “hunger protest” that took off in most parts of the country on Wednesday has predictably led to burning, looting and killing. In one instance, demonstrators tried to overrun a government house. A man was seen vandalising traffic lights to — wait for this — “end Continue Reading
Makinde’s Testament: Reasons stakeholders eminent personalities are rooting for Jubril Dotun Sanusi as Oyo State Governor in 2027
By Olaonipekun Adeola As the political landscape in Oyo State begins to take shape ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election, one name continues to resonate more powerfully than others: Jubril Dotun Sanusi, the Otun-Apesinola of Ibadanland and Chairman of Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort. His extraordinary contributions to the development Continue Reading