N570 billion Hardship Fund ;’A loan ,not grant’,Makinde tackles Tinubu
Oyo state Governor Engineer Oluseyi Makinde has cleared the air on the N570 billion Hardship Fund “given” to the 36 States by the Federal Government Governor Makinde while responding to critics challenging him on how he used the fund emphatically said,the Federal Government did not give any state any money Continue Reading
Ndume makes a U-turn,tenders apology for criticising Tinubu’s govt.
Erstwhile Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume yesterday apologised to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for not consulting the party before publicly criticising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. But the Bornu South senator insisted that he stood by his words: “Whatever I said or whatever I did Continue Reading
Autonomy : Ogbomosho LG isn’t your property, citizens frown at Makinde
In a powerful statement addressed to Hon. Oyedokun Oyeniyi, the citizens of Ogbomoso South Local Government have asserted their demand for autonomy, expressing their dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs. The letter, penned by Mr. Adeoba Sunday on behalf of the concerned citizens, underscores the community’s frustration over the Continue Reading
Diri calls on Tinubu ,Other governors to embark on quick-win projects to alleviate hardship
A former Labour Party governorship candidate in Bayelsa state, Udengs Eradiri, has called on the state governor, Douye Diri and his colleagues to immediately embark on quick-win projects in their various states to alleviate the hardship fueling protest across the country. Udengs, a former president of the Ijaw Youths Council Continue Reading
Go after coup mongers, Tinubu orders security chiefs
• Defence chief terms protesters’ action treason President Bola Tinubu has ordered the nation’s security chiefs to go after sponsors of individuals flying Russian flags and coup mongers. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, made the disclosure after the nation’s military security apparatchik briefed the President on the ongoing Continue Reading
Between government, the governed and people’s heroes||Jide Oluwajuyitan
If I were to choose between self-proclaiming peoples’ heroes- (journalists, human right lawyers and civil society groups), the governed and government, I will without hesitation settle for government that is today under vicious attack from which it cannot adequately defend itself. I cannot see any evidence that peoples’ heroes currently Continue Reading
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