POLITICS

The Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday suspended the caretaker chairman of Ede South Local Government Area, Mr Lukman Afolabi, for misconduct. Afolabi is the chairman of one of the two local government areas within Ede town, where the governor, Ademola Adeleke,…

The Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has received the official report of the January 16, 2024 explosion at Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan. The report, which comprises findings of the Medical, Security and Engineering Teams, was submitted to the governor on Tuesday, at the…

Residents of Suleja in Niger State have taken to the street to register their displeasure over the high cost of living in the country. Wednesday’s protest is coming after a similar protest in Minna, the state capital just two days ago. Suleja, the commercial…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will present certificates of return to 18 newly elected members of the National Assembly on Wednesday. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said this on Tuesday, days after re-run and bye-elections…

Five of the six commissioner-nominees forwarded to the House of Assembly, by the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa have been screened and confirmed by the lawmakers. The five nominees cleared include Olukayode A. Ajulo SAN, Razaq Obe, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, Akinwumi Sowore and Oseni…

An All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant in the November 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere has raised the alarm over plans to impose a candidate on the APC. Agbomhere, who accused former national chairman of APC, Senator Adams Oshiomhole of…

Former Senate Minority Leader and current senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said the arrest and continued detention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal Government, is a major factor contributing to the escalating insecurity…

The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide, on Tuesday, stepped down a motion moved by a member representing Abeokuta North State Constituency, Babatunde Tella, and co-sponsored by five other lawmakers suspending the former Speaker Olakunle Oluomo for fourteen…

The Lagos Red Line rail will be flagged off end of February, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. Governor Sanwo-Olu noted this when he visited the headquarters of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation in Dalian, China. “We are ready for the flag off of the…

Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday, protested the high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while security agents including policemen looked on. The protesters…