• IGP Egbetokun Speaks On Colluding With APC To Assassinate Gov Adeleke

    IGP Egbetokun Speaks On Colluding With APC To Assassinate Gov Adeleke0

    Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has refuted claims that he conspired with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to kill Governor Ademola Adeleke and destabilize Osun State. Recall that Egbetokun was attempting to execute a “non-existent” court order to reinstall past local government chairmen in the state, according to the Peoples Democratic Party

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  • Is The Judiciary Complicit In The Osun State Local Government Debacle?

    Is The Judiciary Complicit In The Osun State Local Government Debacle?0

                Is the Judiciary Complicit in the Osun State Local Government Debacle?   By PROF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.D INTRODUCTION In a landmark decision in ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABIA STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62576(SC) last year, the Supreme Court gave the local government system

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  • Osun NULGE President Dismisses Politicization Allegations, Stresses Security Concerns

    Osun NULGE President Dismisses Politicization Allegations, Stresses Security Concerns0

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    • February 20, 2025

    Osun NULGE President Refutes Allegations of Politicization, Stresses Security Concerns The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Osun State has dismissed claims of political bias, following a recent article titled “The Politicization of Osun NULGE: A Ticking Time Bomb” by Popoola Opeyemi. The union described the piece as misleading and

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  • Court Sentences 27-Year-Old Kidnapper To 60 Years In Ibadan

    Court Sentences 27-Year-Old Kidnapper To 60 Years In Ibadan0

    Court Sentences 27-Year-Old Kidnapper To 60 Years In Ibadan A Federal High Court in Ibadan sentenced a 27-year-old kidnapper, Umar Babangida, to 60 years imprisonment. The convict, found guilty of three charges bordering on kidnapping and cybercrime (ransom demand), each with a 20-year jail term, will, however, run the sentence concurrently. Justice N. E. Maha

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  • Court Grants Portable N2 Million Bail As Singer Pleads Not Guilty

    Court Grants Portable N2 Million Bail As Singer Pleads Not Guilty0

    Singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has been granted N2 million bail by an Isabo Magistrate Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Zazoo-zeh crooner was arraigned by the police on a five-charge bordering on conspiracy, assault and restriction, armed with cutlasses and guns, conduct possible of causing harm to Ogun public officials. He

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  • Osun APC Withdraws From Polls After Takeover  LG Secretaries

    Osun APC Withdraws From Polls After Takeover LG Secretaries0

        The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government elections scheduled for February 22. This decision was made official in a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, and addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC).¹ The APC’s withdrawal

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  • ALGAN DG Criticizes NULGE For Alleged Partisanship In Osun Crisis

    ALGAN DG Criticizes NULGE For Alleged Partisanship In Osun Crisis0

    ALGAN DG criticizes NULGE for alleged partisanship in Osun crisis The partisanship of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) leadership in Osun State has been denounced by Prince Oyelude Oladele, Director-General of the Advocacy for Local Government Autonomy in Nigeria (ALGAN), who calls their criticism of the reinstated chairmen unethical and against public

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  • FG Bans Fuel Tankers Exceeding 60,000 Litters From March 10

    FG bans fuel tankers exceeding 60,000 litres from March 1 With effect from March 1, 2025, the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared that fuel tankers carrying more than 60,000 liters would no longer be allowed to travel on Nigerian roadways. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) issued the regulation, which also

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  • EFCC Says No Immunity For LG Chairmen

    EFCC Says No Immunity For LG Chairmen0

    “We will not hold off on taking action until your term is up, and local government chairmen are not immune.” The chairman of the EFCC cautions the chairmen of local governments. Local government chairpersons across the country have been asked by Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to exercise caution

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