Politics

STAY AWAY FROM COUNCIL SECRETARIATS – GOV ADELEKE TELLS NEWLY SWORN-IN LG CHAIRMEN Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the newly elected local government chairmen to stay away from local government council secretariats in order to avoid a breakdown of law and order in the state. Adeleke also charged the officials to work within the manifesto of the Peoples …

I’M NOT DESPERATE FOR 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PETER OBI Labour Party presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that he did not exhibit any sign of desperation to make the leadership of the party believe he craves a ‘free ticket’ or ‘special treatment’ ahead of the 2027 election. Obi, who spoke through his media aide, Ibrahim …

PDP WINS ALL CHAIRMANSHIP, COUNCILLORSHIP POSITIONS IN OSUN LG POLLS The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has announced that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won all the local government and councillorship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in the state. The Chairman of the Commission, Hashim Abioye, made this announcement via a Facebook Live broadcast on Saturday …

SUPREME COURT’S JUDGMENT FAILS TO SEAL LG AUTONOMY SEVEN MONTHS AFTER VERDICT The implementation of local government autonomy has faced numerous hurdles seven months after the Supreme Court judgment. Legal practitioners have expressed concerns that the delayed implementation of the Supreme Court ruling was disrespectful to the apex court and showed how the Nigerian government often seeks to circumvent judicial …

ENUGU PDP: PARTY MEMBERS CAUTION OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO REPLACE WARD EXECUTIVES Concerned officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, have cried out to Governor Peter Mbah over alleged plan to replace already sworn in and serving ward executives. The ward executives spoke in a Save Our Soul letter addressed to the governor, dated February 21, 2025, …

SAINT AND SINNERS OF NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY BY DANIEL OKONKWO Nigerians have endured a complex and often turbulent governance history, oscillating between military rule and civilian administrations. Among these, one administration stands out in its controversial legacy: the regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB). His leadership remains a defining yet contentious period in Nigerian history, characterized by political maneuvering, military …

OSUN LG QUAGMIRE: HALT ELECTION – AGF; HOLD FRESH ELECTION – OZEKHOMEThe Federal Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, has asked Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to suspend the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday. Fagbemi stated this while commenting on the ongoing crisis in the state. In a statement issued late Thursday, he said the position of the law was …

OSUN LG ELECTION QUAGMIRE: HALT ELECTION – AGF; HOLD FRESH ELECTION – OZEKHOMEThe Federal Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, has asked Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to suspend the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday. Fagbemi stated this while commenting on the ongoing crisis in the state. In a statement issued late Thursday, he said the position of the law …

VALENTINE OZIGBO, PETER OBI’S ALLY, EX-LABOUR PARTY CHIEFTAIN, JOINS APC IN ANAMBRA Valentine Ozigbo, a prominent Anambra politician and former governorship candidate, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move comes less than 24 hours after his resignation from the Labour Party (LP). Ozigbo, alongside Nze Afam Okpalauzuegbu, the former LP secretary, formalized their membership with the APC …

NO GOING BACK ON LOCAL GOVT ELECTION – OSUN GOV ADELEKE The Osun State government has reaffirmed that the local government elections will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, February 22, despite the All Progressives Congress (APC) withdrawing from the polls. Speaking on Thursday, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed that all arrangements for the elections had been finalised. “The …