•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu It has been widely reported that the by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in 12 states across the country was marred by violence, apathy and malfunctioning of BVAS in many of the places where the exercise took place. For instance, the arr...
•Security agencies On April 13, 2024, a group of masked individuals identifying themselves as Yoruba Nation agitators stormed the Oyo State Secretariat and House of Assembly in Agodi, Ibadan. They lowered the Nigerian flag and raised what they called the Yoruba Democratic Republic flag, attempting to assert secession from Nigeria, reports Dail...
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, said it is opÂposed to idea of carving out YoruÂba nation from Nigeria. The group, in a statement, said it would rather commit to true federalism in Nigeria. The statement reads: “We have perused the document on the position of YSDM on the state of the nation and […]
•Nigeria Senate Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has said the federal lawmakers have no reservations about the agitation for state police. Senator Adaramodu clarified today while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 36 state governors at an emergency meeting yesterda...
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