•A deserted major road in Lagos today As Lagos residents troop out to cast their votes in the local government elections, major roads leading to the nation’s commercial capital have been deserted. The Nigeria Police had announced that movement would be restricted from 6 am to 3 pm in the state. Our crew on the […]
•RMAFC The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has recommended a five-year periodic review of the nation’s revenue allocation formula in line with the constitutional provisions. The commission also called for an amendment of the Nigerian constitution to allow local government chairmen and councillors to be listed amon...
Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, cast his vote early today at Unit 5 Ward 9, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state. This is as the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke cast his ballot at his Sagba Abogunde, Unit 9, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area at exactly 8 […]
•Edo State House of Assembly The Edo State House of Assembly has taken legal action against the 18 suspended local government chairmen, seeking judicial interpretation of Section 20 of the Edo Local Government Law, 2000 (as amended). The suit aims to determine whether the 24 lawmakers had the authority to suspend the elected chairmen and [&hel...
In a significant political shift, two local government chairmen and 13 councillors in Edo State defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today, marking a new phase in the ruling party’s bid to control all 18 local government areas in the state. Hon. Edosa Enowoghomenma, Chairman of Ovia South West Local Government Area, defected with [&...
The Edo State House of Assembly’s suspension of all elected chairmen and vice-chairmen across the 18 local government councils has sparked widespread outrage, with critics describing the move as a blatant violation of the Nigerian Constitution and the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy. The House acted on a petition submi...
•Swearing-in of new LG chairmen in Rivers by Governor Fubara The just-concluded Rivers State local government election, held on Saturday, October 5, was conducted amid fear of possible violence due to the political tension in the state, especially between the incumbent Governor, Sim Fubara and his predecessor and current Minister of the Federa...
•Wike and Fubara The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress factions yesterday rejected the conduct and outcome of the local government election, stating that no election was held in the state on Saturday. The Rivers PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, described the poll as ...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. The exercise was held today at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, hours after the chairmen were issued certificates of return by the Chairman of the Rivers State [&h...
All the 21 local government chairmen and 239 councillors in Kogi have vacated their offices following the expiration of their three-year tenure yesterday Thursday, December 14, 2023. The state Commissioner for Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs, Barr. S.M Ozigi Deedat confirmed the exit of the council chairmen and councillors in a statem...

