•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State The Governor Seyi Makinde administration today proceeded with the installation of beaded crowns on three high chiefs in Ibadanland despite their prior request for a postponement, in a move that has stirred debate within traditional and public circles. The affected chiefs: Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, Adebayo Akand...
•South west map Creation of additional five new states, constitutional roles for the traditional rulers as well as creation of additional local governments and listing of Local Council Development Areas created by the Lagos State government in 2003 into the constitution were among the top demands of the people of the South-West as moves are [&...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State Following the communal clashes between Ifon and Ilobu communities over land dispute and imposition of 24-hour curfew by Governor Ademola Adeleke, there was uneasy calm in the two local government areas of Osun State yesterday. The communal clash, which later spread to Erin-Osun, claimed three lives. Thir...
•Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke The Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has re-imposed a 12-hour curfew on Ifon and Ilobu communities following the resurgence of violent clashes between the two communities. A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Engagement, Kolapo Alimi, today stated that the re-imposed...
•Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa Piqued by the ceaseless tempo of insecurity in the country and its devastating consequences, the Archdeacon of St. Paul’s Church, Chokoneze, Ezinihitte Mbaise Council Area of Imo State, Rev. Jonathan Ezeji, has called for effective engagement with traditional rulers in the nation’s security ar...
•Tinubu Indigenes of Birnin-Gwari in Kaduna State and neighboring communities in Niger State have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene and rescue two District Heads from the communities who were abducted by terrorists and have been in captivity for over 4 months. In a letter to the President by the Birnin-Gwari-Niger Inter-boun...
•CDS Christopher Musa The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday accused monarchs in Ughelli South and Bomadi Local Government Areas of Delta State of complicity in the massacre of 17 officers and men of the Nigerian Army three weeks ago. The DHQ added it found out that the “hands and private parts ” of the slain military […]
•Sheriff Oborevwori The Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, cautioned traditional rulers in the state against shielding suspects involved in the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama Community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Oborevwori gave the warning when he addressed traditional rulers on the...
•Gani Adams The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has sought the permission of governors in the South-West to go after the killers of three Yoruba monarchs. Adams, in an open letter to the Governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebanji, yesterday, said he had the capacity to deal with those he called […]
•Gunmen The killing of two traditional rulers and the abduction of six primary school pupils in Ekiti have drawn outrage from Nigerians, who are battling to cope with escalating insecurity in the country. The monarchs were murdered on Monday in the Oke-Ako Community in the Ikole Local Government Area of the state, reports The Nation. […...

