The All Progressives Congress (APC) Oyo State Chapter has withdrawn from participating in the local government election in 33 council areas in the state, attributing this to illegal self-serving planning and ill-conceived occurrences. The APC in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, stated that the poll would worsen the political unpromising situation at the state’s grassroot level. Sadare claimed the governor was attempting to impose loyalists who would remain politically aligned with him...

Disturbed with the alleged diversion, theft, and unauthorized sales of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) meant for the treatment of malnourished children across the state, the Kano State Government has set up an investigation committee to unravel criminal acts that committed the offence. Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, while inaugurating the panel said the committee was constituted to uncover the facts surrounding the reported diversion of the life-saving nutritional commodities and ensure that all those...

Adamawa state government and the Police authority in the state have expressed satisfaction with the recently local government elections conducted in the state. Adamawa Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta while monitoring the exercise in some polling units in the state capital expressed satisfaction with the conduct of local government elections across the 21 LGAs in the state. Farauta pointed out that, the turn out has been interesting and impressive and commended electorates for the peaceful...