A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Movement for Credible Elections (MCE), has said that the hijacking of Osun State Local Government funds by certain politicians is an attack on Nigeria’s democracy. A statement on Tuesday signed by Media Coordinator of MCE, Comrade James Ezema, noted that it was shocked, outraged, and deeply alarmed by the latest twist in the Osun State Local Government (LG) crisis—a scandal that represents a brazen, criminal assault on democracy, the...

The Kogi State Government has said that the temporary closure of schools across the state is a preventive step taken on the basis of credible intelligence and the overriding need to put protective measures in place around schools to safeguard pupils, students and teachers. While speaking to newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, explained that the decision was not borne out of panic, but of responsibility,...

The Kogi State Government has described the ongoing cash-back promotion exercise as a clear affirmation of the pro-labour governance philosophy of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, stressing that the policy is designed to ensure that promotions translate into real improvements in workers’ welfare. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, stated this on Saturday in Lokoja while speaking with newsmen on the scope and significance of the exercise. Fanwo disclosed that the cash-back promotion...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has berated the red chamber of the National Assembly for adopting delay tactics in passing the Electoral Bill 2025. According to ADC, failure to promptly pass the bill for urgent presidential assent raises suspicions that the legislature is deliberately applying delay tactics to frustrate key amendments, especially those intended to make future elections more difficult to rig. The coalition party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji...

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commissioned a 9.4-kilometre Ogu Community Road Network and a 1,500 seater Royal Hall in Ogu, Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, while speaking at the inauguration yesterday, described the projects as further proof of the Federal Government’s commitment to the development of the Niger Delta region. Wike said he was impressed by the quality and scale of...

The Forum of State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), comprising the Chairmen of the party in 30 States of the Federation, has declared solidarity with the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. A statement on Saturday jointly signed by Hon. Tony Aziegbemi, Chairman, Forum of PDP State Chairmen and Chairman, Edo State Chapter and Chief Edward Masha Forum Secretary and Chairman of Kaduna State Chapter, reads, “We’ve carefully reviewed...

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has identified sabotage, complicity, corruption, and territorial expansion as some of the reasons behind the pervasiveness of banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism in Nigeria. Afenifere suggested the re-orientation of people in the areas concerned on the need to place greater value on life, debriefing and de-radicalisation of youths, among steps to be taken to address the challenge. A statement issued by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, on Sunday,...