On Thursday, the Senate considered a report by its Committee on Special Duties and approved the establishment of the South West Development Commission. The Senate moved into Committee of the Whole for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill after which it was read for the third time during plenary and passed into law. Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, Chairman of the committee in his presentation said the South West Development Commission Bill, 2024 intents and purposes are...

The Ekiti State government has charged chairmen of local government areas to be alive to their responsibility of maintaining effective and adequate security of lives of property in their areas. Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Ogundana (rtd), Chairman of the State Security and Intelligence committee, at the third quarterly meeting of the committee on Wednesday stressed the need for council chairmen to synergize with government to bring permanent end to reports of insecurity in the state. While...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies aided and abetted the irregularities that marred the last Saturday Edo State governorship election. The party described the election as the worst poll ever conducted by the electoral umpire and expressed concern that electoral body and the security agencies provided the cover for the massive irregularities. Rev. Olu Martins, the Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, of the Asue/Ogie...