Ademola Adeleke, the Osun governor, has ordered the suspension of Segun Oladitan, the chairperson of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC). Tesleem Igbalaye, secretary to the state government disclosed the development in a statement. According to him, the suspension of the OSIEC chairperson and members of the commission is hinged on alleged financial impropriety and abuse of office. “Gov. Adeleke has directed the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral...

President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated that the sustenance of democracy and the rule of law should be a norm in ECOWAS member nations. Buhari said this on Monday at the opening session of the 2022 second ordinary session of the ECOWAS parliament in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman. The president said Nigeria is committed to peace and political stability in the sub-region, adding that the country will support...

Some Federal Ministry of Labour officials have been accused of allegedly forging the signatures of some participants to justify the N208m spent on the Zonal Skill Acquisition it organized. The Senate Committee Chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide, while scrutinizing the list of participants submitted by the Ministry at its last sitting, observed that a few persons signed for participants to enable them to collect their stipends in the six geopolitical zones. The programme took place...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned political campaigns at all places of worship like churches and mosques. INEC disclosed this in six-page guidelines for the conduct of political rallies, processions and campaigns released on Thursday. The commission also banned political campaigns in police stations and public offices. In the guidelines, INEC further prohibited the use of abusive language and hate speech as well as the use of...