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Ondo High Court declares creation of 33 LCDAs unconstitutional
By Innocent Raphael An Ondo State High Court in Akure has ruled that the creation of 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) by the late governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is unconstitutional and illegal. Justice A.O. Adebusoye, presiding over the case, declared that the LCDAs were not established in accordance with the law. This decision follows the bill signed into law by…
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Gov Makinde okays Olakulehin as 43rd Olubadan
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan land. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola disclosed this in a statement. The statement added that Governor Makinde congratulated the new Olubadan and expressed his hope that his administration would bring about more advancements for Oyo…
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Top Ogun traditional ruler dies
A frontline traditional ruler in Ogun State, Oba Femi Ogunleye, has died. Oba Ogunleye is the Towulade of Akinale in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria. He was a foremost journalist who had stints with the old Daily Times of Nigeria. WESTERN POST learnt that Oba Ogunleye died in London on Wednesday afternoon. He was 79. Burial arrangements will be announced by…
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Impeachment of Philip Shuaibu was a major achievement, says Edo Speaker
By Innocent Raphael The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has declared the impeachment of former Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu as a significant accomplishment for the House. Agbebaku made these comments during a press briefing marking the first anniversary of the 8th Assembly. Philip Shaibu was impeached on March 8, 2024, following a verdict by a…
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Abdulrazaq mourns Mrs Florence Saraki, commiserates with ex-Senate president
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman has sent his condolences to the Sarakis on the death of their matriarch, Chief (Mrs) Florence Morenike Saraki, which occurred on Tuesday, June 18. The Governor commiserated with the former Senate president, Abubakar Bukola Saraki and the rest of the family on the sad development. His condolence message was contained in a…
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Ex-Senate president, Saraki loses mum
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Former Kwara state governor and ex-president of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki lost his mum, Chief Mrs Florence Morenike Saraki on Tuesday evening. Mrs Saraki was 89. Senator Saraki is the son of the late astute politician, Senator Abubakar Olusola Saraki, founder of the Saraki dynasty in Ilorin. The former Senate president of the Eighth National…
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VIDEO: Irate youths destroy Wike’s statute at Obio/Akpor LG Secretariat in Rivers
Some irate youths on Tuesday morning demolished Mr. Nyesom Wike’s statue at Obio/Akpor Local Government headquarter in Rivers State. Wike, who was the former Governor of Rivers State and presently Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and current governor of the state, Governor Sim Fubara are fighting on who control the State’s treasury.
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Political turmoil erupts as former Edo deputy Gov. backs APC candidate
By Innocent Raphael The former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has sparked a political storm by openly endorsing Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, for the upcoming September 21 governorship election. This move has intensified the rivalry between the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Shaibu declared his support during a Father’s Day event…
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Ajakaye urges Saraki to leave Gov Abdulrazaq out of his ‘self-inflicted shame’
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin In what seems to be political muscle flexing between the Kwara State Governor Mallam Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman and the former Senate president Sen. Bukola Saraki at Eid praying ground on Sunday where Saraki was alleged to have disrupted the Emir of Ilorin’s usual speech through the unruly behaviour of some thugs, the Chief Press Secretary to the…
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LP candidate Akpata addresses controversy following Oba of Benin’s remarks
By Innocent Raphael Gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has clarified a recent controversy surrounding a statement he made while visiting the Oba of Benin. He made the correction in a statement made public on Monday, stating that the narrative being put out in the media and public domain was…
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