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Legal practitioner and human rights advocate, MIKE OZEKHOME says the constant hijack of funds by the state governments is the reason why the local government system is no longer working.MIKE OZEKHOME said this during his keynote address at the 2nd LADI ADEBUTU good governance summit held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.He said the current system of states collecting monthly allocations and not releasing them to the local ...

Governor SEYI MAKINDE  of Oyo State has ordered investigations into the chaos that broke out on Wednesday, between cell phone sellers and suspected hoodlums at Iwo Road in Ibadan.Governor SEYI MAKINDE who made this known when he visited scene said the investigation was to ensure that everyone involved in the dastardly act is brought to book.The governor, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, NGOZI ONADEKO, and other senior security agents, describ...

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of grazing reserves in the 19 northern states and two others in the South West ­– Oyo and Ogun to kick-start the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP).While Ogun is yet to be gazetted for the scheme tailored at having at least a ranch in every state, the Acting Director, Animal Husbandry in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, WINNIE LAI- SOLARIN, confirmed the development....

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that three bodies have so far been recovered from the scene of last night’s tanker explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos State.Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, NEMA, IBRAHIM FARINLOYE, confirmed the development to news men.IBRAHIM FARINLOYE said the initial search and rescue activities revealed that 13 persons sustained various degrees of burns. Out of this, nine...

The Government of Ogun State and the Management of Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation have expressed and sadness over the tragic incident of fire that gutted OPIC Plaza, along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja last night.The Ogun State government said available report indicates the fire by a gas tanker exploded in front of the Plaza and as a result 3 people lost their lives while some persons were seriously injured and are receiving treatment.The...

Four Chinese railway workers working on the Lagos-Ibadan railway have been kidnapped.A police officer attached to them was also killed during the attack which was carried out around Kila, a village between Ogun and Oyo states.Confirming the incident, the police public relations officer in the state, ABIMBOLA OYEYEMI said the victims were ambushed around the area by eight gunmen.He added that the tactical team of the command has been mobili...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again reminded political parties to furnish the Commission with their election expenses and contribution reports in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010.INEC Chairman, Professor MAHMOOD YAKUBU, gave the reminder in his remarks during the quarterly meeting between the Commission and political parties.The Commission noted that only seven out of 14 political parties that participated in the...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI commended the military and security agencies for the synergy that translated into successes in restoring peace and order.Side by side with the efforts of the Armed Forces and security agencies, President BUHARI assured that his administration is developing a strategy for post-war reconstruction and peace building.President BUHARI noted that repairs and maintenance of some of the vital weapons were now being carried out in the coun...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has said his administration would ensure that resources are devoted to the care of the families and loved ones of the officers and men of the Nigerian armed forces, as well as operatives of other security agencies, who have died in the course of fighting insecurity in the country.The President who spoke during a visit to personnel of the Armed Forces and security agencies in Operation HADIN KAI, at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State, ...

The United States Congress has overwhelmingly passed a bill to add a federal holiday to the calendar marking Juneteenth - the end of slavery in the nation.The House of Representatives backed the legislation by 415-14, a day after it was unanimously approved by the Senate.It is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Junior Day was established in 1983.Juneteenth marks the day on 19 June 1865 when enslaved black people in Texa...