Author: Lawan

Tension in Osun as APC/PDP take over councils Tension is building up in Osun State following a Federal High Court judgment dismissing an All Progressives Congress (APC) council chairmen “tenure elongation” suit and the subsequent forceful takeover of local government councils by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) council chairmen. While the PDP chairmen believe the APC chairmen’s tenure lapsed in October 2025, as stated by the court, the APC insists that a stay of execution application prevented the PDP from taking over the councils. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on behalf of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria and…

Peace has returned to the Abanyama community in the Creek Town area of Odupani Local Government Area of Cross River State. Until the arrest of 49-year-old Akaniyene Ignatius by operatives of the state police command, many residents had deserted the community following the gruesome killing of two prominent elders in similar fashion. It all started with the death of one of the elders of Abanyama, 75-year-old Oko Okon, in his house, with no traces to the perpetrator of the murder. Residents of the riverine community had yet to recover from the shock of the killing when another elder, 73-year-old Okon…

A crisis has ensued in Isan-Ekiti, a town in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State as a police station has been burnt over the alleged fatal shooting of a young man by a policeman. Although the circumstances surrounding Friday’s shooting could not be immediately ascertained, SunOnline learnt that it developed from an altercation over a football-related dispute. A video of a young man lying in a pool of blood, supposedly the victim, is currently circulating on social media, especially X. Another amateur footage showed a building, said to be the police station, going up in flames. Peeved by the…

Why we can’t stop vote buying – State REC The incumbent governor, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, Dr Wole Oluyede and Amb Dare Bejide of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC) respectively, among other candidates, will today battle for the votes of over 1.028 million electorate for Ekiti State off-cycle governorship election. Other candidates who will compete for the votes of the electorate include Opeyemi Falegan, Accord Party, Olu Omotoso, Allied Alliance, Akande Oluwasegun, African Action Congress, Isaac Alade, Social Democratic Party, Ayodeji Ojo, Action Democratic Party, Bidemi Awogbemi, Allied Peoples…

Members of the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN), alongside colleagues of the late Comrade Sylvester Enoghase from Daily Independent Newspaper, on friday,June 19, 2026 paid a condolence visit to his family following his passing on Tuesday. Enoghase, a versatile journalist and one of the founding members of LAWAN, reportedly developed breathing complications and was rushed to a hospital in the Ijaiye-Ogba area of Lagos, where he later passed on. During the visit to his residence, members of LAWAN prayed with his widow and children and encouraged them to take solace in the impactful life he lived. They urged the…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced three terrorists to death by hanging over terrorism offences. The three terrorists were convicted and sentenced to death after they pleaded guilty to the offences they were charged with by the Federal Government in the ongoing mass trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. While Danladi Lawal was sentenced to death by Justice James Omotosho, Abdullahi Mohammed and Mohammed Gulama Shaibu were handed down capital punishment by Justice Salim Ibrahim. When the case was called before Justice Omotosho, 33-year-old Lawal, a.k.a Dankawu, pleaded guilty to counts one,…

The Federal Government has hinted at probable sanctions against South African companies operating in Nigeria, including telecommunications giant MTN, as outrage mounts over the ongoing harassment and attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, made the announcement on Thursday while addressing concerns over escalating anti-migrant attacks in South Africa and the evacuation of Nigerians. The minister said Nigeria had exercised restraint and continued to pursue diplomatic engagements but warned that the government might be compelled to explore other options if the attacks persist. “As I indicated before, there are these huge conglomerates. By…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has challenged Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf to provide concrete evidence that he received funds from the local government councils through his son, Mujahid Aminu Abdussalam. Gwarzo was responding to allegations by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, who alleged that funds from local government councils in the state were channeled to the former deputy governor via his son. In a statement by his spokesperson, Gwarzo dismissed the allegations as baseless, outrageous and a ridiculous attempt to tarnish his hard-earned integrity. “The allegations are mere figments of…

Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has announced significant progress in expanding access to healthcare, revealing that its emergency intervention programme, LASHMA Assistance in Distress (LASHMA-AID), has handled 18 life-threatening cases since it became operational in March 2026. The agency also disclosed that its ILERA EKO health insurance scheme has enrolled 1.5 million Lagos residents between 2020 and May 2026, while providing critical emergency care to vulnerable residents across the state under an Executive Order (EO) that guarantees stabilisation before payment or proof of insurance is requested. Speaking at its second-quarter media parley in Lagos yesterday, the Permanent Secretary, Dr.…

Bayelsa govt resolves Twon-Brass leadership tussle Bayelsa State Government has resolved the lingering leadership tussle in Twon-Brass Kingdom, following its intervention and agreement by the feuding parties to immediately withdraw all ongoing court cases concerning the conflict. It also directed all government-recognized communities to run their affairs based on constitutions that are in line with the provisions of the state Community Administration and Chieftaincy Law to ensure effective leadership at the grassroots level. Deputy Governor, Peter Akpe, who made this known at a meeting with the leadership of the five communities in Twon-Brass Kingdom and other top government officials at…