In a bid to prevent a recurrence of the Bodija Incidents, Oyo State government has arrested some miners for illegal possession of mining materials in the state. Governor, Seyi Makinde, in a post on his X handle on Saturday announced the arrest of individuals involved in the illegal processing of mined minerals at a facility…
Worried by the protracted strike action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Osun State chapter, Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on the Attorney General of the Federation and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, to resolve the industrial dispute. The courts in Osun State have been shut down since November, 2023, thus frustrating the operation…
Three persons were reportedly killed at Ifon and Ilobu communities of Osun State in resumed hostilities over land disputes. A police source told The Nation in Confidence that the three deaths were recorded in the two communities located in Orolu and Irepodun Local Councils. The state police command confirmed violent clash in the communities but…
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have k!lled two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. The incident was said to have happened between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area of the state on Monday, January 29, 2024. The monarchs, Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area and Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni,…
By Joshua Olalere Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdulrasheed Olabomi has accused his counterpart in Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, the Ataoja of Osogbo of expansionist tendencies. He said the plot was capable of causing communal clashes between the two neighbouring towns of Osogbo and Iragbiji if nothing concrete was done by the state government and other…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria today, Wednesday, 29th November, 2023 varied it’s order in the Judgment on Old/New Naira decided between the Federal Government and States of Federation by extending the validity of the Old Naira notes to continue to circulate as Legal Tender with the New Naira notes beyond 31st of December, 2023. The…
