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HUNGRY ABUJA PIKIN: A REFLECTION

By Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko When in 1992, the then self -styled military president of Nigeria, four stars General, the gap-toothed Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, effectively transferred the...

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Hold Police responsible for any breakdown of law and order in Osun- PDP alerts Nigerians, Inter.Community By Owei David The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians and the International Community to hold the Nigerian Police responsible for the breakdown of law and order in the state, noting that the Police has clearly abandoned its role of maintaining peace and security by enabling the illegal takeover of councils by people unknown to the law. The PDP in a statement signed by its Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, expressed concern on the conducts of the Police since the local governments crisis broke out in Osun state in February 2025, which betrayed the role envisaged for it by the Constitution and the enabling laws, pointing out that the Police has totally lost its ability to maintain law and order in Osun state due to its open partisanship. Hon. Bisi accused the Police of aiding an illegal scheme to foist people who have no legal claims to the councils and make governance at the grassroot practically impossible, warning that the ongoing impasse in Osun councils is a big assault on the rights of the people to choose who leads them and will be vehemently resisted. “Policing, anywhere, is about safeguarding laws and order, but the experience in Osun state with the Nigerian Police is quite bizarre since February 2025. The excuse used by the Nigerian Police initially to justify guarding people already sacked by the courts was the one-sided advisory given by the Attorney-General of the Federation because it ignored the fact of the judgement in the suit filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP) which invalidated the YES or NO election, which was later affirmed by two Appeal Court decisions,” Hon. Bisi noted. “Curiously, the advisory plainly indicated that the tenure of the YES or NO, not minding the existence of subsisting judgement in another case, terminates in October 2025. So, what will the Police be relying as the basis for allowing the YES or NO access to the councils today when NULGE officials resumed to work? “Perhaps, it is important that the Nigerian Police belongs to Nigerians, irrespective of their faiths or partisan persuasions, and what should drive its operation should be the laws. As at today, the YES or NO officials have no legal standings to be anywhere near the local government secretariats not to talk of gaining access to the premises. “While it is correct that they have filed a suit to seek tenure elongation, mere filing of suit doesn’t confer any legal benefits and the Nigerian Police as law enforcement agency should be aware of this. In fact, the application filed by the YES or NO in its tenure elongation suit for the court to allow it continue in office pending the determination of the suit is not yet heard because they refused to serve court processes on the listed defendants in line with its delay tactics to hold on to the councils as several legal precedents showed the suit will fail.” Hon. Bisi asked the Police to refrain from presenting itself as an arm of the APC and instead commit itself to activities that will promote peace and stability, saying that its members stayed away from the council secretariats out of respect for the directive issued by the law enforcement agency and not out of cowardice. “If the Nigerian Police is aiding the disregard for its own directive, it is simply encouraging disorderliness. Forcefully taking over power is alien to democracy and even motor garage that are used to such practice in the past, has moved away from it,” he stressed. “As a law abiding party, we will not hesitate to employ every legal means, including petitioning International Community, if the unprofessional conducts of the Police fail to abate. Our interest remains that the rule of laws must prevail not the rule of gangsterism, which is what the APC is exploring.”

By Owei David The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians and the International Community to hold the Nigerian Police...

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Why Clearance of Lake Chad ways is necessary for peace in country, terrorists use Islands as safe heaven for their operations

By Our Correspondent The Bormo state Governor, Prof Babagana Zullum has called on the Chief of Naval Staff, (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abba to ensure that...

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NIPTA wants CAC to investigate registration status of NAPTAN to ascertain authenticity of Association

By Uthman-Baba Naseer, Minna The Niger State Parent Teachers Association (NIPTA), has called on the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to investigate the registration status of the...

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South-South Community Council of Chiefs in Bayelsa Inducts Seven New Members

By David Owei. The South – South Community in Bayelsa state has inducted seven members into the South – South council of chiefs to help galvanize...

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2025 Third Quarter Fiscal Transparency Report: Governor Adeleke Hails Osun’s 100% Scores

By David Owei Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the recently released 3rd Quarter Fiscal Transparency Report as a validation of his administration’s commitment to transparency and...

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Soldiers Disobeyed Defence Minister, Mount Roadblocks in South-East-HURIWA

By George Mgbeleke Prominent pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has alerted the newly sworn in minister of Defence...

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2026: This is a Year of Victory and Prosperity – Governor Adeleke … Tasks Osun people on Electoral Vigilance and Activism

By David Owei Governor Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with Osun people on the advent of the year 2026, describing the new year as “an era of...

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Bayelsa Media Network Award Honours Individuals And Organizations At 7th Edition -as recipients appreciate organizers

By David Owei Bayelsa Media Network Award has conferred awards of excellence and recognition to individuals and organizations at the 7th Edition of the Ceremony under...

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Gov Diri Urges Patience On Bayelsa Independent Power Project ‎*Expresses Confidence In Technical Partners, BECL MD

‎ By David Owei,Bayelsa ‎Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has sued for patience on the ongoing installation of the state’s independent power project. The...

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HUNGRY ABUJA PIKIN: A REFLECTION

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HUNGRY ABUJA PIKIN: A REFLECTION

Why Clearance of Lake Chad ways is necessary for peace in country, terrorists use Islands as safe heaven for their operations

NIPTA wants CAC to investigate registration status of NAPTAN to ascertain authenticity of Association

South-South Community Council of Chiefs in Bayelsa Inducts Seven New Members

*2025 Third Quarter Fiscal Transparency Report: Governor Adeleke Hails Osun’s 100% Scores*

Soldiers Disobeyed Defence Minister, Mount Roadblocks in South-East-HURIWA

2026: This is a Year of Victory and Prosperity – Governor Adeleke … Tasks Osun people on Electoral Vigilance and Activism

Bayelsa Media Network Award Honours Individuals And Organizations At 7th Edition -as recipients appreciate organizers

Gov Diri Urges Patience On Bayelsa Independent Power Project ‎*Expresses Confidence In Technical Partners, BECL MD

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2025 Third Quarter Fiscal Transparency Report: Governor Adeleke Hails Osun’s 100% Scores