Tag: LG
PDP sweeps Oyo LG election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship seats in all the 33 Local Governments in Oyo State following Saturday’s election in the...
Governor: It’s impossible to hijack LG funds under my watch
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has declared that Local Government funds cannot be hijacked under his watch.
Otti said this during the monthly media parley...
N1.9bn fraud: Lagos residents protest, demand LG chairman’s suspension
The residents of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area in Lagos State have staged a protest at the State House of Assembly complex over...
Group plans protest over Jonathan’s interference in Bayelsa LG politics
A group, the Ogbia Development and Progressives Congress (ODPC), has concluded plans to stage a protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan to express their...
Fraud: Benue Assembly approves 3 LG chairmen’s sack
The Benue State House of Assembly has approved the sack of three local government caretaker committee chairmen in the state over alleged financial misconduct.
The...
Oyebanji: I didn’t ask Ekiti LG chairmen to send N1m as...
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has denied directing local government chairmen to deduct N1 million out of the money approved for Christmas celebration in...
Wike: LG chairmen responsible for Abuja teachers strike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has blamed chairmen of the six area councils for the ongoing strike by primary...
Gunmen kidnap Benue LG chairman, 3 aides
Gunmen have abducted the Caretaker Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, Haanongon Gideon.
It was gathered that the gunmen also kidnapped the chairman’s...
Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa LG chairman, one other
Gunmen have abducted the Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isa-Andaha, and one other person in the state.
Confirming the incident...
Kebbi LG chairman dies at 47
The Chairman of Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Zayyanu Muhammad-Bello, has been confirmed dead at the age of 47.
His death was confirmed...
