..Says its criminal to demand post-written Resignation Letters From LG Chairmanship Candidates By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State has accused the Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration of trying to circumvent the judgments of the Supreme Court…
The President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the Senate is fully in support of the Supreme Court judgement on granting of financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria. Akpabio said this, shortly after senate resumed from a closed…
By Matthew Denis The embattled Former Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has dragged the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to the Supreme Court over what he described as vendetta on Wednesday. The Former Governor who shunned the proceedings of…
There was commotion at the Supreme Court on Friday as the apex court delivers judgment in the governorship election disputes in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The court had fixed today, Aug. 23 for the final judgment of the Nov. 11,…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement on Local Government autonomy. The Supreme Court, on 11th July, granted autonomy to Local Governments across the country. The seven-man panel, in a judgement delivered…
Babatunde Opoola , Abuja. The Supreme Court on Monday refused an application filed by the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last governorship election in Kogi State, Yakubu Muritala Ajaka urging the court to await the outcome…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Following the recent judgement by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria, Osun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, commenced the process of amending its existing laws. The bills slated…
By Henry Kelechukwu Eni-Otu, Esq The Supreme Court’s landmark judgement on July 11, 2024, has been widely celebrated across Nigeria, especially for affirming financial autonomy and other critical principles, including the security of the office for elected local government chairmen.…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has set up two committees to review the recent judgement on local government autonomy by the Supreme Court. Makinde set up the two committees on Monday. The Supreme Court last week granted autonomy to…
By Amb Okereke Nnamdi Nwafor In a historic decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of federal government-backed local government autonomy, declaring it unconstitutional for state governors to withhold funds intended for local government administrations. This judgement marks a…
