President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued one of his clearest and most consequential warnings yet to state governors, declaring that the era of treating local governments as appendages of state executives must come to an end. His remarks at the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting go beyond political rhetoric; they signal an impending reordering...
Kukuruku Community Media has officially rated the Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, Otunba Kehinde Oloyede, popularly known as Kendoo, as the Best Local Government Chairman in Nigeria for the year 2025. According to the widely respected national community media platform, the recognition followed a thorough and practical assessment of governance, grassroots impact, and...
By Hon. Oluwole Oke, Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Nigeria’s constitutional democracy is anchored on one non-negotiable principle: the supremacy of the Constitution and the finality of judicial interpretation. Nowhere is this principle more tested than in the ongoing national conversation on Local Government autonomy. Recent pronouncements of the Supreme Court on Local Government...
The recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos affirming the exclusive authority of local government councils over outdoor advertising is being widely viewed as a significant boost for grassroots governance and a potential turning point for local government financing across Nigeria. In a landmark decision delivered by Justice Akintayo Aluko in Suit No....
The African Democratic Congress says it is fielding candidates in the 20 Local Government Areas in Saturday’s local government council election in Lagos State, in compliance with a Supreme Court judgment. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Lagos State Independent Election Commission is conducting election in the 20 LGs and 37 local council...
In a decisive move to ensure seamless monitoring and swift collation of electoral results across Ikeja Local Government Area, the Media Office of Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship Candidate, has launched a well-coordinated Election Situation Room. The Situation Room, a first-of-its-kind grassroots-driven election intelligence system in Ikeja LGA, is...
Lagos State will hold local government elections on July 12. And the state’s election body, LASIEC, has now released the names of people who can run in these elections. The list shows who can run for chairman positions and councillor positions in local governments across Lagos State. LASIEC put out the list on Tuesday, but...
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba SAN has called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate moves to grant local governments legislative and political autonomy. While speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television on Friday night, Agbakoba emphasized the need for constitutional amendments to ensure local governments’ political autonomy.He praised President Tinubu...
Cross River Assembly suspends Bekwarra council chairman over misconduct and corruption The Cross River House of Assembly has suspended, Theresa Ushie, Chairman of the Bekwarra Local Government Council, for three months over allegations of misconduct and corruption.The decision passed by the House followed the resolution passed by the Bekwarra Local Government Council Legislative Assembly, on...
The Federal Government is insisting that no state government has a right to control or manage statutory allocations to local governments, whether by way of disbursement or spending under any guise. It says all the 36 states must comply with a previous judgment of the Supreme Court on the matter. It wants the apex court...