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A tumultuous scene unfolded at the premises of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) on Wednesday when suspected political thugs barged in and launched a brazen attack on Commissioner Kehinde Akinrotoye. The assailants, colloquially known as ‘Bonsue Aketi,’ disrupted the scheduled bursary and scholarship award ceremony of the commission. The orchestrated assault…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed its endorsement of the recent call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for opposition parties to unite in order to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and reclaim political power. In a press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday, the Acting National Chairman of NNPP, Abba…

In a tense turn of events, police operatives intervened on Wednesday to disperse members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Osun State who had been staging protests. The demonstration, which commenced on Monday, was a response to perceived abuse of office and high-handedness by Chief Judge Adepele Ojo. Chief Judge Ojo returned…

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has taken its case to the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the ruling of the Court of Appeal that upheld the tribunal’s decision to remove Kano State Governor Kabir Yusuf from office. The NNPP, in its appeal, has presented ten grounds of error made by the Court of Appeal,…