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The resilience of truth which speakers said cannot die despite unprecedented rise in global misinformation and disinformation was the focus at the 16th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series at the Agip Recital Hall, MUSON Centre, Lagos. The event with keynote address by Biodun Jeyifo, Professor Emeritus of English at Cornell University and of Comparative Literature and African and African American Studies at Harvard University marked the 90th birthday of Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in literature and grand patron of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). Jeyifo highlighted the dangers posed by social media’s “constant streams…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the nomination of Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election. The court’s decision, delivered by Justice James Omotosho, came in a judgment on a suit marked CS/469/24. The court dismissed the case filed by Philip Shaibu, who had challenged Ighodalo’s nomination as the PDP’s candidate. In its ruling, the court held that Ighodalo was duly nominated during the party’s primary election, which was held on February 22, 2024, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. Ighodalo emerged victorious, securing 577…

Attention: Effective July, the Federal Government will postpone allocations of local government funds to 19 states. Reason: These states haven’t conducted elections for local government chairmen. Affected States: Jigawa Rivers Anambra Imo Kwara Zamfara Bauchi Plateau Abia Benue Katsina Kano Sokoto Yobe Ondo Osun Delta Akwa-Ibom Cross River Allocations to Resume: Local government funding will resume in these states once they hold the required elections.

By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. We are relieved to have secured the release of Mr. Surajo Asimiyu, known as Baba Ibeji, an indigent Nigerian who was detained by the Nigerian Police for approximately eighty days without a single charge against him filed before any court. Surajo, man with a humble means from Ogun State and father of twin toddlers, was arrested on April 20, 2024, by the Nigeria Police Force. He was initially held for ten agonizing days at Ifo Police Station in Ogun State before being transferred to Abuja. There, he remained confined in a police cell without any formal…

The Fourth Schedule of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution defines the roles of Local Governments, which are critical for grassroots development and improving citizens’ well-being. These roles include: Tax and Revenue Collection: Local governments raise funds to support their activities. Infrastructure Development and Maintenance: This encompasses local roads, public transportation, drainage, and sewage systems. Waste Management and Sanitation: Local governments ensure clean and healthy environments through waste collection and hygiene services. Public Amenities: This includes maintaining markets, parks, public buildings, recreational facilities, cemeteries, and libraries/cultural institutions. Regulation and Control: Local governments regulate areas like outdoor advertising, small-scale industries, motor parks, and…