Tag: LG Chairman
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‘Wahala’ loading as group kicks against Obasa’s move to impose son as LG chairman
A group within the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State has warned that there would be crisis in the party if the reinstated Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, imposed his son, AbdulGaniyu Obasa, as the next chairman of Agege Local Government. The pressure group, known as Concerned Citizens of Agege,…
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Kogi LG chairman escapes from kidnappers den
The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home.
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BREAKING: Kidnappers kill, bury ex-Benue LG chairman, Washima Erukaa
Notorious kidnappers have killed Elder Washima Erukaa, a former chairman of Katsina-Ala and Ukum local government areas of Benue State, Erukaa, 80, was abducted from his home in Zakibiam, Ukum LGA, on September 23, 2023.
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Police arrest impeached Ogun LG chairman, Adedayo
Operatives of the Police Command in Ogun on Monday arrested the impeached Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government (LG), Mr. Wale Adedayo, at his residence in Ijebu-Ife. Adedayo had recently raised some allegations about the Gov. Dapo
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Whistleblower, critic drag Benue LG chairman, Facebook to court
Mr. Unazi Gideon, a social critic, and Eza Patrick, an anti-corruption crusader have dragged Mr. James Oche, Chairman, Ado Local Government Area of Benue and Facebook International Services Nigeria Limited for alleged defamation of character. Gideon and Patrick, in a suit marked: FCT/HC/CV/2812/2022 and filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, demanded N500 million…
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PDP LG chairman, councillors defect to APC in Sokoto
The incumbent Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Council in Sokoto State, Alhaji Bashir Kalanjeni, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ). Kalanjeni defected to the APC alongside eight serving and two former councillors in the area.
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Abducted Keffi LG Chairman Muhammad Shehu-Baba, regains freedom
The abducted Chairman of Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) in Nasarawa State, Muhammad Shehu-Baba and his aide Dr. Tanimu Mohammed, have regained freedom from their abductors. ASP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed this newsmen on Sunday in Lafia. The Keffi LGA Chairman, with his aide, were kidnapped on…
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BREAKING: Nasarawa LG Chairman abducted, orderly killed
The Executive Chairman of Keffi Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Shehu Baba has been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Baba’s orderly, Alhassan Habeeb was shot dead in the process.
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After shooting commissioner dead, abductors of Kogi LG chairman demand ₦100m
The abductors of the Chairman of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Pius Kolawole, have demanded a ransom of one hundred million Naira. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Kolawole and some others were kidnapped on Saturday on his way from Ilorin to his hometown of Egbe, the border town between Kogi and Kwara State.…
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Lawmakers impeach Rivers LG Chairman
The Executive Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, High Chief Tom Aliezi has been impeached. According to reports, the embattled chairman was impeached by the two-third majority of members of the Legislative Assembly amid tight security. Ten out of the 14 lawmakers were said to have voted for his removal during plenary.…