HURIWA urges IGP to restore order, evict illegal occupiers of Osun councils

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Commissioner of Police in Osun State to remove individuals unlawfully occupying local government council offices under the guise of being All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councillors. Speaking yesterday in Abuja, the National Coordinator of HURIWA,…

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Ozekhome recommends fresh elections to end Osun LG dispute

Renowned constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has recommended that fresh elections be conducted to resolve the local government council dispute in Osun State. In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, Ozekhome noted that holding new elections is the only solution to save the state from “needless orchestrated violence.” According…

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Tinubu approves new federal varsities for Osun, Ekiti

President Bola Tinubu has given his assent to bills establishing two new federal universities. The institutions are the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, and the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State. The announcement was made by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, following the signing of the two…

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