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Okpebholo
20 Dec
Governor Monday Okpebholo’s decision to suspend the chairmen and vice-chairmen of Edo State’s 18 local government areas has ignited a fierce constitutional debate. Critics have questioned the legality of the move, which appears to challenge the Supreme Court’s landmark 11 July judgment affirming local government autonomy. The suspension, attributed to allegations of insubordination and failure…
20 Dec
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, says that the creation of Local Emergency
Okpebholo
19 Dec
To forestall any breakdown of law and order in the 18 local councils in Edo State, following the purported suspension of the council chairmen and their vices by the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), the elected chairmen, under the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria
1 Nov
A diplomat and financial expert, Ambassador (Dr.) Samuel Babatunde (aka Esanuaje), has urged Nigerian youths to embrace farming to generate significant income and improve their living standards. Babatunde gave the advice while speaking to journalists on the sideline of the 2024 Orokere Day celebration at Orokere-Amuro in Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State. Babatunde,…
22 Oct
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced the inclusion of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in its new strategy to end human trafficking at the grassroots level.
15 Oct
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, held his first formal meeting with the newly inaugurated Local Government Chairmen on Monday, 7th October 2024, at the Executive Council chambers in Uyo. During the meeting, the Governor emphasised the importance of unity and collaborative leadership as the chairpersons assume their respective roles. A notable highlight…
8 Oct
Bellow Lawal has emerged as the new president of the Association of Local Government in Nigeria (ALGON). Lawal is the current chairman of Kaita Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina State. He now succeeds the outgoing Aminu Mu'azu Maifata of Lafia LGA, Nasarawa State. The new ALGON president emerged following an election conducted by ALGON…
ICPC
17 Sep
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Kano has accused the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Musa Aliyu, SAN, of alleged violation of court orders. In a petition addressed to the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, the petitioners alleged that operatives of the ICPC invaded the residence…
ICPC
13 Sep
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Kano State chapter, has instituted a contempt charge against the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission
10 Sep
The Chairman Edo State Chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria  (ALGON), Newman Ugiagbe, on Tuesday, condemned the arrest of their colleague and chairman Esan West Local Government Council,  Collins Aigbogun. Briefing newsmen in Benin at the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat, Ugiagbe said the assault and…
EFCC
29 Aug
Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has entered into a partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to educate its members across the 774 local council areas in the country on procurement
23 Aug
Technology should play a key role in promoting accountability as citizens can now easily ask questions to know how their funds are being used.

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The Human Rights Advocacy Watch Campaign and the All Women League have expressed their shock and have demanded that justice should be done as a lady, Mrs Gloria Peter Ajine, was brutally murdered while harvesting vegetables on her farm on 15th December 2025. The incident happened at Abeokuta North in Ilewo Orile in Ogun State.…
51 mins ago
In the last few months, some unscrupulous elements have intensified their illegal operations across the country, freely circulating fake and substandard drugs as well as unwholesome food and drinks.
52 mins ago
The threat of economic sanctions against Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) member states and associates by President-elect, Donald Trump, comes amid controversies around what his reemergence poses for Africa and the rest of the world.
53 mins ago
It is on record that the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted an invitation from the President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to visit the country this year. 
54 mins ago
As parts of a move to advance the course of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa, the first AI Nigeria-focused university is set to be established in Epe, Lagos.
55 mins ago
Choosing the right candidate may be the right elixir for singing the victory song in the 2027 governorship election in Kwara State. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) appears more solid in this respect but there are pockets of disagreement among members of the party about the choice being touted for the plum position.
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The stampedes that characterised the distribution of free food in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory, Ibadan in Oyo State and Okija in Anambra State leading to the death of many people were avoidable if the events were properly handled and the prospective beneficiaries had conducted themselves in an orderly manner.
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Intense wrangling is brewing-up in Rivers State over the emergence of Senator John Azuta Mbata as the President-General of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, OhanaezeNdigbo Worldwide.  There has been rising squabbles among the Ikweres since Mbata’s emergence as the leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and the conflict exacerbates on a daily basis. The problem borders on identity politics, issues of separation and exclusion.
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