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The senator representing the Ogun East Senatorial district, Gbenga Daniel, has yet to resign due to the state ministry of works and infrastructure’s alleged failure to “stop work” on a road infrastructure that the senator allegedly helped the state’s Sagamu region recover from.

Steve Oloyede, the senator’s media aide, claimed the move was motivated by politics.

The state government quickly responded to the report that it had stopped a federal road project in order to settle political disputes with the project’s facilitator, calling it an egregious falsehood.

The Ogun State government stated in a statement that the governor, Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, had requested that Minim and Tonye Nigeria Limited follow all legal instructions and obtain government approval because the road involved is a state road.

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The state government requested permission from the contractor after learning about it, which was being repaired by Governor Abiodun, and provided a description of the work schedule that would allow the state government to remove the road from its schedule.

The state government requested from the “writers of the fake news” to release any material legally objectionable material accompanied by a letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works, Yusuf L. O., informing the contractor to stop operations because the State Government had not obtained the necessary authorization or approval prior to the start of the process.

No one can carry out any repair work on a road without getting the necessary permission, the statement read. As a result, a state government that wants to repair a federal road must first get the permission of the federal government.

“Nigerians will recall that the Ogun State Government was unable to carry out any repairs on federal roads, including the Abeokuta-Sango Ota road, for a long time due to Babatunde Fashola, the state’s then-Minister of Works, who had refused to grant the state’s request. The fake news’ creators made the claim that the Federal Government had approved the construction of an Ogun State highway in their total ignorance.

How can anyone compare asking a contractor to obtain the necessary approval before working on a state road to stopping the project because of alleged political hostility, if not for the outright mischief they committed on behalf of their drowning principal? Without getting the necessary approval, how can you work on a state road, or any road at all?

Hon. Hon. Hon. was a former federal lawmaker who was questioned by the statement on February 1, 2025. In addition to other projects, Adewunmi Onanuga requested permission to begin construction on four rural roads, including Sokanmade Road, Ewuga, Oko and Ada Road, Simawa, Ita Maro to Ilara Road, and Alhaja Ogunsanya Street, Irolu.

The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) and the state government have been prevented from conducting planned local government by-elections in the state’s 59 wards by an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City.

Following a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ex-parte motion, Justice Mary E. Itsueli, who is currently serving as a vacation judge, granted the order on September 16, 2025.

In the lawsuit B/247M/2025, the PDP’s attorneys, Oluwole Osaze Uzzi, Michael Ekwemuka, and P. W. Akwuen, requested permission to request judicial review of EDSIEC’s decision to conduct by-elections to fill councillorship positions.

Any attempt to make their seats vacant be against the party’s argument that the councillors’ terms are valid up until September 2026.

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Justice Itsueli also requested that the applicant’s Chief Judge of Edo State be notified of the decision to transfer the matter to a regular court, setting the return date for September 30th, 2025.

The lawsuit also includes the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Edo State.

The PDP requested an order granting the applicant’s request for judicial review of the first respondent’s decision to hold elections in 59 wards allegedly to fill vacancies in their legislative seats or offices sponsored by the applicant until September 2026 in the enrolment order that our correspondent visited.

In addition, the PDP requested that the court grant “An Order that the Respondents stay further action and be restrained from conducting the election or taking any further steps in connection with the planned Local Government by election in their respective Wards, particularly as it relates to the seats/offices of the duly elected Councillors,” pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Motion on notice for judicial review to be filed pursuant to the grant of leave.

The Court granted the applicants’ requests for judicial review of the first respondent’s decision to hold alleged fill-fill vacancies in the legislative offices/seats of Councillors sponsored by the Applicant until September 2026 after carefully considering the applications and submissions of the PDP’s attorneys.

The Court also directed that the Respondents are prohibited from holding any further elections or taking any other actions in connection with the planned Local Government by-election in each of their wards, particularly in regards to the seats/offices of the duly elected Councillors, pending the hearing and determination of the originating motion on notice for Judicial review to be filed pursuant to the grant of leave.

On Friday, September 19, President Bola Tinubu will travel to Kaduna State.

Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, confirmed the trip in a statement on Thursday.

The President will visit Aisha, the late former president Muhammadu Buhari’s widow, at the family’s residence while he is in Kaduna.

His aide revealed that President Tinubu will also honor Safiya Shehu Idris’ marriage to Nasirudeen Yari, the son of Zamfara West Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, during the trip.

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Tinubu was scheduled to arrive in Abuja the same day as his engagements in Kaduna, according to the Presidency.

On July 13, 2025, Buhari, who led Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, passed away, bringing in national mourners.

After a lengthy illness, the former president passed away in London. He was 82.

In honor of Buhari, Tinubu proclaimed seven days of mourning and commanded the flow of national flags in half-mast.

On July 15, 2025, Buhari was buried in Daura, Katsina State, where he was born. Following Muslim customs, the burial took place.

After the state’s six-month emergency rule is over, the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, has been ordered to step down as governor under the direction of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, according to the governor’s FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.

At the height of the political rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his close-knit community, Nyesom Wike, the state’s immediate former governor, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.

President Bola Tinubu announced on Wednesday that Rivers State’s current state of emergency would end at midnight, citing state-reported state reports that indicated there was no need for it to continue.

After that, he instructed the House of Assembly members, their deputys, and Governor Fubara to resume their official duties.

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Governor Fubara, however, made an appearance on Thursday at the Government House. After hours of waiting, a sizable crowd that had gathered to watch his arrival finally dispersed.

Wike responded to the development by stating that the governor was now required to resume work exactly as the emergency rule was in effect.

No law requires that he re-enter the workforce today, he said. I have no idea how things work because he is the governor. Okay, so being sworn in today as the governor does not imply that I will leave tomorrow.

The Afriland Towers fire, which claimed several lives on Tuesday, was the subject of a clarification from the Lagos State government.

According to officials, the blaze started in the basement of the six-story commercial building on Broad Street on Thursday.

The state government stated to the residents that the state’s top priority is always the safety of people’s lives and property.

At a press conference with first responder organizations, Gbenga Omotoso, the commissioner for information, made the findings public.

On Tuesday, panic seized control of Broad Street, Lagos Island, as a result of a six-storey building’s smoke-strengthening fire scare forced evacuation.

Onlookers rushed with ladders and foamy materials for support while the scene’s videos showed terrified occupants jumping down in fear.

While below stretched out their hands to catch them, strewn at glass windows to breathe.

However, Lanre Mojola, the Safety Commission’s director general, claimed victims “inhaled smoke while trying to leave the building.”

We received a distress call at 1:30 p.m., Mojola explained, and immediately mobilized LASAMBUS, LASEMA, and the Safety Commission.

He claimed that despite working safety systems, smoke quickly spread from the basement to every floor, berating many occupants.

“The tower had adequate alarms, exit points, and rescue equipment.” He claimed that people panicked as they breathed in smoke, which caused injuries.

Mojola urged high-rise owners to obtain proper certification from the government and made sure no one died from burns.

Rescue Efforts

Margaret Adeseye, the fire and rescue service’s director general, claimed her team arrived 20 minutes after the call was received.

“We received a call at 1:38 p.m. and arrived at 1:56 p.m.,” Adeseye said. Rescue efforts immediately began.

She confirmed that the fire started in the inverter room’s basement, with no injuries to the victims.

“There were three detectors, alarms, and exits. Some victims “fell in panic” and avoided escape routes, which worsened the situation,” she continued.

Dr. Wuraola Makinde, LASAMBUS director, claimed that many survivors had already left and reunited with their families and received prompt treatment.

The government also admired traders who lost their goods in another fire incident at Central Plaza near Mandilas Market.

Organizations’ Statement

Four employees died in the Afriland Towers aforeshadowing, according to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

The victims were senior staff members of the organization, according to a statement released by Mr. Dare Adekanmbi, the FIRS Chairman’s media aide.

The statement read, “Firs announces the tragic loss of four staff members with a heavy heart.”

The agency’s Medium Tax Audit and Onikan Emerging Tax Office, which are located on the sixth and seventh floors, are where the deceased are located.

Despite the fact that the building was already covered in thick smoke, FIRS claimed to have immediately alerted fire services.

The organization pledged to increase safety at all of its offices nationwide and offered assistance to the families who had been affected.

Six employees, who United Capital Plc described as “a significant part of our company and family,” were also confirmed by the company.

The statement read, “Their painful loss leaves an unfathomable void.”

Witnesses described chaotic scenes where trapped workers leaped and smashed windows, prompting evacuees to use ladders to aid.