Politics
Stolen Ogun Assembly mace found in Lagos

About 24 hours after burglars broke into the Ogun State House of Assembly and stole its mace, the police say they have recovered the lawmakers’ symbol of authority in Lagos.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the mace was recovered around the Abule Ado area of Lagos.
The statement said, “The police operatives attached to Trade Fair Station of the Lagos State Police Command today, Friday, December 11, 2020, recovered the missing mace of the Ogun State House of Assembly at Abule Ado Area of the state at about 8.30am.”
The burglars who invaded the Ogun State House of Assembly complex on Thursday, also damaged some property in the assembly.
The hoodlums had accessed the Assembly complex in a pre-dawn operation despite the security presence and broke into the Office of the Speaker
But the spokesman for the Lagos police command said, “The police operatives, who were responsive, worked on intelligence from the members of the community that someone in a moving vehicle, suspected to be Toyota Siena Space Wagon, threw out an object into the nearby bush and recovered the object which was later identified to be the Ogun State House of Assembly mace.
“The mace had been allegedly stolen from the House of Assembly complex, Ogun State recently. It has been handed over to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, who later instructed the DCP State CID, Lagos State, Yetunde Longe, to protect the mace and liaise with the Ogun State Police Command on the return of the recovered mace to Ogun State.”
The statement quoted Odumosu as promising to assist the Ogun State Police Command in the investigation into the incident that led to the recovery of the mace.
On Thursday, spokesman for the Ogun State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the command had recovered a part of the mace, the coat of arms portion of it.
Oyeyemi said, “We are getting some clues on the perpetrators of the incident and very soon we will arrest everyone that partook in that act.
“No arrest has been made, but investigation has commenced. You know the mace has a tail that has the coat of arms symbol. This one has been recovered. We are looking at every possible clue.”
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Obi will contest presidency even without coalition – Yunusa Tanko

Obi will contest presidency even without coalition – Yunusa Tanko
Yunusa Tanko, former spokesperson for Peter Obi’s presidential campaign and current Director-General of the Obidient Movement, has affirmed that the former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, will run for the 2027 presidential election — regardless of whether he emerges as the candidate of the newly formed opposition coalition.
Tanko made this statement on Monday in Abuja during the second Annual Colloquium held in honour of Associate Professor Abdulmumin Ajia.
“Obi has already stated that he will contest in 2027, whether we get the coalition ticket or not, so we are not even contemplating whether or not he will run. But when we get to that level, the platform will be revealed,” Tanko declared.
The comment comes amid increasing tension within the opposition coalition, which recently adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as its official political platform for the 2027 elections. Internal disagreements have reportedly emerged within the group, especially concerning the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket.
Tanko, representing Obi at the event, urged the coalition leaders to ensure that the presidential ticket is zoned to the South, citing national unity and fairness.
“Why should we have a northerner again when we can easily allow the South to complete their tenure to promote unity and cohesiveness? Afterwards, our northern brothers can take up their eight years,” he said.
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He also cautioned against repeating past political errors, referencing the annulment of Moshood Abiola’s 1993 presidential election victory, and stressed that the governor of Anambra State remains the best candidate to lead Nigeria forward.
Tanko described Obi as “a committed and capable leader who possesses the competence to transform the nation” and urged members of the coalition to rally behind him in order to avoid “another political blunder.”
Speaking at the event, Associate Professor Abdulmumin Ajia praised the ADC as “a credible and independent platform with the potential to reshape Nigeria’s political landscape.”
“It is only a strong opposition, free from the direct and indirect influence of the ruling party, that can rescue Nigeria from what can best be described as the irony of a collapsing rich nation,” Ajia stated.
The 2027 presidential race is expected to attract several influential politicians within the coalition, including Peter Obi, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
Obi will contest presidency even without coalition – Yunusa Tanko
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2027: Peter Obi urges ADC coalition to zone presidential ticket to South

2027: Peter Obi urges ADC coalition to zone presidential ticket to South
2027: Peter Obi urges ADC coalition to zone presidential ticket to South
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Your tenure was the worst in Osun history – Adeleke hits Aregbesola

Your tenure was the worst in Osun history – Adeleke hits Aregbesola
OSOGBO — Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has launched a scathing attack on his predecessor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, describing his eight-year tenure as the “worst in Osun’s history.”
Adeleke’s remarks came in response to Aregbesola’s statement on Sunday while addressing supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osogbo. Aregbesola had boasted that the ADC would dislodge the Adeleke-led administration from the government house come 2026.
In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Monday, Governor Adeleke said Aregbesola has no moral ground to speak, accusing him of leaving behind a legacy of hardship, financial mismanagement, and institutional decay.
“The empty boast of Mr. Aregbesola about 2026 is a symptom of a troubled mind battling his benefactor and haunted by the suffering he inflicted on millions of Osun people through his evil policies and programmes,” Adeleke said.
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The Governor accused Aregbesola of mismanaging workers’ welfare by introducing the controversial half salary policy, misusing contributory pension funds, and withholding cooperative deductions from civil servants.
“A man who should be remorseful and tender public apologies for his years of maladministration has the audacity to attack a Governor who is paying up the half salary affliction, clearing unjustified debts, and rehabilitating brutalized Osun workers,” the statement read.
Adeleke revealed that his administration has so far paid 28 months of the half salaries owed by Aregbesola’s administration and has also cleared close to N60 billion in pension debt.
He further criticized Aregbesola for plunging the state into a cycle of unsustainable debt, which he said is still affecting Osun’s financial health today.
“Our people are smart enough to know that the worst era for Osun State is that of Mr. Aregbesola, under whom many pensioners lost their lives and thousands of livelihoods were disrupted,” Adeleke declared.
Describing Aregbesola as a “shrew who doesn’t realize he’s smelling,” Adeleke warned that 2026 will be a payback year, where Osun voters will reject the return of what he termed “the dark days” of Aregbesola’s rule.
“No voter in Osun is ready for a return to the evil days. The people will punish the former Governor and his party for willfully inflicting pain on them.”
The war of words between the former and current governors signals an early start to the political contest ahead of the 2026 Osun governorship election.
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