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South-West govs, traditional rulers back NEC on forest mgt On Kindly Share This Story: Governors from the SouthWest zone of the country and some first class rulers on Saturday okayed the decision of the National Economic Council (NEC) for each state in Nigeria to manage its forest. This took place at a closed-door meeting which was held at the executive chamber of the Oyo state governor’s office, Agodi in Ibadan. Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting, Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state...

WORSENING INSECURITY: S/West govs, monarchs join forces against killer-herdsmen On …Why Gambari, IG, DSS-DG, were absent By Adeola Badru Governors of South-West states and traditional rulers in the region have agreed to adopt the National Economic Council (NEC) resolution on forest management, which will put the governors in the position to manage   forest reserves in their respective states. The decision was taken during the over three-hour closed-door meeting held in Ibadan yesterday. In...

Share To curtail open grazing and its attendant consequences, governors of the Southwest geopolitical zone of the country have advanced the need for both state governments and the Federal Government to support cattle breeding. The support, according to the governors, could come in the form of government establishing designated grazing areas, setting up feeding mills among others. The chairman, Southwest governors forum, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, stated this while briefing journalists on the o...

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi(right); Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola; Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and some traditional rulers during the South West Governors Security Meeting at Governor’s Office, Ibadan … yesterday PHOTO: NAJEEM RAHEEM • As Govs, Monarchs Storm Ibadan To Proffer Solution To Insecurity In Southwest  The Southwest governors, yesterday, stressed the need to tighte...

To curtail open grazing and its attendant consequences, governors of the Southwest geopolitical zone of the country have advanced the need for both state

ANALYSIS: What are the constitutional implications of Akeredolu, Makinde comments on herders quit notice? Last Monday, Mr Akeredolu echoed the opinions of the residents of Ondo State by issuing a seven-day ultimatum on herders to vacate all forest reserves in the state. 4 min read On Monday South-west state governors namely Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) will meet wit...

Farmers/Herders Clash: Southwest governors to meet Miyetti Allah leaders The meeting is reportedly aimed at discussing the ultimatum issued by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on the herders in his state. ADVERTISEMENT As the seven-day ultimatum given to herders to leave the state by the Ondo State government lapses on Monday, the six southwest states governors will meet with leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria leaders in Akure. PREMIUM TIMES gathered from sources that the ...

Newly retired Justice, Court of Appeal, Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson has lauded the judiciary’s enormous contributions to nation-building. In a valedictory speech, to mark her 70th birthday and retirement, after 44 years of being Called to the Bar, she said: “I believe the judiciary has made enormous contributions to nation-building but the public has been unfair to Nigerian judges, past and present… Judiciary is ours to cultivate and not to plunder. From experience, I understand the stressfu...

Nigeria most unfair to judges – Akomolafe-Wilson, newly retired Appeal Court judge On By Olayinka Ajayi Justice Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson says Nigerian public has been most unfair to judges. “I believe that the judiciary has made enormous contributions to nation-building and that the Nigerian public has been most unfair to Nigerian judges, past and present”, Akomolafe-Wilson, who just retired at the Court of Appeal 44 years after being called to the Bar, said in her valedictory speech. I...

Buhari, Tinubu, govs, ACF, NPAN mourn Leadership publisher, Nda-Isaiah Leke Baiyewu The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday, expressed shock and sadness over the death of the publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah. Nda-Isaiah died on Friday evening at 58. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement titled ‘Nda-Isaiah; He was a friend and ally, says President Buhari,’ said Buhari condoled with Nda-Isaiah’s...