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JUST-IN: National Council Of State Unanimously  Approves Appointment Of Professor AMUPITAN As  INEC Chairman  Peter Felix The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu 's exit. Yakubu served from 2015 till October 2025. President Tinubu told the council that Amupitan is the first person from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to occupy the position and is apolitical. The Council members unanimously supported the nomination, with Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo describing Amupitan as a man of integrity.  In compliance with the constitution, President Tinubu will now send Amupitan’s name to the Senate for screening. Amupitan, 58, from Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu LGA in Kogi State, is a Professor of Law...

Oyo: Appeal Court Rules Against Oyo Govt., Orders Return Of NURTW Oyo: Ade Ayodeji  The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has delivered a landmark judgment in favour of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oyo State Chapter, against the Oyo State Government over the suspension of the union’s activities. In its ruling on Friday, September 26, 2025, the appellate court allowed the appeal filed by the union and set aside the earlier judgment of the lower court which had upheld the state government’s suspension order. This newspaper could recall that the Seyi Makinde led government suspended the activities of the NURTW in 2019 on his assumption of office. The panel of justices, led by Hon. Justice Amadi and unanimously supported by Hon. Justices George-Well and Umaru, held that the Oyo State Governor lacked the legal authority to suspend or proscribe the operations of a registered trade union. Representing the NURTW, Mr. Moyosore Adedokun, Esq. held the brief of renown...