A member of the House of Representatives representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Aderemi Oseni, has been nominated for a Special Award in Politics at the 2026 City People Political Awards.

The nomination was conveyed in a letter dated April 13, 2026, signed by the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of City People Magazine, Seye Kehinde.

The development was disclosed in a statement issued by Oseni’s media aide, Idowu Ayodele, and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Thursday.

According to the statement, the lawmaker earned the nomination in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to politics in Oyo State, particularly in Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency.”

The organisers noted that Oseni emerged as a nominee following a comprehensive review of performances across sectors by the award’s selection committee.

Part of the letter read, “Having performed creditably well in your sector last year, the Organising Committee presented you as a nominee in your sector.”

The award ceremony is scheduled to hold on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Etal Hall, Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, at 4pm.

The City People Awards is an annual event that recognises individuals who have distinguished themselves in governance, public service and other sectors of national development.

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has announced a crackdown on individuals who assault its staff, warning that offenders will face prosecution and public exposure.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the company expressed concern over what it described as a “disturbing surge” in attacks on its field workers and third-party partners.

It noted that the affected personnel were mainly engaged in meter installation, revenue collection and maintenance of electricity infrastructure.

According to the firm, the increasing cases of harassment, physical assault and unlawful detention of its workers pose a serious threat to employee safety and the stability of electricity service delivery across its franchise areas.

The Deputy Managing Director, Abubakar Mohammed, said the company would no longer tolerate any form of aggression against its workforce.

“Let this serve as a clear warning to anyone who engages in the assault of our staff. Kaduna Electric will pursue every case to its logical conclusion,” he said.

“We will work closely with security agencies to ensure offenders are brought to justice and face the full weight of the law,” Mohammed added.

He further disclosed that the company would publicly reveal the identities of individuals found culpable.

According to him, names, photographs and other details of offenders would be published on the company’s official platforms as well as in national and local media.

“This measure is intended to ensure accountability and serve as a strong deterrent. Anyone who chooses to attack our personnel should be prepared not only to face prosecution but also public exposure,” he added.

The company stressed that assaults on utility workers attract serious legal and financial consequences, noting that offenders risk criminal charges that may lead to fines or imprisonment.

It added that perpetrators could also face civil liabilities, including compensation for medical treatment, psychological trauma and loss of work hours.
While condemning the attacks, Kaduna Electric urged customers to adopt peaceful and lawful means of resolving disputes.

It advised aggrieved customers to channel complaints through its customer service units or appropriate regulatory bodies.

The management reaffirmed its commitment to protecting its workforce and partners, stressing that a safe working environment is essential for delivering reliable and efficient electricity services.

Although disputes between electricity providers and consumers are often linked to billing issues, metering challenges and service delivery concerns, the company maintained that such matters must be resolved through dialogue, insisting that violence against its staff will no longer be tolerated.

Tension is mounting in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, as hundreds of landlords and landowners across six Local Government Areas have rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s proposed acquisition of 1,000 metres of land for the Circular Road project, warning that the plan could render over 500,000 residents homeless.

The affected property owners, drawn from Ido, Akinyele, Egbeda, Lagelu, Oluyole, and Ona-Ara Local Government Areas, converged on Ologuneru on Saturday, where they unanimously condemned the policy, describing it as excessive, unjust, and capable of triggering a humanitarian crisis.

Operating under the Ibadan Circular Road and Corridor Stakeholders Forum, the landlords argued that the 1,000-metre development corridor being proposed for the 110-kilometre circular road project failed to meet due process requirements and does not serve public interest as claimed by the Oyo State Government.

Cross-section of landlords and landowners across the affected six Local Government Areas during the press conference yesterday in Ibadan

At a programme tagged “Meet and Greet”, held at Gbopa, Ologuneru, in Ido local government, the stakeholders disclosed that the government’s plan could gulp over 10,000 hectares of land spanning the six council areas.

They alleged that attempts to compel them to relocate to government-acquired lands were illegal, inhuman, and unjust, stressing that such action would dispossess families of ancestral lands and long-term investments.

Leaders of the group at the meeting included Awise Adewale Bogunmbe, Pastor Tosin Ogunsola, Baale Akinlawon (Mr. Olajire Muyiwa), Mrs. Olayinka Johnson, Mr. Femi Abiodun, Prince Salaudeen Sodiq, Alake Victoria, Engr. Lashinde Moruff, Mr. Ajao Babatunde Ibrahim, Iya Circular, and Mr. Dairo Kehinde.

Speaking on behalf of the stakeholders, the leaders accused the state government of attempting to deploy executive powers to appropriate private properties under the guise of development, warning that the move would have grave socio-economic implications.

They revealed that affected residents had commenced a mass signature campaign to back a petition to the National Assembly, seeking urgent intervention to halt what they described as an abuse of power.

“We are not against development,” the group stated, “but development must be humane, lawful, and fair to the people whose lives and properties are directly affected.”

The stakeholders therefore demanded that the state government should immediately jettison the proposed development corridor and restrict the project to the initial 150 metres earlier earmarked for the road.

They further called for an immediate suspension of ongoing and planned demolitions along the right of way, insisting that no property should be touched without prompt and adequate compensation.

According to them, even the 150-metre width earlier proposed for the project remains excessive, urging the government to consider reducing it to about 60 metres in line with obtainable standards.

“There is no known road in Nigeria that spans 150 metres in width,” the group argued, noting that anything beyond reasonable limits raises questions about the true intention of the project.
The forum, however, clarified that its agitation was not politically motivated.

“We are not fighting Governor Makinde, and we are not being sponsored by any politician or political party. This is about our homes, our future, and the inheritance of our children,” the stakeholders declared.

Efforts to get an official reaction from the Oyo State Government were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.