Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja, Nigeria, to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, holding in New York, United States of America.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Communications (Office of The Vice President), on Sunday in Abuja.

Ekwutosblog reports that the session will hold between Monday, September 22 and Sunday, September 28.

Nkwocha said Shettima, who is representing President Bola Tinubu, at the global event, would deliver Nigeria’s national statement and join other dignitaries at the UN high-level general debates, among other side events.

He revealed that the vice-president would announce Nigeria’s new Nationally Determined Contributions, NDCs, under the Paris Agreement at this year’s UN special event on climate.

The Vice Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State, Princess Oluremi Nutayi Ajose, has died two months after assuming office.

Reports from the ancient town of Badagry confirmed that the late council vice chairman died on Saturday, sending shockwaves through the local political and traditional communities.

Ajose, who was sworn in on July 27, 2025, alongside the LCDA Chairman, Hon. Rauf Ibrahim Kayode Yemaren, and five councilors, were inaugurated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos.

Family sources confirmed her death, disclosing that her remains have been deposited in a morgue.

Princess Ajose was the daughter of His Royal Majesty, Oba Oyekan Possi Ajose, the Alapa of Apa Egun-Awori Kingdom, further deepening the grief within the royal household and across the community.

Ekwutosblog recalls that Oluwakemi Rufai, Councillor for Ward C1 in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, also died on August 13, barely two weeks after being sworn into office.

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have traded accusations over the prolonged industrial crisis involving the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE.

In a statement on Saturday signed by Kola Olabisi, the Osun APC Director of Media and Information, the party alleged that the State Chairman of the NLC, Christopher Arapasopo, had fabricated claims of threats to his life, describing him as a sell-out to Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration.

The party accused Arapasopo of indulging in falsehoods and acting against the welfare of local government workers.

“We were vindicated that Arapasopo did not deny the fact that he has been frolicking in the company of women of easy virtues, patronising hotels and eateries amidst gun-wielding Amotekun corps under the guise of security threat,” the APC statement read.

The opposition party also alleged that Arapasopo’s conduct was responsible for the continued hardship of council workers who, it said, had been unable to access their cooperative funds, emoluments, and statutory allocations for traditional rulers.

“If the reason being bandied by Arapasopo for preventing the NULGE from resumption is that of security of their lives, why hasn’t he considered it appropriate for the state workers too to proceed on strike?” the statement added.

The APC insisted that Arapasopo should focus on pressing issues such as unpaid pensions, gratuities, and poor welfare of judiciary workers, accusing him of serving as a mouthpiece of the state government.

Responding in an earlier statement, the NLC Chairman, Arapasopo, rejected the allegations, insisting that the threats to his life were real and linked to the APC’s alleged intolerance of criticism.

“The intimidation was connected to our stance against violations of law and the constitution in Osun State,” he said.

He accused APC members of storming local government secretariats earlier in the year, destroying property, and terrorising communities, which he said justified the continued strike action by NULGE members.

“Since they are well informed of my whereabouts and routine, it is clear they are following me, which is seriously concerning given their prior behaviour,” Arapasopo alleged.

The labour leader dismissed claims of being sponsored by Governor Adeleke, describing them as pathetic and blatant attempts to discredit him.

He called on security agencies to investigate what he described as subtle threats to his life and ensure that those behind them are held accountable.

While accusing the APC of fostering hardship during its past administration, Arapasopo urged workers to ignore the APC allegations as it was meant to lure them back into the lions’ den.