The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has claimed that officials of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences were harassing commercial motorcyclists who were mainly northerners in the state. The AYCF in a statement on Monday by its President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, said that the task force had been invading homes of northerners and taking … Read more
One of the Lawmakers elected Under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to fix Nigerian roads. The lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadigbo Federal Constituency of Benue State, Rep. Francis Otta Agbo, appealed to the president to attend to his constituency in the neglected area of infrastructural development and federal appointment. … Read more
One of the political aide to the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for alleged contract fraud of N4.8bn. The aide, Stephen Amase, Principal Private Secretary to Governor Ortom was arraigned along with Mr Manger T Emmanuel, a former Commissioner of Works and presently, Special … Read more
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has promised not to shield any of his political appointees found culpable from facing prosecution over the N4.8bn contract fraud. Ortom maintained that his absolute belief in the tenets of rule of law would remain his guiding principle as governor of the state. The Governor who through his Chief … Read more
The Senate president, senator Ahmad Lawan, has raised the alarm over what he described as the biggest fraud ever. Lawan disclosed that the privatization of the power sector in 2005 and 2013, was aimed at defrauding the country. The senate president disclosed this while declaring open a one-day round-table discussion with the theme: “Addressing Nigeria’s … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will today(Tuesday) depart Nigeria for Egypt where he will be participating in the Aswan Forum for Peace And Development. The Aswan forum was designed with the Agenda to promote Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this development in a statement … Read more
The executive arm of government in Abia State has presented a N136.6 billion Appropriation Bill for the year 2020 to the State House assembly for approval. The appropriation bill was presented by the Commissioner for Finance in Abia, Dr Aham Uko, on Monday to the lawmakers. Uko told the lawmakers that the state keyed into … Read more
A Noiseless Lagos Is Non Negotiable Says GM LASEPA Noise is a borderless irritant and a great health risk factor in environmental management. Globally, its destructive force on human life has been acknowledged, with concerted effort put up to control it, if not to eliminate it. Measured in decibels (dB), the tolerable level of noise … Read more
The Leadership of the 9th Senate has assured that the convicted Chief Whip of the Red Chamber senator Orji Uzor Kalu, will received full payment of his salary as a senator of the federal republic. The senate revealed that the former Governor of Abia State will continue to receive his full salary until the supreme … Read more
When we juxtapose the imperatival idealism of the legislative arm of government in Nigeria, vis-à-vis the preponderances of unenforceable pieces of Acts of Parliament, and the needless ambiguity in the literary interpretation of certain provisions of myriads of bills passed into law, one cannot but wonder whether we have not missed the underpinning philosophy behind the concept of state, government, good governance, public accountability and transparency.As … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the 36 states of the federation a 7days ultimatum to disclose the pension paid to exgovernors and other government officials. SERAP backed its request on the Freedom of Information Act. The group urges the leadership of the Governor Forum to use the “leadership position to urgently … Read more
Ahead of the rerun elections in Essien Udim local government the All Progressive Congress APC Aspirant Forum has called for the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner REC Mr Mike Igini and other officials of the Independent National Electoral commission. The state Coordinator, an APC aspirant for the Etinan/Nsit Ubium/Nsit Ibom Federal constituency seat in … Read more
The former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani has raided the alarm over what he described as growing blocks of tyranny in the country. Be disclosed this in Kaduna at Justice Summit and Banquet. He called on the 9th National Assembly to as a matter of urgency to throw away the Social Media and … Read more
The executive Governor of Ekiti State Dr Kayode Fayemi has ordered the police force in the state to produce the murderer of one Dotun Kosedake killed during the just concluded local government poll in the state. The Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, disclosed this in a statement over the weekend in Ado-Ekiti. He, however, … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has cleared all the 21 local government chairmanship seats in the just concluded elections in Adamawa state. The PDP claimed a total landslide victory at the local government polls. The chairman, Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), Mr. Isa Shetima announced the result of the poll in the state’s capital … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC in its reaction to the recent turnout of event surrounding the invasion of the law Court by some armed men of the DSS in the bid to rearrest the convener of the RevolutionNow movement Mr Omoyele Sowore, has berated the former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. The rulling party … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has failed to declare the seat of the senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, vacant following the court sentence of 12 years imprisonment. The senate noted that the house would not declare the seat of the chip whip of the red chamber vacant until he has explored all legal options … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC Chapter of Adamawa state has outrightly rejected the outcome of the Saturday local government elections in the state. The party described the poll as ‘complete sham’. The party’s legal adviser, Mr Shagnah Pwamaddi, disclosed this in a press statement over the weekend in Yola the state capital. He further revealed … Read more
The People Democratic Party PDP, Ekiti Chapter has rejected the outcome of the Saturday council elections in the state while calling for a fresh elections to be conducted. Oguntuase who made this known while addressing journalist in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday said the election was a ‘mere jamboree’ as it fails to meet the minimum standard, … Read more
Human rights lawyer and Senior advocate of Nigeria(SAN),Femi Falana has rejected the Department of State Service’s claim that its operatives did not disrupt proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in an attempt to rearrest Mr. Omoyele Sowore,last Friday. He described the Saturday statement issued by the agency’s spokesperson as “self-contradictory press release” and “an … Read more