Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has cautioned against granting full autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, warning that it could lead to widespread disorder rather than foster sustainable development. Speaking at the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, Awka, on Tuesday, after signing the “Anambra Local Government Administration Law 2024,” recently passed by the State … Read more
The Nigeria Police announced on Friday that President Bola Tinubu did not grant an extension to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun’s tenure. Instead, the President simply endorsed the existing law governing the office’s tenure, as required. The continued tenure of IGP Egbetokun, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 on September 4, … Read more
Kingsley Moghalu, former presidential candidate of the Young Democratic Party (YDP), says the 1999 constitution is sabotaging the Nigerian economy from attaining its full growth and potential. Ekohotblog had reported on Saturday that Nigeria had slipped into its worst economic recession in 33 years. after the economy contracted by 3.62 percent in the third quarter … Read more
A leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has faulted the Nigerian constitution on the basis that the contributions of other regions were were not sought while drafting it. Adebanjo said the Northern Muslim military officers sidelined other regions while drafting the constitution and foisted it on Nigerians. He made the claim … Read more