Governor Biodun Oyebanji has been commended by Ekiti Professionals fir his development strides in Ekiti State, in spite of the low amount the state receives monthly from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The group stated that Ekiti State is among the states with the lowest allocation from the federation account, but with massive infrastructure and huge investments in the lives of the citizens to show for it. In a press statement on Thursday, the...
All members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State chapter who have pending cases in court have been ordered to withdraw them by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The party in a communique signed by its National Secretary, Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, noted that resolving legal matters internally is paramount to maintaining the cohesion and focus of the party, arrived at that decision at its 146th Meeting held on March 20th,...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), deployed on a mediation mission to Senegal ahead of the country’s presidential election on March 24, 2024. The mission, which is led by WAEF chairperson and Nigeria’s former President, Jonathan, also includes Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former Under-Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel and former president of the Economic Community of West African States...
…Urges Them To Smoke Out Illegal Miners In a bid to fulfil a major plank of his 7-point agenda to create a new security architecture to secure mining sites, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has unveiled a 2,200-strong Mines Marshal to smoke out illegal miners and all those who flout the nation’s mining laws. Formally receiving the marshals drawn from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) from the Commandant-General,...
In view of the insecurity in South East occasioned by insinuation in some quarters that the continued incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been responsible for the menace. The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to Nigerian youths to toe the path of peace as advocated by The socio-political organisation, also urged the youths to exercise patience, pointing out that even though they expected Kanu to...
Hon. Ibekwe Nnamdi Chimdi, popularly called Oziomachi, the lawmaker representing Bende North Constituency of Abia State in the State Assembly, has stressed the role of the rule of law, effective checks and balances which protects the fundamental rights of Nigerians in a constitutional democracy. He also elaborated on the importance of separation of power in any government for the deepening of democracy. Ibekwe stated that the principle of the rule of law, checks and balances are the integral parts...
…Calls For Postponement Of Convention Leader of the National Consultative Front (NCFront), a front line stakeholder’s caucus in the Labour Party (LP), Prof. Pat Utomi has waded into the feud in the party, calling for a ceasefire among the warring groups. Utomi also noted that he has followed with keen interest, the controversies evolving around the proposed National Convention of the LP scheduled to hold in Abia State at the end of March 2024, and called...
The Red Chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill for an Act to amend the terrorism, prevention and prohibition Act, 2024. The legislation will enable Nigeria to implement targeted financial sanctions on terrorism and terrorism financing without delay was sponsored by Sen. Emmanuel Udende (APC -Benue). The Sponsor of the Bill, in his lead debate said that the legislation also hopes to give domestic designation to issues, persons and entities relating to ...
The Senate has amended the 2023 Appropriation Act, extending the implementation period from March 31 to June 30. The upper chamber of the National Assembly also re-enacted the Supplementary Appropriation Act 2023 to extend its implementation from January 1, June 30. The Senate’s action followed a request in a letter by President Bola Tinubu which was read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary on Wednesday. Tinubu in the letter titled “Transmission of Appropriation Amendment Bill...
The pathetic story of Funmilayo Adeluyi in Ondo State who was stabbed to death in her sleep by her teenage house help has kept family members and friends in shock. Accordng to reports, Funmilayo was seen last in her office, Ministry of Finance in Akure, Ondo State capital on Wednesday last week accompanied by her teenager house help. When some people living in the neighborhood at Oda Town, Akure, couldn’t see her, they came to...
