AWKA — Anambra State House of Assembly has proceeded on its yearly recess, which announcement was made at the end of today’s plenary session. The recess is in line with legislative practice every year, in which lawmakers take out time to refresh and reflect, as well as attend to other private or family affairs. For this year, the state Assembly will be proceeding to recess from their training in South Africa, which equally is in...

Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), and Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, met with Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, on Saturday. The trio held a closed-door meeting at Wike’s country home in Rumueprikom, Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers. According to Dogara, the visit was geared towards finding ways to build an all-inclusive Nigeria, while he described Wike as an “indispensable” politician. “Everyone agrees with us that Governor...

ABUJA — A bill that seeks to stop the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from getting involved in partisan politics passed second reading at the house of representatives. The proposed legislation also seeks to prohibit the deputy governor and directors of the CBN from participating in partisan politics while in office. The bill, which aims to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act 2007, is sponsored by Sada Soli, a lawmaker...

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) The Most Rev. Daniel Okoh has emerged as the new president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr. Joseph Daramola, the association’s General Secretary. Okoh is the General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church, also known as Nation Builders (Odozi-Obodo). CAN is made up of five blocs: Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Christian Pentecostal...