The suit filed by the Federal Government, seeking the autonomy of local government councils in the country has been reserved for judgment by the Supreme Court. A seven-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Garba Lawal on Thursday announced after lawyers to parties adopted their written addresses as the arguments for and against the suit of the Federal Government. The Federal Government sued the 36 states over how the governors run the local...

…Sets for Forensic Audit of Account The Enugu State Government condemns the outrageous billings and disconnections of electric power of some state government offices by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. The state government reveals that since the inception of her government in May 2023, electric bills were promptly paid and a months’ backlog of debts inherited from the previous government cleared. The government stated this in a letter to the EEDC Managing Director/CEO dated...

The Kogi State Government has reaffirmed unwavering support for the policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, gave the assurance at a Democracy Day programme organised by Kogi youths on Wednesday at Government House Lokoja, tagged: “Renewed Hope Agenda”. Fanwo noted that the programme was put together to celebrate President Tinubu’s unprecedented achievements and consolidation of democracy for the betterment of Nigeria. He said, “We’ve...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that democracy will usher in an era of economic freedom. The ruling party in a Democracy Day message signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, Esq. assured Nigerians of better days ahead. The message read, “We remember and celebrate our illustrious patriots whose conviction and sacrifices bequeathed to us the democracy that we celebrate today. “Following protracted military rule, civilian democracy was restored to our dear nation in...

Kogi State youths have lauded President Bola Tinubu and Governor Usman Ododo over their commitments to democracy. They made the remark during the Kogi Youths Democracy Day Celebration, under the theme “Renewed Hope Agenda: Celebrating President Bola Tinubu Unprecedented Achievements and Consolidation of Democracy in Kogi. The host, Oladele John Nihi, Special Assistant to Governor Ododo on Youth and Student matters, said, “I’m honored to stand before you today as the Special Assistant to His...

Protesters stormed Ikeja under a bridge in Lagos on Wednesday morning, as the country marks 25 years of uninterrupted Democracy. It was learned that some civil society groups, including the Take It Back Movement, the Education Rights Campaign, the Coalition for Revolution, breath, and the Socialist Workers League, are spearheading the protest. The protesters with various inscriptions such as ‘President Tinubu, let the poor breathe’, ‘For another general strike with mass protest now’, and ‘Payment of living...