Anambra State House of Assembly on Thursday during plenary, summoned Mr. Joseph Orji, the Transition Chairman of Onitsha South local government, to appear on plenary on Tuesday, to defend a petition against him on allegations of highhandedness, interference, and obstruction of lawful revenue agent from doing his duty. In a motion of urgent importance, Hon. Frederick Ezenwa, the member representing Onitsha South 1 constituency, called the attention of the House to a petition written against...

The Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Plateau State, Simon Lalong has appealed to Plateau APC stakeholders to  accept  the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Plateau gubernatorial election in good faith and desist from making inflammatory statements. The former Governor who stated this on Wednesday at his party’s stakeholders meeting in its secretariat in Jos, stressing that  he was  awaiting copy of the...

The Supreme Court Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Justice John Okoro who prepared and read the lead judgement dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru Ahmed Binani for lacking in merit. The five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro held that the act of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Ari, was an act of irresponsibility and criminality. Justice...

The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill against trafficking in persons. The bill which was introduced to the House in 2023 entitled “A Bill for a Law for Trafficking in Persons Prohibition, Enforcement and Administrative Law 2023,” was at committee stage at the end of the 2023 legislative year. During plenary on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Hon. Pat Okafor and member representing Onitsha North constituency II,...