Senate President, Ahmad Lawan Senate on Monday urged the 36 Governors to grant autonomy to judiciary It insisted autonomy for judiciary is non-negotiable. Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, made the call while answering questions from reporters in Abuja. Bamidele said it is laughable to be grappling with […]
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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to make polling units accessible to the electorate to remove voter apathy during elections. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, made this known on Monday in Ilorin while declaring open a two-day training on “Implementation of expansion […]
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Members of NBA during a protest over the judiciary autonomy at the entrance of National Assembly in Abuja. Photo: Olatunji Obasa Lawyers under the aegis of the Nigerian Bar Association protested against the non-implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary in Lagos State and Abuja on Monday. This is coming after members of the Judiciary […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has threatened to blacklist political parties unable to conduct peaceful congresses and primaries. The recent congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West and North-West geopolitical zones were marred with violence, thuggery and shootings. INEC in a statement on Monday said it might not acknowledge the result of violent […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has advised Rochas Okorocha, a former Imo State governor, and his family members not to be discouraged by their current circumstances. Wike, who admitted he has braced for political travails after his tenure, advised Okorocha to continue to pursue his vision of a new Nigeria, adding that his present challenges […]
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The Bauchi office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it will continue to ensure the availability of petroleum products across the 500 existing filling stations in the state. Malam Abdullahi Isyaku, the Operation’s Controller of the agency made this known in an interview in Bauchi on Monday. Isyaku said the department would continue […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received briefing from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House in Abuja. The President returned last Thursday evening after spending 16 days in London, the United Kingdom (UK) for medical check-up. He left Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30, briefly after a security meeting with defense and intelligence chiefs as […]
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Subtle discrimination awaits global travel, tourism in a ‘two-tier’ world Experts divided over policy, rally for improved vaccination locally FAAN, Air Peace vaccinate staffers, frontline workers Despite vaccine hesitancy over issues of efficacy and side effects, as well as procurement challenges, more countries, airlines and destinations have endorsed the COVID-19 vaccine passport regime, especially as […]
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By Ropo Sekoni The response of the Federal Government with the establishment of community policing even though desirable, is still considered inadequate because it is still controlled from the centre. Many Governors have registered this inadequacy by establishing their own security agencies to assist the police. There is no doubt, however, that until governors are […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday paid a visit to the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, at the Okefia Government House, Osogbo. Obasanjo was also received by the wife of the governor, Kafayat Oyetola, and a few aides of the governor. The pictures of the visit seen on social media, showed Oyetola presenting a gift […]
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