The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced the constitution of a 45-member constitution review committee on the 1999 constitution to be chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. The committee would also comprise six lawmakers from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The committee will review the laws…
A group of lawmakers numbering about 60 in the House of Representatives have called for amendments of the 1999 Constitution from the current presidential system to the parliamentary system of government. According to the group the transition has become necessary to reduce the cost of government in the face of dwindling revenue. Titled, ‘The Bills…
Thousands of youths today stormed the streets if Ughelli in Delta state to protest police brutality The protesters are calling on the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, and “all lovers of the country to rein in on police personnel who have turned themselves into armed robbers in uniform” with the…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appointed Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke as a special adviser on Climate Policy and Sustainable Development. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Okereke and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. With the appointment, Okereke has been mandated to design and execute science-based climate policy for the…
The House of Representatives has tasked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately provide an Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicle to MOPOL 64 Base in Obiohia, Ideato South Local Government Area, in Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State. The lawmakers mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to ensure compliance and report back within…
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has suspended the task force on the relocation of mechanics and spare parts dealers from the Aba metropolis to the Ovom mechanic cluster in Obingwa LGA of the state. The suspension was announced by the Deputy Governor of Abia, Ikechuckwu Emetu while addressing the business community in Aba…
Governor Hope Uzodimma has taken the Imo State indigenes who graduated from the Imo State University (IMSU) by surprise as he has offered to pay their school fees for their programme at the Nigerian Law School. Each of the lucky Law School students from Imo State scheduled for the programme is to be credited with…
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the apex socio-political youth group in the South East geopolitical zone has criticised the Ebonyi State Government for allegedly arresting Mr. Chika Nwoba, a social media influencer for accusing the government of diverting N3 billion meant for palliatives for indigent Ebonyi citizens. In a statement signed by…
The newly sworn in Senator representing Ebonyi South in the National Assembly, Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani, has described himself as a lucky man, assuring his people that he won’t fail them. Ani stated this during a reception organised in his honour on Tuesday night, which had in attendance the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi,…
INEC says it is 100 per cent ready for the rescheduled Enugu South Urban State Constituency rerun election scheduled for Wednesday, February 14. INEC’s head of voter education and publicity department, Rex Achumie, told journalists in Enugu on Tuesday that adequate arrangements had been made for the exercise. Mr Achumie said the commission would receive…
