Niger Assembly Accuses State Govt Of Breaking Appropriation Laws, Lack Of Transparency
The Niger State House of Assembly has accused the State Government of not adhering to the appropriation law and transparency in its expenditures in the past year. Against this backdrop, a seven-man ad-hoc committee has been set up by the House to investigate the state governments expenditure. The investigation is expected to cover the Federal
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Amnesty Int’l Reacts To Attack On #EndSARS Protesters By Armed Thugs
Rights group, Amnesty International has reacted to alleged attacks on peaceful #EndSars demonstrators in Lagos State by supposedly sponsored thugs which was captured on social media. AI in a tweet on Thursday stated that; “Sponsored armed thugs have so far unleashed violence on peaceful protesters in; Abuja; Alausa in Lagos; and in Kano” It also
Read MoreCourt Declines To Compel Fed Govt To Pay Ex-CJN Onnoghen N130m
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking N130million as damages from the Federal Government and Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for violation of the rights of ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen. Justice Taiwo Taiwo held, among others that the applicant, Dr. N.S. Nwawka, filed the suit without Justice Onnoghen’s permission,
Read MoreKwara Gov, Deputy Join Kwara #EndSARS Protesters
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his deputy Kayode Alabi have joined scores of #EndSARS protesters in staging a walk to the Police Command headquarters in Ilorin, the state capital. The protesters had converged on the Government House before the Governor and his deputy joined them. He urged them to remain calm and peaceful while their
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INEC Announces Date For 2023 Presidential Election
The 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed. Chairman of the Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Thursday. In his goodwill message at the inauguration of the special adhoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution, the INEC Chairman told members of
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Nigerian Government Reopens NYSC Camp
The Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has announced the re-opening of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, camps across the country. Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, made the announcement in a tweet via his official Twitter handle, @SundayDareSD on Thursday. He tweeted: “The Resumption of the NYSC Orientation Camp for prospective Youth Corpers has been
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As An Unrepentant Member Of APC, Onochie Not Qualified For INEC Job —Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was wrong to nominate his aide, Lauretta Onochie, as an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commissioner. Falana argued that the fact that Onochie remained an unrepentant card carrying member of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), disqualified
Read MoreOshiomhole Pleads For Out-Of-Court Settlement In Ortom’s N10 Billion Suit
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomole, on Tuesday, sought for an out-of-court settlement in the N10bn libel suit instituted against him by Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. Ortom had filed the suit against the former APC chairman over his comments against him at a press conference on July 27, 2018, where
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“No Nigerian Blood Needs To Be Spilled” — Jonathan Reacts To Ongoing #EndSARS Protests
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the ongoing protests against police brutality, saying no life must be lost. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Jonathan wrote, “No Nigerian blood needs to be spilled or life lost during a peaceful protest that seeks to advance our country. We may hold different views on national issues, but
Read More2021 Budget: Abaribe, Others Say Appropriation Bill Unrealistic
The 2021 appropriation bill has been described as “unrealistic” by Enyinnaya Abaribe, minority leader of the Senate and other senior lawmakers from the opposition. Speaking during a plenary on Tuesday, October 13, the lawmaker stated that the N13 trillion budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari lacks conviction with regards to the present state of the
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