Plateau State government has reached an agreement with the judiciary and legislative arms of the state on the full implementation of their autonomy. Governor Simon Bako Lalong who disclosed this at a dinner and lecture to mark Democracy Day 2021 at the Banquet Hall of the New Government House, Little Rayfield Jos, said prior to…
Senator representing the Osun Central senatorial district, Dr Ajibola Basiru, said on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the powers to revive the old grazing routes, anywhere in the country. The lawmaker also said he wonders if the president has been receiving correct legal advice from the attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami. Basiru, who…
In an unsigned threat letter titled ‘Fulani Jihadist Warnings!!!: An Open Message of 2 Paragraphs to Delta State’ pasted in strategic places across the state capital and Agbor on Sunday, the faceless group warned Governor Ifeanyi Okowa against any failure to adhere to their demand for his withdrawal from the ban on open grazing…
The Yoruba Pan Socio-Political Group Afenifere has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of taking delight in ridiculing Igbos by his unpresidential utterances. The group’s Secretary-General Chief Sola Ebiseni in a statement in Akure in reaction to the President’s interview on Arise as regards IPOB, Afenifere said that ” the President takes delight in ridiculing the Ndigbo…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. He said Mr. Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the…
Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday admitted that the federal government is exceeding its borrowing plan for 2021, blaming the development on the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices. In an interview with France 24, monitored by correspondents yesterday, the minister said inflation had continued to heighten, worsened…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, made this known in a statement on Friday morning. It was titled, ‘NANS Suspends June 12 Protest Over Concerns About Safety Of Protesters And Fear Of Possible Hijack By Politicians – Comrade Sunday Asefon’. According to the…
Some unidentified gunmen on Thursday night invaded the campus of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, and kidnapped two lecturers and some students. A statement issued by the publicity secretary of the institution’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Aliyu Kofa, said two students sustained gunshot injuries as the kidnappers shot indiscriminately at students….
At the ongoing annual conference of the Section of Legal Practice (SLP) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State argued that Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) ought to be justiciable, that is, enforceable against the government through civil suits instituted by…
CLA President’s invitation to attend the Commonwealth Law Conference in Nassau, The Bahamas 5-9th September 2021 The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (the CLA) represents practitioners across the 54 members of the Commonwealth, seeking to uphold the rule of law and encourage contact and dialogue among members. https://www.commonwealthlawyers.com/ The Commonwealth Law Conference (CLC) has been held every…