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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 05:49

Constitution review: Govs, others suggest sweeping amendments

The Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution kicked off across the six geopolitical zones, yesterday, with a flurry of demands and proposals. Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, faulted the 1999 constitution, describing it as substandard and product of hurried national compromise. Gbajabiamila said during the zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution in Lagos, yesterday, that the Constitution falls below standards because it was put in place to ensure that the military returned to the barracks. “A nation’s constitution is the foundation of its existence. It is supposed to set the…

Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:48

Condemnation as Remi Tinubu calls woman ‘thug’ at Lagos meeting

Remi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, was involved in an altercation with some Nigerians who attended the southwest zonal public hearing of the constitution review on Wednesday. The event held at Marriott Hotel in Lagos, with residents queuing to register before they were allowed entry into the hall. While residents waited on the queue, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, came in and was ushered in through the backdoor, after which the front door was shut. The ushers then informed those on the queue that registration had closed for the day. However, the development did not sit well with those who…

Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:44

Donald Duke announces return to PDP

PRESS RELEASE Dear Friends, a lot is being said about my return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Truth is, I reunited with the party almost a year ago now, but in spirit never left the ideals for which the party was founded upon. It is rather unfortunate that Governor Ben Ayade who constantly egged me to rejoin the party has himself had cause to leave. A rather unfortunate decision for which I neither support nor condemn, as I’m not privy to the details except his complaints of being stifled and unappreciated by the leadership of the party and certain…

Wednesday, 26 May 2021 05:51

‘Southern govs building ethnic monsters and hiding behind them’ - Northern elders

Northern Elders’ Forum has accused governors in the Southern region of building “ethnic monsters” and hiding behind them to whip up sentiments. The forum also alleged that the governors, who swore to protect the constitution and defend the unity and integrity of Nigeria, have surrendered to the secessionists. In a statement made available to journalists by its spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the forum berated Southern leaders over the ban on open grazing, saying they are making a desperate but futile attempt to split the north. “It is now clear that elected people who swore to protect the constitution and protect the…

Monday, 24 May 2021 05:49

Akeredolu, Fayemi shun Southwest APC leaders meeting attended by Tinubu, others

Leaders of All Progressives Congress in Southwest, including Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and three governors in the region, on Sunday reinforced the call for true federalism and ban of open grazing in the country. The party leaders, who met in Lagos, backed some of the decisions of the Southern governors in Asaba, Delta State, saying there was need for the Federal Government to address insecurity in the country. Also at the meeting were National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu; governors of Lagos, Ogun and Osun states, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Dapo Abiodun and Adegboyega Oyetola, respectively; a former…

Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:53

Akintoye to Southwest APC govs: 'It's time to stand with the Yoruba nation’

PRESS RELEASE We welcome the meeting of significant leaders of Southwest APC in Lagos on Sunday May 23rd 2021 to discuss the unsavoury state of Nigeria. By the grace of God your political party APC is the strongest political party in the Yoruba southwest. It is the party of the most important Yoruba political leader of today. Of the six states of the Yoruba southwest your party controls five of the state Governorships and State Assemblies. In this party also are most Yoruba high officials in the Nigerian federal government. Therefore the APC is the party that is in charge…

Thursday, 20 May 2021 14:43

Cross River gov, Ayade, decamps to APC

Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after months of speculations that he would do so. Ayade announced his departure from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday while hosting six APC governors who visited him in Calabar, the state capital. The visiting governors were Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti. It is not exactly clear why the Cross River governor left the platform that brought him to power…

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 05:45

PDP govs met yesterday in Ibadan. These are their resolutions

Governors under the banner of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have demanded devolution of power to states. The governors, who met in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, also endorsed the ban on open grazing and the call for restructuring. The meeting took place at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Speaking on insecurity, the governors in the communique signed by their chairman, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, said President Muhammadu Buhari should “summon an immediate meeting of the Nigerian Police Council, which comprises Mr President and all State Governors and other critical stakeholders to evolve and implement strategies to…

Monday, 17 May 2021 05:53

PDP governors meet today in Ibadan over security, economy

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors will converge on Ibadan today to discuss the nation’s worsening insecurity. It is the second of such meetings after the one the governors had held in Makurdi, Benue State capital in April, 2021. Agenda of the meeting released by Director-General of the PDP Governors Forum, CID Maduabum, on Sunday, indicated that the meeting to be presided over by its Chairman and Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, will also fine-tune strategies to render the party a viable alternative to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). “The meeting will further review the current state of the nation…

Monday, 17 May 2021 05:51

Southern speakers back govs on restructuring, ban on open grazing

Speakers of the southern states’ Houses of Assembly have pledged their commitment to giving legislative strength to the ban on open grazing as proclaimed by the 17 governors of the southern states of Nigeria. Besides, they said they were ready to galvanise their respective parliaments to legislate on other resolutions of the southern governors for the country to overcome its current challenges and make progress. The speakers made their position known in a resolution signed by Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Sheriff Oborevwori, who doubles as Deputy National Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria. Others…

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Sunday, 09 May 2021 05:50

El-Rufai a sycophant, religious bigot who hates anyone not of the same religion with him - Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has fingered his Kaduna state counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai as one of the real enemies of Nigeria and the very few persons misleading President Muhammadu Buhari. He maintained that the Kaduna state Governor is a sycophant, ethnic champion and religious bigot who hated anyone who did not share the same faith with him. The Benue state Governor who in a statement weekend in Makurdi by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, was reacting to a statement credited to the Kaduna state Governor who alleged that Ortom was attacking the federal government over insecurity in his…

Sunday, 09 May 2021 05:47

Scottish nationalists vow independence vote after election win

Pro-independence parties won a majority in Scotland’s parliament on Saturday, paving the way to a high-stakes political, legal and constitutional battle with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the future of the United Kingdom. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the result meant she would push ahead with plans for a second independence referendum once the Covid-19 pandemic was over, adding that it would be absurd and outrageous if Johnson were to try to ignore the democratic will of the people. “There is simply no democratic justification whatsoever for Boris Johnson, or indeed for anyone else, seeking to block the…

Saturday, 08 May 2021 05:35

Supreme Court rules INEC correct to have deregistered 74 political parties

Supreme Court on Friday upheld deregistration of 74 political parties by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their inability to win any election after the 2019 general polls. Adamu Jauro, who delivered the judgment of the apex court in a virtual court session on Friday, held that the deregistration of the affected political parties, including National Unity Party (NUP) was in compliance with the extant provisions of the Constitution and Electoral Act. The judgment has to a large extent, sealed the fate of the remaining 73 parties many of whom have their appeals still pending in the Supreme Court and…

Saturday, 08 May 2021 05:34

Supreme court overturns Makinde’s sack of Oyo LG chairs, councilors

Supreme Court on Friday overturned the decision of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to sack local government chairmen and councillors in the state. The apex court also noted that the replacement of the sacked officials with caretaker committees was illegal and fined Makinde’s administration N20 million. While the court agreed that the tenures of the sacked council chairmen and councillors have expired, it ordered that all their outstanding salaries and allowances must be paid with immediate effect. Few hours after his inauguration as governor in 2019, Makinde sacked the officials who were elected in 2018. He told them to…

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