S’Court Judgment on Local Government Autonomy: Pro-Democracy Activists Hail Landmark Ruling
Pro-democracy and June 12 activists under the aegis of the Coalition of Pro-Democracy Groups for a Better Nigeria has welcomed the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment on local government autonomy, describing it as a historic victory for democracy and the Nigerian…
Kogi Governor’s Appeal Court Victory A Triumph of Democracy and the People’s Choice – Says AASU President’s SSA
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President of the All Africa Students’ Union (AASU), Comrade Otaru Muhammed Onimisi, has congratulated Alhaji Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, on his resounding electoral dispute victory at the Appeal Court…
CNPP Hails Supreme Court Ruling on Local Government Autonomy as Victory for Democracy
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has warmly commended the Supreme Court of Nigeria for its landmark judgment granting autonomy to local government administrations. The ruling, which bars state governors from withholding funds meant for local governments, has been…
Re: Dapo Abiodun and Burden of Inherited Infrastructure Deficit
By Tunde Bello I was shocked to read one article written by one, Seye Abodunrin, praising Ogun state Governor, Prince DAPO Abiodun titled: DAPO Abiodun and Burden of Inherited Infrastructure Deficit. I am sorry for this writer doing a hatchet…
PDP’s South-South Chair Dan Orbih Suspended Amid Edo Election Controversy
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken decisive action against its National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Dan Orbih, suspending him from all party activities pending an investigation into his controversial actions and utterances surrounding the upcoming Edo State Governorship…
Widow Accuses Estate Chairman of Sabotaging First Lady’s Every-Home-A-Garden Initiative
A widow, Ebere Mogbo, has raised alarm over being prevented by the chairman of the estate where she resides from participating in the N25 million every-home-a-garden competition of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The initiative, aimed at…
APC Secretary, Youth Leader, others Defect to PDP with Hundreds of Supporters in Agbarho
With less than six days to the Local Government Council elections in Delta State, over 500 members of the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, including its Secretary, Youth Leader and other key stakeholders, Monday, defected to the People’s Democratic Party,…
NATCOM Congratulates President Tinubu, Says Reelection as ECOWAS Chair Triumph for Regional Leadership
The National Commission Against the Proliferation of Arms, Light Weapons, and Ammunitions (NATCOM) has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his recent reelection as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). NATCOM described the development as…
Rivers Lawmakers’ Defection: Appeal Court Ruling Semblance of Black-market Procurement, Says Development Dangerous for Democracy
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has vehemently condemned the recent Appeal Court ruling on Rivers State Assembly lawmakers’ defection, saying that the judgement has a semblance of a verdict procured from the black-market “meant to destabilise the state, leading to…
Oborevwori Extols Okowa at 65
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, CON as he clocks 65 years on July 8. Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, extolled the…
Tinubu Re-Elected As ECOWAS Chairman, Reaffirms Commitment to Democracy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been re-elected for another one-year tenure as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The decision was made during the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State…
