Governor Ben Ayade earlier today signed into Law two Bills; the Cross River State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Law and the Cross River State Anti-Grazing Management Law 2022.
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Court Orders AGF To Remove Section 84 (12) From Electoral Act
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation to immediately delete Section 84 (12) of the Amended New Electoral Act. Justice Evelyn Anyadike on Friday held that the section was unconstitutional, invalid, illegal, null, void and of no effect whatsoever and cannot …
Read More »Anambra: CNPP Sets Agenda For Governor Charles Soludo
Anambra: CNPP Sets Agenda For Governor Charles Soludo Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) on Friday congratulated the new Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on his successful swearing-in ceremony, urging his administration “to focus on delivering good governance to the people of the state.” In a statement signed …
Read More »Why Voters Who Accept Money Shouldn’t Be Blamed – Farooq Kperogi
Media scholar, Farooq Kperogi, on Friday said poor voters who collect money from Nigerian politicians during elections should not be shamed because “election time is the only opportunity they have to get anything from people in power”. Sources reports that Kperogi argued that Nigerian politicians are all the same. He …
Read More »2023: Olubadan’s Younger Brother Joins House Of Reps Contest
2023: Olubadan’s younger brother joins House of Reps contest Deji Aboderin, a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi has declared his intention to represent Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East at the House of Representatives in 2023. Aboderin said …
Read More »Telcos Mull Tariff Hike As Diesel Price Skyrockets
Telecommunica-tions services providers under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria have said a tariff review for telco services may happen if the rise in the price of diesel is sustained. The Chairman, ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this to our correspondent in an interview. According to …
Read More »Buhari, Osinbajo And The Bigotry Question – Femi Adesina
Have you ever met a religious bigot before? Pray that you don’t. It’s not an interesting experience, irrespective of the faith the bigot professes. A bigot is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, and is prejudiced against or antagonistic towards a person or people who don’t share what …
Read More »APC In Race To Hold March 26 Convention, Battles Injunctions
At least six politicians seeking to emerge as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress on March 26, 2022, have purchased the form sold for N20m each. This implied that the APC had generated N120m from the sale of chairmanship form alone as of Thursday night. Those who have …
Read More »2023: PDP Fixes Presidential Primary Poll For May 28
The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its schedule of activities ahead of the 2023 general election. The timetable which was signed by Umar Bature, the national organising secretary of the PDP, was officially released on Wednesday after the joint meeting of the board …
Read More »Nigeria Borrowed ₦6.64tn, Serviced Debt With ₦2.93tn In 2021, Says DMO
THE Debt Management Office on Thursday said Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N39.56tn in 2021 from N32.92tn in 2020. The Director-General, DMO, Patience Oniha, said this at a media briefing in Abuja. According to her, the total debt includes new borrowings by the Federal Government and the sub-nationals. …
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