Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has announced the implementation of autonomy for state legislature and judiciary, with effect from May. The governor disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on Monday. According to him, the decision was reached during a meeting attended by federal lawmakers,…
Two officials of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue state and two traditional rulers have been detained in connection with the killing of 11 soldiers and an officer in Bonta village. Governor Samuel Ortom, disclosed this on Monday after a security meeting at the Government House, Makurdi, adding that their arrest was part of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it may not recognise the outcome of violent party congresses. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, spokesman of the commission, Mr. Festus Okoye, threatened that any political party that cannot conduct peaceful congresses would be blacklisted. Okoye lamented that the level of violence in the…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday blocked the entrance of the National Assembly to demand for the implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary. The NBA, had warned at the weekend that it would join the protest march of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) against the refusal of state governors to obey…
The detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky has distributed foodstuffs worth millions of naira to the needy for the Ramadan season. In a statement on Monday, Abdullahi Usman, said the distribution of the food stuff was flagged of on Monday in Kaduna and Zaria. He said the food items,…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the killing of soldiers in Benue state and the alleged revenge mission by the Nigeria Army on communities in Konshisha Local Government Area of the state. The forum also commended the Zamfara State government for exposing the security men who are assisting bandits in the state. Eleven soldiers…
