Below is the details of how the National Assembly voted on 68 amendments to the 1999 Constitution. A total 68 bills were considered for amendment- 47 were passed while 21 failed. 1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) Bill, No. 1, 2022 (Local Government Financial Autonomy – Sections 162, 318, Fifth…
By Solomon Selcap Dalung Since the passage of His Royal Majesty, Chief Edward Zhattau, the second Ponzhi Tarok the first to be selected under enacted legislation, unity has eluded the descendants of Vwarka, the ancestor of prototype Tarok who migrated from Tal in present day Pankshin Local Government Area to Lagan hills currently in Langtang…
Patience Dombin spoke with some residents of Jos on the increasing wave of crime in parts of the city. Residence of Jos, the Plateau state capital are worried over the increasing criminal activities in the tin city. Many parts of the city are plagued by a wide range of criminality , ranging from ritual…
By Yemi Itodo When Benue State was created by the military administration of General Murtala Mohammed, on 3rd February 1976, it was a dream come true for Benue people, especially for the founding fathers, like the Late Joseph Tarka, who led the struggle for the creation of a state for the Middle Belt minorities for…
With about 14 months to the 2023 general elections, chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna South Senatorial District are already warming up to contest for the senatorial seat. The senatorial zone has been a stronghold for the PDP since 1999. However, recent political developments in the area, especially the 2021 Local Government…
The immediate past United States Secretary of State and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Mike Pompeo, has decried the massacre of Christians in Nigeria, saying that least 1,500 Christians have been killed in the last six months. In an article published on Wednesday in American Centre for Law and Justice (https://aclj.org/), Pompeo…
