The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria has described the late Ghali Na’Abba, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives as a dogged fighter for legislative autonomy and firm defend of Nigeria’s nascent democracy during his tenure as Speaker from 1999 to 2003. Na’Abba died on December 27, 2023, following a…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that President Bola Tinubu is the first in recent history to demonstrate the political will to address the security challenges facing the state. Mutfwang who stated this on his X handle, commended the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle and service chiefs for visiting the state following…
Full text of President Bola Tinubu’s New Year address to the nation, delivered Monday, January 1, 2024. Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace…
The factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has resigned from his position and membership of the House. Ehie’s resignation was contained in a letter dated December 29, 2023, and signed by him. The letter was addressed to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, a copy of which was…
By Mathew Hassan Kukah Those invisible men came to the Plateau again, bearing their gifts of death and destruction. They came from the deepest pit of hell, the habitat of the devils that they are. They are children of darkness, sons of Satan. They opted to extinguish and snatch the light of the joy of…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday, visited Jos, Plateau state capital, over the recent killings by bandits in some communities in the state. Over 160 people were killed in 15 communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi, Mangu LGAs of the state in attacks that started on Christmas Eve. Over 200 houses were destroyed by…
