Politics

REPS WANTS SENATE PRESIDENT, SPEAKER TO ALTERNATE PRESIDING ROLE AT JOINT SESSIONS The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for restructuring of joint sittings of the National Assembly to alternate the roles between the Senate President and the Speaker of the House to reflect parity between the two chambers. The lawmakers said this would allow the Speaker …

COURT STOPS BALA-MOHAMMED PDP FACTION FROM HOLDING NEC MEETING A Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara State has declined a request for an ex parte order by a faction backed by the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed, to hold the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The group approached the court for an …

THE ONLY THING YOUR GOVT IS KNOWN FOR IS TO INCREASE FUEL PRICE – NLC PRESIDENT FIRES AT TINUBU The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has called for an immediate reversal of the latest fuel price increase in the country. Ajaero, in a statement on Tuesday, urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the fuel price hike, …

COURT SACKS KANO ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS, STOPS LG POLLS A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has disqualified the chairman and members of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from conducting the scheduled local government elections. The elections were scheduled to be held four days from today on October 26, 2024. Justice S.A. Amobede, presiding over the case, …

THE TRUE OBJECTIVE OF THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR WAS NOT TO UNITE NIGERIA BUT THE CRUDE OIL . BY CHIEF MALCOLM EMOKINIOVO OMIRHOBO . The true objective of the Nigerian Civil War was not to unite Nigeria but to subjugate the Igbos steal the crude oil under their control in the then Eastern Region dominated by the Igbos and put …

ANAMBRA PULLS OUT ON SUIT SEEKING TO DECLARE EFCC ILLEGAL The Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, announced its decision to withdraw from the suit that is seeking to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, illegal, The state, through its Attorney General, Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje, told the Supreme Court that it was no longer willing to …

HOW BUHARI REVERSED NIGERIA’S 16-YEAR ECONOMIC GAINS BY WORLD BANK Between 2015 and 2022, Nigeria witnessed a reversal of economic gains, as recorded by Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan between 1999 and mid-2015.The World Bank disclosed this in its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU), themed, ‘Staying the course: Progress amid pressing challenges’. It painted a grim picture …

TINUBU’S CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER REMOVED BY DSS The Department of State Service, DSS, has removed Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer, CSO, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The development comes as Fasasi was replaced with Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director, the Nation reports. Although details on why Fasasi was removed remained sketchy as of filing the report on Sunday …

NIGERIA MUST AVOID BECOMING ONE-PARTY STATE – MAKINDE Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to ensure the country does not slip into a one-party system as the 2027 general elections approach. Addressing rumours about a potential presidential run, Makinde dismissed the speculation, stating that he would personally announce his intentions if he decided to contest. Speaking to correspondents …