A group, Indigenous People of Nigeria (IPN) has faulted the zonal arrangement of the national leadership offices of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC). The Convener of the Indigenous People of Nigeria, Mazi Nnamdi Iroegbu while speaking at a press conference in Abuja, said the arrangement was a manifest insensitivity to the multi-ethnic setting of the country, insisting that it portend danger to the corporate existence of the country. The group, had earlier envisaged the anomaly and had written a letter to the National Secretariat of APC for the party to be guided when allocating leadership offices, but regretted that the…
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A group, Youths Arise for Undiluted Leadership and Development Initiatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the heads of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NNDPRA) and Nigerian National Petroleum Limited (NNPL) over the recent sabotage leading to the importation of contaminated petroleum products.The action they observed has since triggered artificial and endless scarcity of supply in Nigeria.They also asked the President to set up an Independent Panel of Inquiry into the circumstances that surrounded the importation of the contaminated petroleum products into the country by the NNPC and its contractors.Speaking at a press conference held at the…
A civil society group under the aegis of Citizens’ Rights, Accountability and Development (ICRAD) has petitioned the ICPC over what it described as illegal extortion of N1,500 levy on all students byFCT Secondary Education Board led by Alhaji Yahaya Musa Mohammed whose tenure ended recently. In the petition which was addressed to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) they queried such illegal imposition of fees and racketeering by the FCT Secondary Education Board. The group had through the petition invited the anti-graft agency to look into the “illegal imposition of a “mandatory, unauthorized and illegal payment of…
Senate on Wednesday passed the proceeds of crime Bill 2022. The Joint Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes; and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters had presented the report on the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022. Presenting the Joint Committee’s report, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari (Kaduna North), said the bill seeks to provide for the restraint, seizure, confiscation and forfeiture of properties derived from unlawful activities. He explained that if signed into law, it would expand the mandates of existing statutory institutions to manage proceeds of crime, rather than creating a new body to carry out such…
The Senate on Wednesday turned down President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to amend the Electoral Act, 2022, which specifically asked for section 84(12) to be outrightly deleted from the act.This followed the failure of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to scale through second reading on the floor during plenary. The proposed law, “A bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act 2022” was overwhelmingly rejected during its second reading Before a voice vote on the bill, for which the nays had it, several lawmakers spoke against going ahead to amend the Actt and urged that the Senate abide by a…
Mike Ozekhome INTRODUCTION Let us today deal with SuperCop, Abba Kyari and the tale of two jurisdictions conundrum. This is a serious constitutional, legal and political quandary matter. BACKGROUND TO US’s APPLICATION FOR THE SURRENDER OF ABBA KYARI The Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja had made a request for the surrender of 46 year old Abba Alhaji Kyari, over the pending charges against Abba Kyari in the US. This request is allegedly based on the relationship of Kyari with Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a 37 year old self-confessed international fraudster, popularly known as Hushpuppi. Hushpuppi had alleged that…
***says Benue is at the forefront in women political empowerment Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has commended the courage and resilience of Nigerian women to excel even in the face of cultural and social-economic inhibitions. The Governor in a goodwill message issued by his Chief Press Secretary Nathaniel Ikyur to mark this year’s international women’s day (IWD) stated that the challenges stading against women’s emancipation need to be addressed.He listed some of the challenges to include cultural practices, widowhood, and inability to aspire to certain positions in the society.He noted that his government is at the forefront to empower…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has joined women all over the world to celebrate their Day as seized the ocasion to re-echo his commitment towards improving access to justice for women especially those with disabilities.Head Media and Publicity Unit NCPWDMbanefo JohnMichaels in a statement said the event which was tagged, “Breaking the Bias; Addressing Disparities in Access to Justice for Women with Disabilities” provided the platform for feminine advocacy and integration of women into the social order. He said the executive secretary was represented by the Head, Women and Gender Unit of the…
In his bid to fish out criminal elements and their collaborators to stamp out insecurity in the state, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has sought for greater synergy between government and security agenciesThe Governor made the call in his opening remarks at the State Security Council meeting held at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House Makurdi on Monday.In his words,”I appreciate the security agencies, the police, the army, the Civil Defence and the Department of Security Services, DSS. They have given us backing to apprehend those who trespass on the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment…
The Senate has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make provisions for duly registered and eligible prison-electorates to exercise their franchise during all general elections in Nigeria.This was as it also called on the Electoral umpire to determine the status of the inmates that are constitutionally and legally qualified to be registered as eligible voters and should vote at elections.It also urged the Commission and relevant agencies to carry out voter’s enlightenment in all prisons in Nigeria, to educate the inmates of their rights and necessity to exercise their franchise in general elections. It further called on INEC…