From Abel Abogonye, Lafia The Management Staff and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) of the State House of Assembly have passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi over his leadership qualities and improved workers welfare. The Acting Clerk of the House, Mr Ibrahim Musa and PASAN Chairman, Comrade Dauda Nuhu gave the commendation when they paid a thank you visit to the Speaker in his office in Lafia. The Acting Clerk and the parliamentary union leader said that they were at the Speaker’s office to appreciate him over improvement in their welfare and…
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Law, incidentally, does not enjoy a universal acceptance in terms of definitions. There are points of convergence as there are points which presuppose definitional parallelism. The absence of this universality in definition, when juxtaposed with other disciplines known to mankind, clearly underscores the uniqueness of law as a discipline. As such, any definition of law proffered will definitely lay bare the dictates of which school of thought which the proponent of such definition adheres to. This treatise, purposively, is not an attempt to offer lectures on Jurisprudence; as such, the urge to further elucidate on the theories of law will…
***Urges Party Faithfuls to remain steadfast A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and former member of the House of Representatives from Kogi State, Hon Karimi Sunday Steve on Monday declared that there was no crisis in the Party as being speculated in some quarters. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, he said on the contrary the Party is waxing stronger on daily basis He pointed out that such perceived crisis was the imagination of the Party’s detractors According to him, “My attention has been drawn to statements by members of the major opposition Party (PDP) rejoicing…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) seems to be playing the ostrich over imminent implosion of the party as it now lives by speculationsThe crisis rocking the ruling party took a twist on Monday as the Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, confidently drove into the secretariat of the party parked his car on the spot for the CECPC National Chairman. He presided over the party’s meeting at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja. Photographs of Governor Bello presiding over the meeting of the APC ignited more speculations about the leadership of the party. The party however…
Report reaching the National update has it that the Government of the Republic of Benin has released the Yoruba Nation Activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho Igboho has been in detention in Benin Republic since he was arrested at an airport in Cotonou by the neighbouring country’s security forces while trying to flee to Germany in July 2020. The Leader of the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Banji Akintoye and a French Language Expert/ Deputy Alana of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Wale Adeniran were on hand to receive the Activist who…
The Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights (CASER) has threatened to initiate contempt proceedings against the Minister of Transportation or anyone who is allegedly defying a Court order.The court order had barred all parties in the process of appointing a company to operate the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) in Nigeria from taking any further action.The Executive Director of CASER Mr. Frank Tietie reminded parties to the issue that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had granted an Injunction restraining the Minister of Transport Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, the Bureau of Public Procurement BPP and the Attorney General of…
By Titus Foga Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States once said, “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance”. This typifies the life of Samuel Ortom, the 5th democratically elected Governor of Benue State. Since he came to power, he has continued to demonstrate uncommon characteristics of a true nationalist. His unvarnished passion for his state and country…
Former governor of Nasarawa state, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has has countered reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has anointed him as the next chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) The media space had been awash with reports that the President had endorsed Adamu as the party’s chairman ahead of its March 26 convention. However, when the Senator received local government officials of the party in Keffi on Saturday, he indicated that the reports were false. Adamu it was gathered told the local government party officials to disregard the reports, urging them however to pray for his success. Senator Adamu…
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Yekini Nabena, has called on the Niger state governor, Sani Bello to stop his plan to call for a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting without the authorisation of governor Mai Mala Buni.Nabena said the plot by the Niger State governor to destabilise the ruling APC has been on for a while because of his Vice Presidential ambition in 2023, hence his plan to convey a NEC meeting.In a statement released Sunday in Abuja to newsmen, the APC chieftain said governor Sani Bello is just an ordinary member of the…