President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022, passed by the National Assembly, holds a lot of promise for improving the election processes in the country, with introduction of new technology, and efforts to engender…
Afenifere knocks Reps over rejection of state police
Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has expressed utter regret and disappointment over the rejection of an amendment to the 1999 Constitution that would have enabled willing states in the country to establish their own police force, saying the attitude displayed by…
PASAN protests ‘breach of agreement’ with National Assembly management
Placard-carrying members of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), yesterday, staged a peaceful protest at the National Assembly over what they described as breach of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Assembly management. The April 13, 2021 agreement, according…
C.I.D. Maduabum: At the engine-room of PDP revival -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It takes enormous hard work behind the scenes for the superstars to shine in front of the cameras and under the klieg lights. In politics, the workaholics at the engine-room are hardly ever seen or celebrated. Hon C.I.D. Maduabum LL.M,…
Ken Nnamani: The man who changed history – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Standing Strong: Legislative Reforms, Third Term and Other Issues of the 5th Senate By Ken Nnamani; InterPares Media Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria; 2021; 491pp One man with a gavel changed the course of Nigerian history. Tuesday, May 16, 2006 was Nigeria’s…
Budget 2022: Bestride the broadcast bombast and the benighted breakdown – Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
Like has become one of his positive trademarks, President Muhammadu Buhari, the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces has again tabled the draft of the nation’s budget for the year 2022 before a joint session of the…
How 16 generals were eased out of service despite Malami’s interventions
Nine Major Generals and seven Brigadier Generals ‘arbitrarily’ sacked by the Nigerian Army in 2016 for no justifiable reasons have been technically eased out of the service, despite interventions of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…
Nigeria’s proposed n16.39t budget raises more questions, less hope
President Muhammadu Buhari dubbed it a budget of growth and sustainability, but Nigeria’s 2022 appropriation bill of 16.39 trillion has raised a plethora of questions while offering a little basis for hope. The questions arise largely because of the assumptions…
EFCC grills Ex-Bayelsa governor Seriake Dickson
Former governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayesla West in the National Assembly, Seriake Dickson, today August 10, 2021 presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following invitation by the agency over allegations bordering on abuse…
South-West govs propose six regions, demand LG autonomy, resource control
Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly. The South West Governors’ Forum, in a document…