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BREAKING: Supreme Court Nullifies Powers Of State Governors To Sack LG Chairmen.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the power of state governors to sack elected Local government chairmen.
The apex court also stopped the state Houses of Assembly from empowering the governor to replace the sacked chairmen with…
Nigerians May Celebrate Christmas And New Year In Blackout – Rep
Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has expressed the fear that there might be a nationwide blackout over the ongoing industrial action by the National Union of Electricity Employees.
Members of the…
Omo-Agege Introduces Amendment Bill On Electoral Malpractice
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.
Omo-Agege said this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Stakeholders Forum on…
CDHR Advocates Use Of Social Media To Promote Human Rights Struggle
By Mattex Omonext, Delta
The Head of Legal Unit of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, South-South Zone, Mr. Godwin Umukoro on Tuesday called on Nigerian youths make use of the social media to promote human right…
JUST IN: DSS Denies Sowore Re – arrest In Court
The Department of State Services (DSS) says its officers did not arrest Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, in court, claiming that the journalist’s supporters were only acting an “orchestrated drama”.
A statement…
Ameachi Dismisses IPOB Claims,Says I Was Not Beaten In Madrid
The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed claim by the Indigenous People of Biafra that he was beaten in Madrid, Spain.
Ameachi said the Spanish policemen protected him from the “misinformed miscreants”.
Recall…
From $10bn, Nigeria debt profile now $84bn under Buhari – Falalu Bello
National chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Falalu Bello has raised the alarm that the country’s debt profile has skyrocketed from $10bn when President Buhari took over in 2015 to $84bn.
Bello who was at different times the…
UYC Inaugurates National Executives,As Obieh Emerges President
The Urhobo Youth Council worldwide has inaugurated a new National Executive Council to pilot its affairs within the next four years as Comrade Terry Obieh emerged President for a second term with Ovie Odubu as Vice-President.
The…
NLC Urges First Bank To Suspend Mass Retrenchment Of Workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday urged the First Bank of Nigeria Plc to suspend with immediate effect its planned mass retrenchment of over one thousand staff.
NLC affiliate, the National Union of Banks, Insurance and…
Court Grants Maina N1bn Bail , Two Sureties
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, granted bail to the former chairman,defuncted pension reform task team Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina in the sum of one billion naira with two sureties in like sum.
The court said both…