President Bola Tinubu has assented the North-West and South-East Development Commission Bills into law, thereby setting the stage for the establishment of the two interventionist agencies to address development challenges in the North-West and South-East parts of the country, respectively, Read more…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has condemned attempts by the federal government and security agencies to scuttle the nationwide protests planned to take place from August 1. Vanguard reports that plans are in motion to stage nationwide protests against bad Read more…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, issued a warning against any attempts to suppress Nigerians’ fundamental right to express their views, particularly in the light of the planned nationwide protests. The NLC instead called on the government to engage the Read more…
The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has written to President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Goodwill Akpabio, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), stressing the imperative of a new constitution for the country and a credible fight Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The President Imo General Assembly Nnewi branch, Hon Chinedu Igwe has distanced himself from the proposed Orlu State. Hon Igwe who was speaking with journalists in Nnewi said that though creation of additional state from the South Read more…
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO: Mazi Afam Osuigwe SAN President Elect Bridget Edokwe =Publicity Secretary Elect It gladdens our hearts to witness your emergence as the President and Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Bar Association respectively in the just concluded National Election.Your Read more…
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky would likely need to hold a nationwide referendum to “legitimize” any potential peace agreement with Russia, the Mayor of Kiev Vitaly Klitschko has said. Effectively, any move Zelensky could make risks his “political suicide,” Klitschko believes. Speaking with Italian daily Corriere Read more…
In the moments after President Biden announced Sunday that he had decided it was “in the best interest” of his party and country to exit the 2024 campaign, Democratic support quickly coalesced behind Vice President Kamala Harris, a move that could potentially spare Read more…
The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed his delight at the election of Anambra-born Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe, as the 32nd President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a statement released Read more…
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja has declined to shut down all expenditures of Governor Siminalay Fubara of Rivers State pending the hearing and determination of a substantive suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. Read more…
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has warned protesters planning an anti-corruption march on Tuesday that they are “playing with fire” and will not be tolerated. BBC reports on Sunday that the protesters, mostly young Ugandans, are demanding an end to corruption Read more…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afam Osigwe, has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). According to the results of the 2024 NBA election held online and monitored by our correspondent, Osigwe, the former Secretary-General of Read more…