As the process of constitution amendment is ongoing in the country, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday said it would be better for the country to adopt the 1963 Constitution, which he said contained the principles of true federalism. The governor, who berated the current 1999 Constitution, …
Read More »100 students hospitalised after inhaling chemicals in Ekiti
Students of the College of Health and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti on Wednesday went on rampage after 100 of their colleagues collapsed for allegedly inhaling chemicals during a fumigation exercise on the campus. The Nation gathered the students collapsed while writing their examinations after inhaling chemicals when operatives of the Federal Fire …
Read More »We’re yet to receive recovered £4.2m Ibori loot – Delta govt
Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa Delta State government has said it has not received from the £4.2m looted by a former governor of the state, James Ibori, which the Federal Government recently repatriated from the United Kingdom. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, had disclosed on Tuesday before …
Read More »FG has returned recovered £4.2m Ibori loot to Delta – Accountant General
The £4.2m looted by former Governor James Ibori recently repatriated by the Federal Government from the United Kingdom has been returned to Delta State, Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris has confirmed. The Nation reports that Idris disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the House …
Read More »Mixed reactions as bill seeking to scrap NYSC reaches second reading
A bill on the floor of the House of Representatives considering discontinuation of the National Youth Service Corps scheme (NYSC) has generated mixed reactions. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020, which is seeking to repeal the NYSC Act, is billed for the second reading. The …
Read More »Reps begin hearing on constitution review June 1, list venues
Members of the House of Representatives during plenary The House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Constitution Review has scheduled public hearings on the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution for Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The event will be held in the six geopolitical zones. The Senate had already …
Read More »Israel, Palestine conflict not religious, says Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has said that the conflict between Israel and Palestine is not a religious one. Omokri made this statement on Wednesday, stressing that the ongoing conflict between both countries is territorial, not religious. According to him, outsiders have made the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a religious …
Read More »BREAKING: Attacks on INEC offices may affect elections, says Mahmood
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has stated that the series of attacks on the Commission’s facilities may undermine capacity to organise elections and dent the nation’s electoral process. Yakubu, who decried the attacks, said “these attacks are no longer freak events but appear …
Read More »Nigerians now to get their passports within six weeks, says NIS boss
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, on Tuesday said the turnaround time for issuance of passports is now six weeks. The service’s Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. James quoted Babandede as saying this at the NIS headquarters in …
Read More »Ex-Zamfara State Governor Allegedly Romancing Married Woman
Report reaching news Express from Maru local government area of Zamfara state Northwest Nigeria have it that, the current sole Administrator of the said local government Hon. Salisu Isah ( Tafidan Dangulbi) has Just officially separated with his Wife Hajiya Binta Jarma. The sole Administrator said his words: ” The …
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