Sponsors of the controversial bill that canvassed for inclusion of lawmakers as members of political parties’ NEC said the move was to save the parties from “dictatorial and tyrannical” management.

AN Anambra State High Court sitting at Otuocha has ordered an Onitsha-based legal practitioner, Mr. Chibuzo Odili, and his client, Mr. Chinonso Nwajeri, to pay the sum of N2.05 million to one Mr. Samuel Ugokwe, an Onitsha-based trader over alleged false accusation.

MEMBERS of the current session of the National Assembly surely qualify as the worst crop of legislators ever assembled in Nigeria. Since the Freedom of Information Bill was introduced about 10 years ago, the House of Representatives, Senate and Presidency have been dancing circles around it to ensure it does not become law because if it does, governance will be demystified in accordance with genuine democratic traditions.

The nation’s governors have launched an offensive including the use of carrot and stick to kill the proposed law aimed at integrating members of the National Assembly into the National Executive Committees of the political parties.

Last week end, the Nigeria premier league clocked three weeks.
After all the back and forth, the wrangling and disagreements, it was quite pleasing to see chairman Owumi on Lagos television say all was well. Also instructive is his assertion that fellow board member Baribote was flowing along and that he “ has so far attended two matches as an assessor”.