Edo APC congress, litmus test for one-man one-vote mantra —Ogiemwonyi
A leading governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Mr Chris Ogiemwonyi, has said that the coming June congressional election will determine whether or not Edo people have truly imbibed the doctrine of “one- man one-vote,” even as he urged them to take their destinies in their hands.
Curbing the soaring cost of living
NIGERIANS are passing through a survivalist phase as they are daily confronted by skyrocketing prices of goods. Cost of living is at an all time high owing to the high rate of inflation sweeping through the economy.
National Human Rights Commission bogged down by muscle flexing
IN 2010, stakeholders with the collaboration of the National Assembly and civil society successfully advocated the passage of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Amendment Act 2010 which amongst other things empowered the commission to compel to investigate human rights violations, register her decisions with the high court as equivalent to decisions of the high court and enforceable as such, get her finances as a first line charge on government finances, independent in its operations and not subject to the directives of any authority or person, secured tenure of members who cannot be removed before the end of their tenure without an act of misconduct which removal shall be concurred by the senate.
Crisis: Police seal Kogi Assembly complex
Kogi State House of Assembly complex was yesterday sealed off by security agents on the orders of the National Assembly following the protracted leadership crisis rocking the House.
Citizens set up c’ttee to probe Ohaji killings
Some concerned citizens operating under the umbrella union of Ohaji Political Elite League, OPEL, have constituted an ad-hoc committee to critically look into the incessant crises bedeviling their communities, as well as enunciate ways of resolving them permanently.
2,500 nursing mothers get free medical care in Enugu
No fewer than 2500 nursing mothers are benefiting from a free medical care in Enugu State under the auspices of Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders Initiatives,CNDI.
