Reps urge INEC to respect constitution, create more constituencies
By Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to create more federal constituencies before the 2023 general elections, as it lashed out at the commission for violating the 1999 constitution, mandating it, to do so. The House gave the charge, […]
Herdsmen kill traveller, abduct others in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen were reported to have killed a traveller and abducted others. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Ajebamidele village along Osogbo-Ibokun road around 7:30pm. A villager, Rufu Adekunle told Vanguard that the gun-wielding herdsmen blocked the road and stopped vehicles travelling along the route with […]
Frozen Accounts: Court stops trial of Ex-HoS, Oyo-Ita, 8 others
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, suspended further proceedings in the ongoing trial of the immediate past Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita.
CAF Election: Ahmad’s eligibility battle begins at CAS
The appeal by Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad against his five-year ban from football by FIFA has begun at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland. Ahmad is hoping to overturn the ban in a bid to be registered for next week’s CAF presidential elections. The 61-year-old from Madagascar, who dethroned […]
Group writes Senate, demands release of public hearing report on social media bill
By Luminous Jannamike A civil society group, Centre for Liberty (CFL), has written the Senate demanding the immediate publishing of the report of its public hearing on the Social Media Bill. The Senate committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters had on March 9th, 2020 held a public hearing where interested parties gave their […]
NWFL: Okon applauds Rivers Angels
Head Coach of Rivers Angels Football Club of Port Harcourt, Edwin Okon has attributed his side’s recent form in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Women Football league (NWFL) Premiership season to the dedication and hard work. The Reigning NWFL Champions who are yet to taste defeat in this season’s campaign have been without their first-choice central defenders, […]
