A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore challenging the 2017 Open Grazing Prohibition and Establishment Law passed by Benue State House of Assembly, while Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, described the ruling as victory for justice, democracy and rule of law.
Continue reading Tension builds as herdsmen occupy farms in Imo village at Vanguard News.
Barely hours after the Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, briefed senators on measures to check the rising wave of insecurity, many parts of the country were literally turned to killing fields on Tuesday and yesterday.
The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has declined assent to the bill seeking lifetime pension for lawmakers in the state as proposed and passed by the Assembly. Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the State Commissioner for Information, in a statement said the governor conveyed the decision to decline assent to the bill in a letter to … Continue reading Governor Dickson Declines Assent To Bill Seeking Life Pension For Bayelsa Lawmakers
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to swiftly intervene in the case of Zainab Aliyu, a student detained in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking. This was disclosed by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the senior special assistant to the President on Diaspora Affairs. In a statement made … Continue reading ‘Drug Trafficking’: Buhari Directs AGF To Take Action Over Detained Student In Saudi Arabia
Military Denies Claims The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People has condemned an alleged invasion of Kegbara Dere community, in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State by men of the Nigerian Army. In a statement by the Acting Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Sunny Zorvah, the group claims that it received a … Continue reading MOSOP Accuses Military Of Killing In Gokana
With renewed killings and kidnappings by bandits and herdsmen in Zamfara, Kaduna, Borno, Lagos, Katsina, and Anambra states, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said it would be “ridiculous and unfair” to suggest that he was not concerned about the killings.
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said that the 8th Senate remains committed to the Police Reform Bill. Senate Saraki made this comment as part of a series of tweets in reaction to the killing of Kolade Johnson by alleged SARS operatives. The Senate President said, “My heartfelt prayers are with … Continue reading ‘Senate Remains Committed To Passage Of #PoliceReformBill’, Saraki Reacts To Killing Of Kolade Johnson
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has been re-elected as governor.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has been re-elected for a second term.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that there is no going back on its decision regarding the Imo West senatorial district election. The National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, disclosed this to reporters at a briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He noted that the commission was aware that the … Continue reading Again, INEC Insists No Certificate Of Return For Okorocha
