Emergency: Examining mixture of politics and constitutionality
By Lawrence Olaoye The recent declaration of state of emergency in three states of the North East region of the country including Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to generate debates amongst the citizenry. What has continued to elicit heated debates in the declaration is the seeming politicization of section More...
Acting governor has no hand in Taraba Assembly’s leadership change, says Majority Leader
Honourable Joseph Al-basu, Majority Leader of the Taraba State House of Assembly and a staunch member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state in this interaction with newsmen explains the real More...
Let’s have more academics, professionals in politics-Alkali
Immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, in this interaction with newsmen seeks to correct the negative perception the professional More...
The imperatives of states creation
By Kayode Olaitan Requests for the creation of more states in Nigeria have been made on many occasions. There have been requests for the creation Okura out of Kogi; Aba from Abia; Njaba and Orashi out of Imo; Adada More...
Emergency rule: Bishop says troops alone cannot solve insurgency – cleric
…Acknowledges Islam as peaceful religion From Femi Oyelola, Kaduna The Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Anglican Communion, Josiah Idowu Fearon, has said deployment of troops to three states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa More...
Katsina LG: 11 appointees reject nomination
From Lawal Sa’idu Funtua, Katsina Eleven appointees into the Kurfi local government Caretaker Committee have rejected the appointment offered them by the Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema over what they alleged was More...
Minister lists benefits of ECOWAS Protocol
From Ahmed Idris, Birnin Kebbi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed, has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would accelerate interaction among member states through the More...
Yuguda’s administration has delivered democratic dividends, says Information Commissioner
Eng, Mohammed Damina is the Commissioner for information, Bauchi state. In this interview with Agaju Madugba, he listed the achievements of the state governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda, in the last six years and commended More...
Anambra: Why Gov. Obi is after me – Ubah
The intensity of the intrigues around the Chairman and Chief Executive of Capital Oil and Gas limited, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah’s decision to join the race for Anambra Government House come 2014, when the Peter Obi’s More...
NPC to conduct house to house registration in Gombe
From David Hassan, Gombe The Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission in Gombe state, Alhaji Bala Muhammed Magaji has said that the commission has a total of 35 vital registration centres across the More...
