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Wives of the thirty-six State Governors yesterday stormed the National Assembly and joined other protesting women and activists to express their disdain and disappointment over last week’s rejection of women-related bills at the plenary session. The Governors’ wives and other women converged on the entrance of the National to protest against what they termed, injustice on the female gender. Earlier yesterday, …

By Femi Falana Part three of this piece published on Monday concluded with a reference to the Violence Against Persons Act passed into law to eliminate violence in private and public life, among others. The content of the Act is rich in its provisions as it covers most of the prevalent forms of violence in Nigeria today ranging from physical …

The judgment sacking Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State continues to divide legal circles, with some lawyers insisting that the judgment will not stand the scrutiny by the appellate courts, while others are saying the issues are not that clear. The Federal High Court in Abuja has plunged Nigeria’s judiciary into another controversy by sacking Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State …

Two days after bandits killed 63 vigilantes, the outlaws on Tuesday again reportedly killed 19 security agents in the entourage of the Kebbi State deputy governor, Samaila Yombe, in Kanya in Dangu Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The latest incident occured during a visit by the deputy governor to areas in the state affected by banditry. Premium Times …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; and other political appointees believed to interested in elective offices will not be able to participate in the All Progressives Congress primaries expected to begin in May unless they resign. This is the state of things following the rejection …

The governor said he had filed a petition against the judge to the National Judicial Council (NJC) calling for his investigation. Governor David Umahi has said that he remains the governor of Ebonyi State despite Tuesday’s Federal High Court judgement which sacked him from office. He urged the people of the state to remain calm as he was sure of …

These are frightening times for commuters in Lagos, Nigeria’s most urbanised state with a population of 23 million. Anxiety and anger have accompanied the kidnapping and gruesome murder of Oluwabamise Ayanwole during a trip on a state-run Bus Rapid Transit vehicle on February 26. Between the Chevron Bus-stop in Lekki and Oshodi on the mainland, Bamise, 22, lost her life …

Family members told the #EndSARS panel in Abuja that they had not seen the three detainees since their arrest over two years ago. The #EndSARS panel investigating cases of police brutality in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, to produce three persons said to have been detained since December 2019. Family members had petitioned the …

The PDP submitted the names of Iduma Igariwey and Fred Udogwu to INEC as replacement for Dave Umahi and Kelechi Igwe following Tuesday’s judgement of the Federal High Court. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has submitted replacements for Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, following their removal from office by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. …

**Urges general public to reclaim vehicles in Police Custody. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate evacuation of all impounded, accidents and unregistered exhibit vehicles from Police Stations nationwide. The order is predicated on the incessant embarrassing and unprofessional manner in which these vehicles are stacked within police facilities causing nuisance and disgusting sight at …