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Harrison Omagbon, the acting state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has called for calm among party faithful, following the suspension of the state chairman, Tony Aziegbemi. Mr Aziegbemi was suspended by the PDP after he accused the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of marginalising the PDP in his political appointments so far and also making moves to …

The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) has given reason for suspending its supply to the Southeast. The association through its National President, Aliyu Isah, made the announcement on Wednesday. According to him, the association’s decision was based on the recent hijack of two of their members’ trucks by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous …

Ekiti State government, on Friday, announced the suspension the Consequential Salary Adjustment (minimum wage) and a cut in the salaries of workers and that of the political appointees. The minimum wage was being enjoyed by workers on grade levels 07 to 12 since January. It has now been partially suspended for a period of three months. Workers on grade levels …

A senator, Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa), says it is impossible for Nigeria to break along regional lines, because southern businessmen have more investments in the North than the South. Mr Adamu said this when he hosted Tanzania High Commissioner to Nigeria, Benson Bana, on Friday in Abuja. Mr Adamu’s comment is also against the backdrop of an upsurge recently in nationalist …

The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The suspension was announced on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, via a statement issued in Abuja. The minister cited the persistent use of the Twitter platform for activities that were capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. …

An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has said the president is not responsible for the proposed change of Nigeria’s name to the United African Republic. Bashir Ahmad, Buhari’s special assistant on new media, said a group or individual was responsible for proposing the United African Republic as a name for Nigeria. “It’s not the Nigerian government, particularly, Pres Buhari that …

Last Saturday, May 29, 2021, marked the 22nd anniversary of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. Recall that the period between 1999 and now is classified as the Fourth Republic. From October 1, 1960 to January 15, 1966 when Nigeria recorded the first military coup d’état is regarded as the First Republic; October 1, 1979  to December 31, 1983 is the Second Republic …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said voter enrolment software would be introduced to recapture as much fingerprints as possible in the 2023 general elections. While emphasising that technology was evolving, the commission said the use of technology in the conduct of elections had come to stay. The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, represented by the Director of …

The Senate has ruled out the possibility of a brand new Constitution for Nigeria. Chairman Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, gave the hint at the National Public Hearing on the review of the constitution in Abuja. Nigerians and groups, including Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Afe Babalola SAN and former Minister of Education, Mrs. …

Introduction This position paper sets out to examine the crucial place of an organic constitution in consolidating the logic of democracy as the best known mechanism for effective regulation and coordination of human affairs in any given political setting. It emphasizes the early faith that the founding fathers of Nigeria had in the philosophy of federalism and presents the dangers …