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The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has sought an amendment to impeachment procedures of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly. The Speaker of Niger State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Wuse, made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the ongoing national public hearing on review of the 1999 Constitution. Mr Abdullahi, who spoke on behalf of the …

Following the death of the substantive registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Godswill Obioma, the examination council has appointed the director of special duties, Ebikibina Ogborodi, as an acting registrar. In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon and signed by the head, information and public relations division of the examination council, Azeez Sani, the appointment was made by the NECO’s …

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has described the assassination of his Senior Special Assistant on Security, Christopher Dega, as a huge blow to his administration. The governor said this while speaking to journalists on Wednesday at Benue Peoples House, Makurdi. Mr Ortom said the retired Assistant Inspector General of Police was very active, even in retirement, saying it was painful that …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has appointed Hon. Iyoha Osaigbovo Toni, as his Chief of Staff. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the appointment takes immediate effect. Iyoha, who served as the immediate Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters (Edo South), was a member of the Edo State House of Assembly …

The hopes of securing forgiveness for 14 Edo absentee lawmakers appeared to have been dashed today, when Governor Godwin Obaseki hinted that they may face charges for sedition and treason. “How can you tell me to forgive those 14 lawmakers-elect who are responsible for sedition and treason in Nigeria? Of course, we are going to start charges.” Obaseki was reacting …

The Senate has passed a bill that seeks to end discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diplomas (HND). The bill scaled the third reading on Wednesday, after the lawmakers received and considered the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions, which contained six clauses. The report was presented by the chairman, Ahmad Kaita. The bill, sponsored by Ayo …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has identified weak institutions as a bane of Nigeria’s underdevelopment, hinting on the need for leaders across the country to build strong institutions to achieve sustainable development. Obaseki made the call while addressing youths in the state during a stakeholders’ engagement of the Edo State Transition Committee with youths and student groups at the …

Social media giant, Twitter, has deleted a controversial post by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the Biafran war of 1967-1970 wherein many lives were lost. The tweet, which was posted on Tuesday, read in part, “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the …

Nigeria’s minister of information, Lai Mohammed, has accused Twitter of bias against President Muhammadu Buhari. The official was reacting to Twitter’s deletion of a tweet made by the President on Tuesday, threatening to rain ‘civil war-like attention’ on those promoting insurrection and attacking national assets. “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss …

Unknown armed men have reportedly killed the Senior Special Assistant to the Benue State Governor on Security, retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Christopher Dega. According to a family source, the retired Police Chief was on Tuesday attacked and shot several times on his chest by unknown assailants at a restaurant in Jos, the Plateau state capital where he …