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As the strike action called by JUSUN entered its eight week and following reported breakthrough between the Union and State governments in talks aimed at ending the said strike, it is imperative to comment on some paramount issues affecting the Nigerian judiciary, particularly with regards to the appointment, remuneration and promotion of Judges. The Appointment of Judicial Officers In the …

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has accused those tackling the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for making a harsh statement against secessionists as supporting destruction. The minister claimed that those opposing Buhari’s statement “want to cripple government”. He said this in a series of tweets after the president threatened perpetrators of destruction in the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, led Edo people, party faithful and other supporters to a victory parade across major streets and roads in Benin metropolis, to celebrate his victory at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s five-man panel of justices had on May 28, 2021 upheld the ruling of the Appeal Court, which dismissed the alleged certificate …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has flagged off the second dose vaccination exercise against coronavirus disease, urging those who took the first dose to make themselves available for the booster dose meant to provide full protection against the virus. Governor Obaseki flagged off the exercise at the State Secretariat Complex, along Sapele Road, Benin City. According to him, “It …

BY OKHIDE EM’YA DAVID Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma Chapter, has suspended its 66 day-old strike action over unpaid salaries for several months and more than 1 year unpaid check-off dues and other sundry deductions from salaries in the institution. ASUU announced the suspension yesterday, following a Memorandum of Action (MoA), between it and …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the 1999 constitution falls short of the standard expected of a constitution. Mr Gbajabiamila described the document as a “hurried compromise.” He stated this at the Lagos centre of the special committee on constitution review zonal public hearing. The committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker Ahmed Wase, is conducting public hearing …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Tuesday, advocated the scrapping of the Senate with each zone having equal number of four representatives at the National Assembly. Mr Akeredolu made the call at the Akure Centre of the Southwest Zonal Public Hearing, organised by the House of Representatives Special Committee on Constitution Review. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Lucky …

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has described the death of National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, as profoundly sad and yet another blow to the people of Abia. The governor made this statement in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka in Aba on Tuesday. Obioma, who was the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the …

***Another militant group, NDRC, vows to use ‘maximum force’ if … ***Past IYC leaders meet in Warri over escalating tension ***Eradiri, NDDC interim administrator aide to meet Tompolo Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has initiated frantic moves to stop the leader of Niger–Delta agitators, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, from fulfilling his threat of a catastrophe in the oil …

The family of the Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Godswill Obioma, has said the examination body’s boss died Monday afternoon after a brief illness. This was contained in a message the son of the late professor of educational measurement and evaluation, Godswill Obioma the 2nd, shared with the management of NECO on Tuesday morning. This was also confirmed by Mr …