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A group, under the aegis of International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law-Intersociety, has condemned the activities of some Igbo leaders who are seeking political favours from the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari in the guise of representing the interest of Igbo people in Nigeria. In a statement, entitled: ‘’Bastardization of right to ethnic identity: A critical evaluation …

The Nigerian Senate has passed the 2015 budget without making provision for fuel subsidy. Five months after it was presented, the Senate passed a 4.493 trillion Naira budget for the 2015 fiscal year. The approved budget was 51 billion Naira higher than the budget estimate of 4.425 trillion Naira proposed by the executive. The Senate reduced the recurrent expenditure proposed …

President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said his administration would probe the claim by a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and now the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation failed to remit $20bn oil money to the federation account. Buhari gave the hint while receiving a delegation of the All Progressives Congress …

It struck like a thunderbolt from the blues. It was an unexpected goal; against the run of play. One second, Suleiman Abba was Inspector General of Police (IGP) the next, he was gone with the wind in what can be called Hurricane Jonathan. It was the second time in two weeks President Goodluck Jonathan was making unexpected moves, leaving most …

The All Progressives Congress has threatened to probe the outgoing administration of President Goodluck Jonathan over some “last-minute dubious activities” ahead of the May 29 handover. The party alleged that the outgoing administration had been looting the nation’s resources, hurriedly recruiting into the public service and privatisatising key financial institutions. The APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, …

The Deputy Speaker House of Representatives and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Hon Emeka Ihedioha has rejected the result of the just concluded gubernatorial elections. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Rochas Okorocha was on Sunday declared winner of the polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) At a press briefing on …

Ondo State Deputy governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi was impeached Monday morning by the members of the state House of Assembly. The motion for his impeachment was moved by the majority leader Ifedayo Akinsoyinu from Ondo West 11 and seconded by Olatunji Dauro from Owo 11‎. In all, 22 of the 26 members of the Assembly supported his impeachment. The Speaker …

The supplementary election in 20 polling units in Ilejemeje State Constituency in Ekiti, was characterised  by  low voters’ turnout on Saturday .. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cancelled the state assembly election in the 20 polling units in the constituency due to violation of electoral law during the April 11 election. The commission later ordered supplementary elections in the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria is holding supplementary governorship and House of Assembly elections in Abia, Imo, Taraba, Delta and Kogi States. INEC had deployed three National Commissioners and three Resident Electoral Commissioners to beef up the human capacity of the commission for the polls, assuring that the election will be peaceful, free and fair. Security has …

The Senate has asked the Executive arm of government to recall Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa following the spate of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals. The Senate also asked the Executive to file a suit at the International Criminal Court against the Zulu King, Goodwill Zwethilini, whose comments allegedly set off the xenophobic attacks in South …