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By Eben Enasco Edo State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Daniels Iyobosa Okungbowa as the Chief Judge (CJ) of the State. House Speaker Rt Hon. Blessing Agbebaku delivered the Confirmation on Wednesday, at the hallowed chambers, after receiving a report submitted by the Chairman of the joint committee on Rules and Business alongside that of Judiciary and human rights, …

By Eben Enasco  Legislators in the Edo State House of Assembly believe that, if nothing is done to tame the recent killings rampage in the state, it could lead to anarchy. The move follows a call on Security Operatives to buckle up to end the dastardly act that has perverted the peace and now claimed more lives in the state.  …

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an international agency funded by the Rockefeller, IKEA Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund have appointed the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, as a Global Advisor. This announcement was made at a press conference which held at The Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos, yesterday. GEAPP launched at COP26 with aligned …

• 24 states pass life pension for ex-governors, deputies• SERAP, Falana describe earning as illegal Barring a change of mind by the beneficiaries, no fewer than 14 sitting senators, including the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, will draw pensions and other benefits worth N5.6 billion from their states, for the duration of the 10th Senate. Except the former Governor of Ogun …

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, differed yesterday on the security situation in the country. While PDP governors raised the alarm that insecurity in the country is worsening, the APC said the Federal Government is addressing the situation, stressing that the Bola Tinubu administration will ensure peace in …

• House urges FG to halt increase in varsity fees. House of Representatives has frowned at excess charges and illegal deductions by commercial banks, in breach of extant provisions of the law. Adopting a motion initiated by Godwin Offiono at the plenary chaired by Speaker Tajudeen Abass, the House mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to probe into the …

•Not all land borders are opened — Acting Customs CG•Affirms seizures of smuggled fuel The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to lift the ban on the sale of fuel around communities within 20 kilometres of Nigeria’s borders. It also urged the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, and other relevant government agencies to ensure immediate stoppage of the ban …

Inadequate number of personnel deployed by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), which limits the number of polling units covered has been blamed for the controversy their 2023 general elections reports generated among Nigerians and international community. The Guardian checks revealed that none of the local or foreign observers accredited for the elections deployed up to 10 per cent (17,661) of the …

… Say no to apex bank’s social media KYC policy The House of Representatives has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to immediately halt the implementation of hike in tuition fees by federal universities. It also mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and Services (when constituted)  to probe the increase of fees by federal universities so as to finding lasting solutions  to the …

Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokunon Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, at the Office of the National Security Adviser, Three Arms Zone, Abuja to consolidate on the gains recorded so far in the internal security architecture of the nation. The IGP was accompanied by the DIG Operations, Adeleke Adeyinka …