Local government
29 Jul 2024
A Professor of Law, Samson Erugo (SAN), says workers of the Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) remain legitimate employees of the respective states where they operate. Erugo disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to the fate of the employees of the LCDAs in…
27 May 2024
The Rivers Good Governance Forum has raised an alarm over a fresh plot by the outgoing Chairmen of Local Government Councils in Rivers State to obtain a court injunction, enabling them to collect monthly allocations after their tenure expires in June. In a statement by Comrade Chukwudi Ezenwaji, Director of Mobilisation, and Hon. Cyril Enebeli,…
26 May 2024
The Federal Government has taken legal action against the governors of the 36 states at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of local government areas (LGAs). In the suit marked SC/CV/343/2024, filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the FG seeks full autonomy…
26 May 2024
Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, a constitutional lawyer and member of the Opposition Lawmakers Coalition, has alleged a controversial attempt by outgoing Local Government Council Chairmen in Rivers State to secure a court injunction allowing them to continue receiving monthly allocations post-tenure. This move, he argues, is both unconstitutional and a brazen affront to the rule…
8 Apr 2024
A group of 60 federal lawmakers from opposition parties has raised concerns about a potential attempt to use the courts to illegally extend the terms of local government (LGA) chairmen in Rivers State. The lawmakers, led by Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, claim that former Rivers State Assembly members who switched to the All Progressives Congress…
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President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of the termination of the appointments of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The notification is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. The letter is titled: "Request to…
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A German tourist died in India after he was attacked by a wild elephant in a forest reserve, police said Wednesday. The 77-year-old was riding a hired scooter in Tiger Valley in southern Tamil Nadu state on Tuesday evening when the agitated elephant attacked him on a hilly forest road, tossing the tourist into the…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has increased Nigeria’s proposed 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion—as initially presented to the National Assembly (NASS) on December 18, 2024—to ₦54.2 trillion. In a letter addressed separately to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, President Tinubu cited additional revenue inflows as the reason for the budget adjustment. The breakdown…
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Saudi Arabian authorities have vowed to maintain their position on the establishment of the State of Palestine in the Middle East, despite Israeli interests. Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reaffirmed the Kingdom’s stance on Wednesday. The Crown Prince reiterated this position in a statement from the Saudi…
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The Federal Government is set to establish a pilot Soil Assessment Laboratory in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Recall that the Federal Government also recently appointed Ekiti as a pilot state in the Southwest for agriculture. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, in a release made available…
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The registration of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj operations has been extended by two weeks, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced. The registration was initially scheduled to close at midnight on January 30, 2025. The new deadline of February 14, 2025, was announced by Sheikh Ahmed Abdulmumini, who led the NAHCON…
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The Founder and CEO of Connected Development (CODE), Hamzat Lawal, on Wednesday, reaffirmed his commitment to expanding humanitarian efforts and strengthening collaborations to enhance aid delivery across Nigeria. He stressed the need for a more inclusive approach to humanitarian assistance, ensuring that vulnerable populations receive adequate support. Lawal disclosed this in Abuja, during his investiture…
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The Ogun State Police Command is investigating a fatal crash that resulted in one death and six injuries near Ajobo village along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road. The incident occurred at around 2:30 pm on Tuesday and involved a Lexus ES 350, driven by 26-year-old Abiodun Michael, and an Opel Zafira 1.8 Space Wagon, driven by 55-year-old…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old man, Nuhu Baba, for drug trafficking in Tumbau Village, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Kano NDLEA spokesperson, Sadiq Maigatari, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday, revealing that operatives recovered Tramadol, Cannabis Sativa, Diazepam, Exol-5, and Rubber Solution during the raid.…
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Justices Aisha Kumaliya and Amina Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, convicted and sentenced two persons to three years’ imprisonment each for fraud. The convicts are Anaryu Akindaraju and Umar Alhaji Bukar, who were prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes…