Kogi West Tribunal Judgement: ‘Your Victory Is Temporal, Dino tells Smart Adeyemi

Following the Kogi West Senatorial Tribunal judgement declaring Senator Smart Adeyemi returned as Senator representing kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye has described the joy and jubilation as presently displayed by Adeyemi as a temporary victory that will soon fade in the air. Melaye who said the blind, the deaf and every Nigerian knows…

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Kogi Speaker congratulates Senator Smart Adeyemi CON on Tribunal Victory

Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole has congratulated Distinguish Senator Smart Adeyemi CON,  Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly on his victory at the Kogi State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja against the Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Senator…

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financial autonomy for state legislature, judiciary: No going back,say FG

The federal government has reiterated its commitment to the financial Automy of state legislature and Judiciary, says there is no going back on the executive order seeking to implement financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary. Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, said the government will gazette the order after consultations…

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Judiciary/Legislative Financial Autonomy: Buhari bows to governors’ pressure, stands down Executive Order 10

President Muhammadu Buhari has bowed to the pressure mounted by the Nigerian governors over the gazetting of the Executive Order 10 which grants financial autonomy to state legislatures and Judiciary. You Recall that on May 22, Mr Buhari had signed an Executive Order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary in the 36 states of…

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Lokoja Forum Of Patriots condemns the Judgement of Federal High Court ceding Lokoja, Ajaokuta and Koton karfe to Igala Kingdom, calls on Fed.Govt to appeal the judgement.

By Alfaki Nasidi Lokoja Forum Of Patriots has condemned in strong terms the Judgement of Federal High Court of Nigeria ceding Lokoja , Ajaokuta and Koton karfe Federal constituencies to the Igala Kingdom. This was contained in a communique read by the chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Baba’ango Idris at the end of it meeting…

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Policing elections in a pandemic: Agenda-setting towards 2020 governorship elections in Ondo, Edo States

June 8, 2020 0 By Teresa Chigozirim Okoro Introduction: With the outbreak of COVID19 it is important that INEC, security services and stakeholders make sensible and well-informed decisions regarding how or whether to hold Ondo & Edo State Governorship elections with the following key considerations in policing elections under the pandemic. First, security has remained…

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