The Senate Minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to convene a national dialogue. Senator Abaribe said a national dialogue will offer an opportunity for aggrieved people from all sections of the country to discuss issues that are threatening the peace and unity of the country. The PDP Senator, who represents Abia-South Federal Constituency, said…
The Nigerian Senate has concluded public hearings on proposed amendments of the 1999 Constitution in twelve locations across the six geopolitical zones. With many Nigerians and groups submitting proposals on the changes they expect to see in the Constitution, attention now shifts to the National Assembly. On the second and final day of the Senate hearings yesterday,…
Newly elected local government chairmen have resumed work in thirty-two local government councils in Oyo State. The State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola, led the new local government chairmen to recite their oath of office at a ceremony in the capital, Ibadan. Governor Seyi Makinde was also present at the event, during which he challenge the new…
This report from Cross River State says Governor Ben Ayade has announced his defection from the People’s Democratic Party. Governor Ayade joined the All Progressives Congress, about six years after he was elected into office on the platform of the PDP, and two years to the end of his tenure. Governor Ayade announced his defection from the…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has made a major adjustment in the State Executive Council, as he marks his first year in office. Reports from the state capital, Owerri, say Governor Uzodinma sacked eight, and retained twenty of his commissioners. Those who were sacked are the commissioners of Health, Youth and Sports, Tourism, Information and Strategy, Woman…
The Nigerian Senate has called for public participation in zonal public hearings on proposed amendments of the constitution. Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Constitution Amendment Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, made the announcement in a statement. Senator Omo-Agege said the two-day public hearings will hold in two locations in each of the six geopolitical zones at…