politics
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Bill Seeking Six-Year Single Term For President, Governors Scales First Reading
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed through the first reading a bill, seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for a single term of six years for the…
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National Assembly Pass Bill To Grant INEC Authority To Conduct LG Election
The National AssemblyMoves Bill To Grant INEC Authority To Conduct LG Election and rather than state electoral bodies at the plenary. This move follows a recent Supreme Court ruling granting…
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Two commissioners reportedly resign in Abia
Two commissioners in the cabinet of Governor Alex Otti on Wednesday, July 17, reportedly resigned from their positions. The commissioners who resigned include Chima Oriaku, Commissioner for Science and Technology,…
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Rivers Assembly blocks Fubara from spending
The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly has suspended all expenditures of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara until he re-presents his budget before the House. The Nation reported that the lawmakers gave the…
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S’court Verdict: Panic In States As 437 Lgs Risk Zero Allocation This Month
A panic button about the funds for the running of local governments appeared to have been pressed in no fewer than 437 local governments areas spread across 19 states of…
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Why LG Autonomy Can’t Work — Fayose
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has expressed concern over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account. The chieftain of…
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Your seats remain vacant, Fubara tells Amaewhule, 24 others
The battle line was yesterday drawn again in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and 27 members of the House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule. The governor insisted…
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