The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution to establish the National Local Government Electoral Commission, as an independent body responsible for organising, conducting, and supervising elections into the offices of chairmen, vice chairmen and councilors of all the Local Government Councils across the Federation. The proposed legislation sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker and eight other lawmakers scaled second reading but without a debate during plenary on Tuesday. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had told lawmakers in 2024 that the electoral…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acknowledged the petition seeking the recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. The announcement was made following INEC’s regular weekly meeting held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. In a press release signed by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, INEC confirmed receiving the petition, which was submitted with six bags of documents containing signatures said to have been collected from over half of the 474,554 registered voters across 902 polling units in Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, and Okene Local Government Areas. However,…
After several months of delay, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) may have a reason to smile as the Federal Government on Monday promised to pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance. TRENDI NEWS 24 reports that The Federal Government increased corps members’ allowance from ₦33,000 to ₦77, 000 in September 2024. Despite repeated promises and backlash since the increment, the new rate is yet to be implemented. However, serving corps members and those in the scheme when the increment was announced in September 2024 will receive a backdated payment. The Minister of…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, says Nigeria’s democracy is collapsing over the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state. Obi spoke on Monday at the 60th birthday anniversary colloquium of Emeka Ihedioha, the former deputy speaker of the house of representatives. Speaking during a panel discussion at the event, Obi recalled how the presidency attempted to intervene when the Anambra house of assembly impeached him as governor. The Anambra house of assembly impeached Obi as the governor on November 2, 2006. The court reinstated him in February 2007 after he…
Former Minister of Police Affairs, Oyewale Adesiyan, has called for declaration of state of emergency in Osun State. Adesiyan, in a statement yesterday in Osogbo, hinged his call on Section 305 of the Nigerian Constitution. He said: “As a watcher of events in Osun State in the last few months, we could see breakdown of law and order in the state. Beginning from local government crisis where the governor of the state refused to obey the pronouncements of the Court of Appeal and sought to glorify the state High Court above Court of Appeal in a case already decided…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that democracy in Africa is not just failing but dying, attributing its decline to a lack of alignment with African values and realities. Speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja, Obasanjo questioned whether Africa was truly practicing democracy or merely adopting a flawed version of Western liberal democracy. “If you are talking about democracy failing in Africa, democracy in Africa has failed. And why has it failed? Because in context and in content, it is not Africa. It does not…
Restore Fubara, Engage Abdulsalami Committee, Rep Tells Tinubu Awaji-Inombek Abiante said the intelligence the president relied upon to declare an emergency rule in Rivers might have been rigged. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, a member representing Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency in Rivers State at the House of Representatives, has asked President Bola Tinubu to restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara before the expiration of the six-month emergency rule period. Abiante also called on the president to engage the National Peace Committee headed by former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, to mediate with the warring parties in the oil-rich state and find a common…
Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka has dismissed attempts by Nigerians to dictate when he should evaluate President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Reaffirming his independence, Soyinka made it clear that external pressures would not influence his decision. He said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday that he would share his thoughts only when he finds it necessary and has substantial points to address, rejecting the idea of conforming to a fixed timeline, such as Tinubu’s one-year milestone in office. Prof Soyinka urged Nigerians not to impose a schedule on him, asserting that he would speak on the government…
A recent debate has emerged within Nigeria’s Christian community regarding the fees charged by gospel musicians for church performances. Apostle Femi Lazarus, the lead pastor of Light Nation Church in Abuja, criticized the commercialization of gospel music, expressing concern over artists demanding substantial fees to minister. Watch the video below: https://youtu.be/WmLfe9pWU88
In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Monday, March 24, 2025 distributed food items to less privileged members of the Muslim community across the six Area Councils of the FCT. This initiative, according to the Minister, aligns with the FCT Administration’s longstanding tradition of providing welfare support to indigent residents, particularly during festive periods. Representing the Minister at the symbolic distribution ceremony held in Gwagwalada Area Council, the Chief of Staff to the Minister, Hon. Chidi Amadi, emphasized the profound religious significance of Ramadan as…