By Joseph Tirpren Osadebe There is growing concern in the country regarding the ever changing nature of operations of public rules and the implications for all of us. Important as the constitution and other legal instruments, so are the public institutions that have a great bearing on the day-to-day life of the country and its people. Appropriate and efficient institutions – the civil service, the health service, local government mechanisms, the Police – are vital to the efficient conduct of public life. It is a matter for great regret that we have neglected these institutions and diminished their authority and…
Author: Editor
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive reform of the structures and operations of the African Union to make it more functional in meeting targets. Buhari, in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Sunday warned that the organisation would become stale, except it becomes more result-oriented. Buhari made the call in an intervention at the ongoing two-day 34th Summit of the AU, held virtually. “As your excellences are no doubt aware, global realities demand that the AU be overhauled, if it must remain relevant…
The Attorney-General of Ekiti state, Mr Olawale Fapohunda has sued the Inspector General of Police, IGP, for a court to declare Section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations as unconstitutional. Section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations, states that, “an unmarried woman police officer who becomes pregnant shall be discharged from the Force, and shall not be re-enlisted except with the approval of the Inspector-General”. The Attorney General joined the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police and the Police Service Commission as co-defendants. In the suit No. FHC/ AD/ C8/ 8/ 2021, filed at the Federal High Court, Ado…
In the past year, hardly can find a word that elicits palpable fear, confusion, hope and scepticism as COVID-19. Surely COVID-19 has changed the world drastically. And definitely, it has changed the way we think and the ways we interact. The pandemic has also been a source of a lot of hardship because, as a result of it, many businesses have closed shop. The pandemic has been a reason for many job losses and plans gone awry. It has killed a lot of initiatives, pushed more people into poverty, bred many other diseases, pushed some into suicide and killed so…
Sen. Kabiru Gaya has assured that Nigerians in the Diaspora would be able to vote from their countries of residence during elections, once the Constitution was amended. Gaya, who is also Chairman of the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gave the assurance when he spoke at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday. The lawmaker said there had been suggestions on Diaspora voting, adding that Nigerians in the Diaspora should be able to vote wherever they resided. “The issue has been discussed. We certainly don’t have problems with the people in Diaspora voting…
The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, says the sex party idea, trending currently in Nigeria is worse than the deadly coronavirus. Runsewe admonished Nigerians to reject the `disgusting’ idea and condemn it totally. The Director-General who spoke in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, lauded Governor Nasir el-Rufai for stopping the party from taking place in Kaduna. Runsewe explained that sex party was not all about dressing sexy to a party and dancing, describing the evolving idea as worse than COVID-19. “In the advert of sex party, they will tell you to…
Punch Newspapers reporter Okechukwu Nnodim, abducted on February 3 with two other persons at their houses in Kubwa, Abuja has been released. Nnodim’s wife, Mrs Oluchi Nnodim, confirmed the release of the journalist on Sunday, saying that her husband was released at midnight on Saturday. She said that her husband was released with two other boys who were abducted with him. “My husband came back home around midnight but he is still sleeping. “I am happy he is alive. I thank God for what He has done for me. He did not allow the enemy to laugh at me. “I…
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has appointed Ahmed Gunna, as the Acting Chairman of the State Board of Internal Revenue. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Matane, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Minna. Matane quoted the governor as saying that the appointment of Gunna was based on merit, proven credentials, personal integrity, and outstanding records of experience. He reminded the acting chairman of the policy direction of the his administration which was aimed at improving the quality of life of the people of the state. Bello urged Gunna to pursue the reinvigoration of the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded six more deaths and 1,588 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 139,242. Since the pandemic emerged in the country, number of tests conducted has increased while testing and reporting techniques have improved, leading to a rise in reported cases. However, the number of diagnosed cases is only a part of the real total number of infections as a significant number of less serious or asymptomatic cases always remain undetected. NCDC said that the country had so far tested 1,302,410 people since…
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as welcome development the pronouncement of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, signifying withdrawal of the country’s objection to the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. President Buhari had been at the vanguard of the campaign for the emergence of Okonjo-Iweala as the Director General of the WTO. The president said: “We certainly welcome the decision of the new U.S.…