The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has condemned the resolution by the Martin Amaewhule-led House barring Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending public funds.
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to travel to the UK for medical treatment.
Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill into law for the creation of 2nd class Emirates in…
A member of the House of Representatives representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, and Chairman House Committee on Sports, Ekene…
The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Sokoto/Zamfara states, sitting in Sokoto, has nullified the election…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State.…
The Supreme Court has barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government (LG) councils in the country. The apex court,…
Justice Agim directed that allocations from the Federation Account should be paid directly to local government councils, bypassing state government coffers. He pointed out that the governors’ retention of these funds has hindered the local government’s activities.
He ordered immediate compliance with the judgment, stating that no state government should be paid monies meant for Local Governments.
The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, the duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy.