Deciding who wins elections should not be left to courts — Odinkalu
HUMAN rights activist and writer, Chidi Odinkalu, has expressed disapproval of the trend that sees judges upturning the outcome of elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across Nigeria. During an interview with The ICIR on Thursday, the professor of law said part of the problems the country is facing is that the judiciary […]
3,188 Nigerians were reportedly atrociously killed in 2019.
This is according to a report by Global Rights, an international non-governmental organisation championing human rights capacity building. The report shows that 3,188 Nigerians, including 2,707 civilians and 481 security operatives were killed. The report, presented to journalists by a former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu and a co-convener of the […]
INEC declares PDP’s Douye Diri as Bayelsa governor-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor-elect of Bayelsa state. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced this at the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Friday. This followed the supreme court judgment which sacked David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was declared […]
The BAYELSA Conundrum!
by Don Pedro Obaseki Bayelsa takes us back to the Landmark judgements of the 1979 Awolowo v. Shagari case. The Electoral Act and the Constitution prescribes winning one quarter (25%) of the votes in two thirds (66.6%) of all the Local Govt areas of the state Now Bayelsa State has Eight (8) LGAs. PDP scored […]
Make procurement data of 2020 fiscal year available for citizens to participate in budget implementation – CSO tells KD Govt.
Community Based Organizations in Kaduna have called on the Kaduna state government to update and make procurement data and records of the 2020 fiscal year available for citizens to participate in budget implementation phase in Kaduna State. This was the consensus at an event to strengthen the capacity of community based organizations organized in Kaduna […]
Police Confirms Mark Killings
POLICE PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT “““““ CZ: 5650/KDS/PPRO/VOL.10/ DATE 13TH Feb, 2020 The News Manager/Editor ………………………………. ………………………………. POLICE PRESS RELEASE CONFIRMATION OF ATTACK ON MARO VILLAGE The Command has received a sad information from DPO Kachia that on 12/2/2020 at about 1915hrs some unknown gunmen in military uniform invaded, Maro Village a border community between Kajuru […]
Court grants Agba Jalingo N10m bail
A federal high court in Calabar, Cross River state, has granted Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, bail in the sum of N10million. The journalist had spent 174 days in detention before he was granted bail. He was first arraigned on August 22, 2019 after he published a story on how Ben Ayade, governor of Cross […]
Bayelsa Supreme Court judgment: Warn Oshiomhole to stop making remarks that will destabilise Nigeria, Governor Wike tells FG
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the Federal Government to warn the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to stop making inflammatory remarks capable of destabilising the country. Governor Wike also berated the APC National Chairman for saying that there will be no swearing-in of the […]
IMO ASSEMBLY PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT, MORE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS JOIN APC
Imo State House of Assembly Thursday, threw their weight behind the Supreme Court Judgment which ousted Emeka Ihedioha and enthroned Senator Hope Uzodinma as Governor of the State. The House which passed a vote of confidence in the Supreme Court ruling, following a motion raised by Hon. Kennedy Ibe, member representing Obowo State Constituency Ibe […]
Journalists Commits To Eradicating Corruption In The Education Sector.
Journalist and media practitioners have reinstated their commitment to eradicate corruption in the procurement process in the education sector in Nigeria. This was part of the commitment reached at a one day review meeting tagged “Strengthening Accountability and Transparency in Nigeria Education Sector (STATNES) organised by Legal Awareness for Nigerian Woman LANW/LEADS Nigeria in Partnership […]