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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has insisted that the current attempt to review the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria should be devoid of previous jamboree, urging an all-encompassing national dialogue.

ANALYSIS: As Nigeria advances quest for national database, concerns remain Nigeria established the National Identity Database (NIDB) in 2007 to integrate all identity documents into the National Identification Number (NIN) When Kano Pillars shared pictures of their new player, homeboy Ahmed Musa, 28, at the training ground flanked by 25-year-old defender Abdullahi Musa, many accused the latter of being older than he claims. Ahmed Musa and Abdullahi Musa They arguably had fair reasons to doubt ...

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, declared open a public consultation on the review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) in Ado-Ekiti,

Fayemi seeks devolution of more power to federating units On Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday declared open a public consultation on the review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) in Ado-Ekiti, calling for the devolution of power and allocation of more resources to the federating units and building a nation where justice and peace reign. The one-day consultation was held to harmonise the views of the Gove...

Chuks Akamadu pays tribute to Chioma Agomo, erudite scholar and Professor of Law The Holy Book says that for everything under sun, there is a season –a season, inter alia, for coming and a season for going. For a young lady named Chioma, who was to later grow in fame as Prof. Chioma Kanu Agomo, her time to come was 41 years ago when she joined the academia as a teacher of law. After an exceedingly illustrious career, her time to go came when she bowed out on March 1, 2021 with distinctive hon...

• Ex-envoy, Keshi, says non-career envoys weakening diplomatic mission • Profs fault action The Senate, yesterday, confirmed the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs as ambassadors. The appointees are former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Air Staff, Ibok Ibas; and former Chief of Naval Staff, Abubakar Sadique. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Adamu Bulkachuwa, while presenting the committ...

By Segun James in Lagos and Udora Orizu in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari; former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Imo State counterpart, Senator Hope Uzodinma; and a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, were among dignitaries who yesterday paid tribute to a former Military Governor of the Lagos State, Rear Admiral Godwin Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd...

ON THE GO Secession threats not solution to our problems, says PDP chieftain Dan Orbih, national vice-chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), south-south, says secession is not the solution to the problems facing the country. Advertisement Speaking with NAN on Sunday, Orbih... Making the Easter celebration in Nigeria rewarding BY JEROME-MARIO UTOMIAdvertisement On Sunday, April 4, 2021, Christians in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the globe to mark/celebrate ...

James Sowole in Akure Governors of the six states in the South-west have endorsed the recommendation of a committee they set up for the establishment of the South-west Development Commission (SWDC). The Technical Committee, set up towards the realisation of the commission, while submitting a memorandum for the establishment of the body to the Ondo State Governor and Chairman of the South-west Governors‘ Forum, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), urged the governors to use their political clout t...

South West governors push for development commission On By Dayo Johnson— Akure The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has received the memorandum for the establishment of the South West Development Commission. It was presented to the Ondo state governor by the Chairman of Technical Committee and Chief of Staff to the Osun state governor, Dr. Charles Diji Akinola. The committee has the Attorney-Generals and  Justice Commissioners and one other nominated person each ...