The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said local government autonomy and devolution of powers to the sub-national are the dominant issues in the ongoing constitution amendment process. He disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while playing host to a delegation of the Abiriba Communal Improvement Union Worldwide led by its President-General, Yuccee Uwah. Kalu, who …

Senators from the north and south have adopted contrasting positions on the agitations to return Nigeria to regional government. They expressed their views at the sidelines of the ongoing two-day retreat on the amendments to the 1999 Constitution. It is organised by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in collaboration with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) in Kano. …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said public opinions no matter how serious or weighty they might be, cannot supersede the provisions of the country’s constitution. He said justices and judges in the country despite attacks, applied constitutional provisions to adjudicate on cases assigned to them. The CJN stated this on Wednesday after administering the oath of …

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abide by the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. He made the call at the close of Thursday’s plenary while also suspending plenary till March 14 to enable senators to participate …