Victor Afam Ogene represents Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives where he is also the deputy chairman of the House Committee on Information. In this interview with AYORINDE OLUOKUN, he speaks about some recent controversies involving the House and his interest in the coming Anambra gubernatorial election. Excerpts: What has been your experience [...]
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the members of the National Assembly to carefully study the emergency rule imposed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan so they can see it for what it is – a sweetened bitter pill meant to hoodwink Nigerians. “Members of the federal legislature, as [...]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld the powers of the National Assembly to legislate on how political parties should nominate candidates for elections. Justice Okechukwu Okeke delivered the judgment in a suit filed by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), represented by its National Legal Adviser Dr Muiz Banire. The party had sued [...]
Nigeria’s plan to be among the first 20 economies in the world by the year 2020 may just be a huge joke, says the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Peter Esele. Esele’s comment is part of the speech he would deliver tomorrow in celebration of the May Day celebration for workers in [...]
Some prominent lawyers on Thursday backed the proposal by the Federal Government to enact a law with a provision of 10 years imprisonment for anyone convicted of misappropriation of pension fund. The lawyers lent their support to the proposed law in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN recalls that [...]
By Oluwole Sholanke It is a general perception that politicians are corrupt and that they use political parties to loot the nation’s treasury. It is lamentable that this kind of situation is having negative impact on the nation’s economy. The so-called representatives of the masses that were voted for by the masses to cater for [...]
The Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, activist, Bamidele Aturu, Festus Keyamo, former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa and others have slammed President Goodluck Jonathan over the move to grant ex-convict and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha presidential pardon. Jonathan was the Deputy Governor in Bayelsa when Alamieyeseigha was governor of the state [...]
