Day: June 13, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has received a draft bill proposing a significant shift in Nigeria’s governance structure, returning the country to a regional system of government.   The bill, submitted by Akin Fapohunda, a prominent figure in the Yoruba socio-cultural association, Afenifere, seeks to divide Nigeria into eight geo-political regions, each with its own interim boundaries.   Sources close to the Presidency confirmed that the bill was received on Friday, sparking intense debate and discussion among political analysts, legal experts, and civil society organizations.   The proposed governance model included a…

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has described Nigeria’s rating as the lowest in terms of women in elective positions in Africa as disappointing, and called for more intentional support by political parties and the parliament for women. Speaking as a Special Guest at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex in Ikeja, where she delivered a speech on “The Role of Women in Nation Building” to commemorate 25 years of democratic governance in Nigeria, Dabiri-Erewa noted that out of over 1,300 elective positions at the state…

The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, has condemned in strong terms, the continuous killing of security operatives across the Country saying that they rather deserve protection. Ojukwu who made this condemnation during the fifth edition of the human rights situation dashboard held at the Commission’s Headquarters Abuja noted that the survival and security of the Country depend on the well-being of the security operatives and therefore killing them posed a serious threat to the entire nation. “The May edition of the dashboard shows an increase in…