By Patrick Obia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for state policing as terrorism and insecurity ranges in the country. He made the call for state policing in a statement he signed and made available on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at the State House, Abuja where he enjoined the National Assembly to begin reviewing laws
This places him among the top performing first-term legislators and the Cross River delegation to the 10th National Assembly when lawmaking is the matrix considered.
The country will no longer have doubts about its participation in global sporting events, eligibility to host sports competitions amongst other perennial issues...
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dr. Okweche Odey has met with officers from the three senatorial districts of the State to brief them, as President Mohammadu Buhari is set to assent the Peace Corps Bill. Odey noted that it is the first time in the history of
By Patrick Obia and Etido Okon It is a deja vu as the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition of the National Assembly has again summoned the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi over the institution’s 2019/2020 employees’ unpaid salaries petition. In a hearing notice with petition No 505
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, is set to establish a National Register against Hate Speech to promote normative principles and frameworks for the 2023 general elections. NHRC is also working towards verifying and scrutinizing all national laws to ensure compliance with international human rights standards. The Executive Secretary of the Commission,
By QueenEsther Iroanusi, Premium Times Only 11 of Nigeria’s 36 state legislatures have considered and voted on the 44 constitution amendment bills passed by the National Assembly earlier in the year. The States whose houses of assembly have voted on the bills are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, and Osun
By Yusuf Alli, The Nation Newspaper Listen To The Report The High Court lacks the powers to order the deletion of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, the National Assembly has told the Court of Appeal. It urged the appellate court to order the retention of the section, adding that Justice Evelyn Anyadike of