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Fed High Court Nullifies Ebonyi LGA Election

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Tuesday nullified the controversial local government and councilorship elections held in July 2024. The verdict has effectively sacked all serving local…

House of Reps to Hold National Dialogue on LG Autonomy Next Week, Commence Zonal Public Hearing…

Moses Idika

The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) Thursday said it will hold a national dialogue on Local Government autonomy on Monday, December 2, 2024 in Abuja. The Deputy…

DEVELOPING STORY: Ikwere, Eleme, Ogu/Bolo LGAs See Violence in Rivers

Our Correspondent

Barely 24 hours after the new local government chairmen in Rivers State were sworn in by Governor Siminalyi Fubara, arsonists have unleashed mayhem on some local government secretariats in the state. In Eleme local government,…

FG, States, LGAs Share Whooping N1,358.075 Trillion for the Month of July

Our Correspondent

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its August 2024 meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, shared a total sum of N1,358.075 Trillion to the…

REVEALED: Local Government May Receive Direct Allocation from October

Moses Idika

Indications have emerged that the 774 local government areas in Nigeria may start receiving their monthly federal allocations directly from the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) from October 2024. The Supreme Court of Nigeria of…