House of Representatives advances four bills to create new states. Proposed states include Oke-Ogun, Ijebu, Ife-Ijesa, Tiga, Orlu, and Etiti. Bills referred to the House Committee...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s Deputy President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, issued a press statement emphasizing the need to establish two additional states in the southern regions to achieve parity...
Creation Of 31 New States Dead On Arrival – Lawmaker None of the proposals met constitutional requirements, including required legislative signatures. Lawmakers confirmed the submissions were...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges Tinubu to address state creation imbalance. Rejects 31-state proposal, demands two new Southern states. Calls for fairness in power and resource distribution across...
House of Reps Clarifies State Creation Proposals Says Nigerians Should Speak Up if They Want More States Says Proposal was only Read Out on The Floor...
Shehu Sani described the idea as both ironic and comical, expressing his disagreement with the suggested expansion. Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has spoken out...
Presidency denies House proposed 31 new states, clarifies misreporting. House only acknowledged receiving proposals from interest groups. Presidential aide urges journalists to report issues accurately. The...
Electoral offences backlog demands tribunal for swift justice. Current courts delay cases, hindering prompt electoral adjudication. Collaborative prosecutions yield successes, yet many cases remain unresolved. The...
Parliament rejected 30 proposals; none meet constitutional Section 8. New state creation requires a two-thirds majority vote. Applicants urged to resubmit compliant proposals by March 5....
House Committee proposes creation of 31 new states, expanding Nigeria to 67 sub-national governments. New states to be created across all regions, including FCT, South East,...