Matters Arising: Functions and Powers of the Police to Provide Security During Elections

The Rivers State Police Public relations Officer (PPRO) SP Grace Iringe-Koko announced that the Rivers State Police will not provide security during the Local Government Elections slated for 5th October, 2024. The Spokesperson said the Rivers State Command was obeying a Federal High Court Ruling that stopped the Police from providing security in the Local…

Matters Arising: Fuel Price Hike and Scarcity

Due to the current rise in foreign exchange and the devaluation of Naira, fuel supplying companies are finding it difficult to import fuel and are currently relying on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Ltd) to supply fuel before distribution to their various stations. This has inevitably led to the disruption in the steady…

Matters Arising: #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria, 2024 Protest

Introduction Nigerians have taken up to the streets to protest against the policies of the present administration which has led to bad governance, fuel subsidy, high cost of living, food inflation and hunger, unemployment amongst other things. The protest arose due to the reforms made by Nigeria’s current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in his…

Matters Arising: Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Granting Local Governments Financial Autonomy

On the 11th of July, 2024, the Supreme court in a landmark judgment in suit number: SC/CV/343/2024 gave an order that Local Government allocations be paid directly to them from the Federation Account.    Governors of the states of the Federation were used to dissolving democratically elected Local Government Councils and reinstating caretaker committees in…