According to the release published on Thursday July 20, 2017 by Punch Newspaper; (i)candidate must not be less than 30 years, while Councillorship candidate must not be less than 25 years. (ii.) Minimum qualification shall be Senior School Certificate or its equivalent. (iii.) Evidence of payment to the Commission a non-refundable processing fee of; 150,000.00 for Chairmen, 100,000.00 for Vice Chairmen, 50,000.00 for Councillors.
There are alleged reports making rounds, that the National Assembly is making attempts to invoke section 144 (1) of the 1999 Constitution, aimed at ascertaining the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari, for his immediate impeachment. This came to bear, as Buhari on Sunday night, left for the United Kingdom, UK, for a follow up medical examination, despite spending 50 days on an earlier medical vacation, between January and March. As at last week, there was an attempt by the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Kingsley Chinda, to present the issue under matters of urgent importance, on the floor of the House of Representatives. However, it was learnt that the initiative failed to see the light of the day, because the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, was not favourably disposed to having such a weighty issue with grave political implications in the polity, listed on the order paper of the Lower Legislative Chamber. It was gathered, that key Lawmakers of the opp...
Mr Godwin Oga, a 46 year old staff of Benue State Environmental Sanitation Agency (BENSESA) has resorted to hawking groundnuts on the streets of the state capital, Makurdi so as to survive. The father of three revealed that he started the business last month after he was unable to provide food for his family following governments in ability to pay salaries for several months. Speaking to Benue News, he said;