The first substantive day of President Trump’s impeachment trial opened Tuesday with unexpected internal GOP dissension over its structure, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was forced to revise his proposed rules at the last minute to accommodate a brewing rebellion in his ranks. That abrupt reversal from Senate leadership began a deeply acrimonious… Continue reading US Senate adopts ground rules for impeachment trial_Ehiabhi Femi
Category: LEGISLATURE
The Imo Gubernatorial Judgement-A painful but legally correct verdict-Kenneth Ikonne_Ehiabhi Femi
It is indeed a perplexing paradox: Hope Uzodinma may not have won the 2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, yet the Supreme Court, on the facts, was right in declaring him the winner of that election in law. The error was not the Supreme Court's, but that of Governor Emeka Ihedioha's legal team; and it was… Continue reading The Imo Gubernatorial Judgement-A painful but legally correct verdict-Kenneth Ikonne_Ehiabhi Femi
“Amotekun” not backed by any known law-AGF_Ehiabhi Femi
The Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Umar Gwandu, in a statement signed says the state governments establishment of Amotekun is not backed by any known law in the land. The statement reads in part: “The setting up of the paramilitary organization called “Amotekun”… Continue reading “Amotekun” not backed by any known law-AGF_Ehiabhi Femi
DISCREPANCIES OVER N20 TN EXPECTED REVENUE FROM STAMP DUTY COLLECTION_Ehiabhi Femi
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Finance to investigate the discrepancies of over N20tn expected revenue from stamp duties that should have been paid into the Federation Account by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN, according to the red chamber, collected the amount as stamp duty from banks and financial institutions from 2016… Continue reading DISCREPANCIES OVER N20 TN EXPECTED REVENUE FROM STAMP DUTY COLLECTION_Ehiabhi Femi
