The senate also confirmed the nomination of Prof. James Momoh for appointment as Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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The Executive Director, CASER, Frank Tietie, who made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, called on the media practitioners to immediately declare a state of emergency on the industry
The Acting Executive Secretary of commission, Oti Ovrawah, made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at a public presentation of phase two of the “End Electoral Impunity” project report.
The group made its position known as it flagged off a public sensitisation meeting and hearing in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The Acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this at the commencement of sensitisation meeting held at the Federal High Court in Uyo on Monday.
Odinkalu who was a guest on Gatefield TV programme, #ConversationsWithAbangMercy, condemned the Federal Government’s treatment of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and the shiites in Nigeria and accused them of siding with the Saudi Arabian Wahabbi Sunni government
Oti Ovrawah, the NHRC’s Acting Executive Secretary, who declared the event open, said the public hearing was necessitated by a myriad of complaints received by the commission against persons or parties.
But the Rights group has equally called on President Buhari to ensure that only credible Nigerians with sound commitments and passion for altruistic, selfless, and patriotic services are appointed as Governing Council members so as to make the institution respectable, independent, credible and operationally excellent
The President, in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, dated November 27, 2017, appealed for expeditious consideration of the appointment of the nominee.
MURIC, in a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said “Muslim students are marked for stigmatization, contemptuous treatment and forceful conversion”
In a follow-up petition sent by CSNAC to NHRC, and signed by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the network urged the Rights Commission to immediately call for public hearing to shed more light on the matter with a view to investigate and construe these allegations in the best interest of justice.
Some Igbo leaders have called for support to honour late footballer, Sam Okwaraji, who died while performing a national assignment at the National Stadium in Lagos.
The Acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Oti Ovrawah, who commented on the development, called on the military to respect its rules of engagement in dealing with citizens.
The Federal Government had on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the meeting through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
Ovrawah in a statement signed by Fatimah Mohammad, the Head, Media Relations of the commission, in Abuja on Monday described the killing as unacceptable, adding that there was no justification for it.
This came to the fore following the death of Daudu’s wife of 28 years, Ranti
Oti Ovrawah, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a preliminary meeting ahead of commencement of investigations into the complaints
Some officials of the commission, led by Abdulraham Ayide, were in Ebonyi State to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the clash
Demonstrators have since Monday besieged the AI office demanding the exit of the body from Nigeria
The arrested policemen belong to the Special Anti Robbery Squad