The Senate on Sunday said its Committee on Constitution Review did not propose creation of additional 20 states to the existing 36. Rather, the upper chamber said that such requests for creation of more states were only referred by the committee to the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure compliance with provisions of section 8 of …

There have been agitations for the creation of more states in Nigeria and it looks like it is about to enter a new phase The agitators have been heard loud and clear as the Senate committee on constitution review has taken action The committee proposed that referendum be conducted for 20 new states by the Independent National Electoral Commission The …

The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria has announced the death of its former General Overseer (G.O), Dr Wilson Badejo, aged 74. The National Secretary of the church, Rev. Yomi Oyinloye, said in a statement that Badejo, who was the church’s G.O between 1999 and 2009, died on Saturday after a brief illness. “He was a great achiever, an accomplished servant …