The Ekiti State government has stopped the planned three-day kissing marathon billed in the state.The organisers – Sugartee – had scheduled July 7 to commence the longest world kissing marathon in a famous amusement park in the state capital.The move by the organisers is an effort to set a Guinness World Record.However, in a statement, the state government declared that any facility used to host the event would be severely sanctioned.The Director of Tourism, Adebanj...

The Enugu State Government has banned the sale and distribution of water by water tankers and other vendors from unauthorized sources in the state “particularly the IBUSA Street Water/Stream in Independence Layout, Enugu”.A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, stated that the ban was in furtherance of the commitment of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration to protect the health and safety of residents of Enugu.Aroh added...

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has declared it illegal for governors to dissolve democratically elected local governments. The court ordered the Federal Government to withhold allocations to any local governments led by unelected officials appointed by governors.Additionally, the apex court barred the Federal Government from channelling local government allocations through state governments. This practice, the court noted, has been misused by governors wh...