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Trump promises to end daylight saving timeFrom Godwin Tsa Abuja Amidst calls for the sack of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), immediate past governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has said its only President Bola Tinubu and the National Council of States (NCS) that have such powers to remove him. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some aggrieved Nigerians have called for the sack of the INEC Chairman and other officials at all levels over recent election results in Edo and Ondo states. Obasanjo specifically made the call recently during his address at the prestigious Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at the Yale University in the United States, where he presented a paper titled: “Leadership failure and state capture in Nigeria.” But responding to the call, the former two-term governor of Abia State noted that the removal of the INEC boss falls within the powers of president Tinubu and the National Council of States. Ikpeazu spoke in Abuja at the public presentation of a book: “Contemporary Legal Cooperation: China and Africa – A Comparative Survey of Legal Systems,” written by a Nigerian Journalist, John Chucks Azu. The theme of the dialogue which was part of the event is: “New Horizons in Rule of Law, Judicial Efficiency and Dispute Resolution: Any Lessons of China and Nigeria?” The former governor who lost his senatorial election to Senator Abaribe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, had faulted INEC for declaring Abaribe winner. However, speaking at the sidelines of the event, Ikpeazu tasked INEC to be more transparent and impartial in the conduct of elections. On the Ondo election, he said, “unfortunately, my party lost, but that election has come and gone. I will advise INEC to be more transparent and impartial in the conduct of elections. “When people are not happy with your process, you don’t talk about it but you open up the space to let people come and see what you are doing. Sometimes you meet them upfront,” he stated. On the call for the sack of the INEC Chairman, Ikpeazu said: “It is not my call to make about a new leadership of INEC. That is the call of Mr. President and council of state and I think they will take that decision when the time comes.” The former governor commended the author of the book, John Azu, for putting the works together to encourage people to understand the legal framework between China and Africa. He said the book will be beneficial for both China and Nigeria to have a proper knowledge of the contemporary legal issues between them. The 245- page book dwells on the prospect of China-African Cooperation and how it can support each country in the areas of social-economic development. Beyond that, it presents a clear understanding of the growing global influence of China’s legal system with emphasis on the features that underwrite China’s business engagement in Africa. While presenting China as a rule-based system of governance, it further explored the interconnectivity between the unique historical, ideological and structural basis of the legal systems of both regions and the opportunities for future cooperation. The author of the book, John Azu said he was motivated by the need for Nigeria lawyers and the business community to leverage on the opportunity provided to learning and understanding the judicial and legal practice in other climes especially in the context of the Asian system.Hang Out with Geoff Keighley in Fortnite's Island for The Game Awards

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About 100 cities have banned people from sleeping outside since June when the Supreme Court ruled that a city in Oregon was allowed to criminalize homelessness despite a lack of public shelters. The policy has support from politicians across the country, Democrats and Republicans alike. As housing becomes more expensive and harder to find, the U.S. is seeing record highs in homelessness rates. On one night in January of last year, 650,000 people were homeless — an all-time record, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. In California’s San Joaquin County, Supervisor Tom Patti led an effort to increase restrictions on homelessness. Under the new ordinance, people are not allowed to sleep in cars, nor are they allowed to be in one place for more than an hour. They have to move at least 300 feet every time, meaning they theoretically have to walk 1.3 miles a day. “Letting them stay in place is cruel. We want to prompt them to come to a better place,” Patti, a Republican, told NPR. People now face a fine of up to $1,000 and six months in jail. “We’re not hardcore,” he said. “But we do know that if a person’s trying to build a pallet palace with their blue tarps and tents, we say, ‘No, no, no, you’re not allowed to do this, you are trespassing.'” Patti has suggested an approach focused on reuniting homeless people with family or friends, something that could be detrimental to those fleeing abusive situations. “We’ve now shifted to a ‘Hello? Where are you from? Where is your support network? Let’s help get you back to home,'” he said. In November, the National Homelessness Law Center identified 99 ordinances passed in 26 states that limit sleeping and camping outside, with another 66 still pending. “It’s time for our elected officials to recognize that half of this country struggles to pay rent, and we need to address the affordable housing crisis,” said Jesse Rabinowitz, a spokesperson for the National Homelessness Law Center. “That is the only way we’re going to see fewer people sleeping outside.” Editor’s picks The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time “Every bill is a little bit different,” Rabinowitz recently told the Nevada Current. “The main two things they all have in common are that none of them solve homelessness and all of them will make homelessness worse.” In the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson , a group suing the city argued that criminalizing sleeping outside violated the Constitution’s protection against “cruel and unusual punishment,” but the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority disagreed . “Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime,” liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. “If the Supreme Court were to allow for such a punitive regime, then we’re going to have a race to the bottom to make it as uncomfortable as possible for people to survive,” John Do, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Northern California, told Rolling Stone in March. “Jurisdictions would try to outdo each other in terms of having more costly, more punitive, and more effective measures,” he added. Some cities are exploring solutions. The Denver Basic Income Project, a nonprofit in Colorado, gave more than 800 homeless study participants up to $12,000 over a year with no conditions. The study found a “remarkable” increase in housing. They also found a reduction in public spending and the use of public services. Related Content New Senate Report Decries Conflicts and Corruption at Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Supreme Court Justice to Perform on Broadway Elon Musk Bankrolled the Pro-Trump Troll Campaign RBG PAC Right-Winger at SCOTUS Rally Vows to 'Erase' Trans Ideology 'From This Earth' Denver Mayor Mike Johnston cut funding for the program in October, though, saying that the data did not show big enough changes. Now the program’s future is in jeopardy. Across the country, though, politicians are cracking down on the homeless. In September, the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, banned “unauthorized camping on public property,” creating the possibility of fines in certain situations. The ban prohibits sleeping or camping under bridges, in parks, or on sidewalks. It also allows law enforcement to destroy a homeless person’s belongings, Cities often seize or destroy paperwork people need for housing or employment. “These individuals are sick and suffering,” said Christopher Conlan, who had been homeless on and off for years, said in response to the ordinance. “They could have drug addiction or mental health issues. I would not have the same contempt for somebody who had cancer or heart disease.” He added: “Everybody is somebody’s somebody.”