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Governorship Election: Kaduna clerics, politicians risk 12 months in jail

By Theophilus Abbah 216 0
Many clerics and politicians in Kaduna State risk 12 months in jail or N1 million in fine, if the Electoral Act 2010 is invoked in the on-going governorship and State House of Assembly elections in the State. In recent weeks, the governorship election in Kaduna has taken a religious dimension. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of the […]Continue Reading
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*Why democracy has not been able to deliver in Africa – Bishop Kukah

By Theophilus Abbah 233 0
Many arguments have been advanced as to the feasibility of Democracy in Africa. The operators, unable, or unwilling, to manage the tools of navigation have often said we are not ripe for Democracy. Others have argued that even from the point of view of tradition and vocabulary, the African soil cannot sustain the growth of […]Continue Reading
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Let’s adopt 6-year single term – Robert Audu

By Theophilus Abbah 337 0
Chief Robert Audu is a former permanent secretary who served in several ministries, including being the Permanent Secretary (Political) in The Presidency. He was a member of the 2005 and 2014 political conferences. In this interview Chief Audu argues in support of restructuring in aspects of control of mineral resources, police, prisons, term of office […]Continue Reading
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An adverb that could ‘substantially’ fight against Atiku’s petition

By Theophilus Abbah 195 0
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday, February 23, 2019 presidential election, is taking a legal step to challenge the outcome of the election. He rejected the results in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Continue Reading
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Limits of The Principle That No One is Above The Law Or That All Citizens Are Equal Before The Law

By Theophilus Abbah 268 0
By Professor Ben Nwabueze   The principle stated above is a salutary one, but its application is necessarily limited by inevitable exceptions. We take, first, the power given by section 89(1)(c) of the Constitution to the Senate or the House of Representatives to “summon any person in Nigeria” to appear before it to address it […]Continue Reading
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7 Perspectives to CBN/MTN Tango

By Theophilus Abbah 184 0
In 2016, the Senate Committee on Banks, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions probed how MTN, between 2006 and 2016, allegedly repatriated about $13.9billion from Nigeria after side-stepping the due process for issuing Certificates of Capital Importation (CCIs) within 24 hours of conversion. On August 29 this year, the CBN came out with the report of […]Continue Reading
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‘Why I endorsed Professor Zulum to succeed me as Borno’s next Governor’

By Theophilus Abbah 236 0
By Kashim Shettima In the politics of Borno State, at least since 1999, we have had and maintained a tradition in which major stakeholders of a ruling party, expect from an outgoing Governor, a sense of political direction in the choice of a successor. Some people may see this tradition as a form of dictatorship […]Continue Reading
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There are three types of Boko Haram – Senator Ndume

By Theophilus Abbah 225 0
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume was a member of the Presidential Committee on Security Challenges in the North-East zone in 2011, headed by Ambassador Usman Gaji Galtimari. In this interview, the senator representing Borno South Senatorial District argues Boko Haram has three faces: criminal, political and authentic. Excerpts: Your committee has just completed its assignment Continue Reading
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10 Areas to Monitor Boko Haram in 2019 Politics

By Theophilus Abbah 167 0
BokoHaram terrorists have become very daring, capturing communities in Gudunbali Local Government Area , attacking a military base in Baga, Kukawa LGA and even occupying Damasak in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno state. Though the military has recaptured these locations from the sect, the death toll in these attacks is not known. The sect’s […]Continue Reading
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