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

By Theophilus Abbah March 8, 2019 204 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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Shedding blood for political power in Kogi East

By Theophilus Abbah March 3, 2019 193 0

By Ojotule Adogo Many Nigerians are exchanging banters while congratulating President Muhammadu Buhari for winning the 2019 presidential election. But at the same moment, many families in Kogi East, especially Igala-speaking communities, are mourning as a result of the killings and violence perpetuated by desperate All Progressives Congress (APC) agents during the Continue Reading

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Let’s adopt 6-year single term – Robert Audu

By Theophilus Abbah March 3, 2019 325 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 March 2, 2019 187 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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‘Why I endorsed Professor Zulum to succeed me as Borno’s next Governor’

By Theophilus Abbah September 30, 2018 226 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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$3.3bn Abacha Loot: Between Obasanjo, Jonathan and Buhari

By Theophilus Abbah September 21, 2018 184 0

In the last 20 years, the Federal Government has recovered $3.3 billion from countries where former Head of State, the late General Sani Abacha, stashed the country’s proceeds from oil sales. The recovery hits N1.2 trillion when converted to our local currency, an amount, going by the 2018 budget is enough to fund critical agencies […]Continue Reading

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But the “President” is mentioned 22 times in the Petroleum Bill

By Theophilus Abbah August 29, 2018 236 0

The return of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill 2018, harmonized by the Senate and House of Representatives, by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Wednesday coincided with a session on extractive sector (mining, oil and gas) legal framework that we were taken through in Accra, Ghana on the same day. Organised by the […]Continue Reading

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10 national issues being lost to 2019 power noise

By Theophilus Abbah August 25, 2018 200 0

The next general election is six months away. Not, government seems to have surrendered its duties to the noise of the power riddle, abandoning many issues of national importance. Below is a list of some of such issues that federal and state governments have relegated to the background in their anxiety to secure ‘the people’s […]Continue Reading

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Buhari wants to arrest me – Obasanjo

By Theophilus Abbah June 8, 2018 278 0

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised an alarm, claiming that Buhari plots to arrest and have him detained. A statement issued by Kehinde Akinyemi, who is Obasanjo’s spokesman, contained the allegation. It said. “Impeccable security sources have alleged Chief Obasanjo’s name is on their watch list and that the security of his life cannot be […]Continue Reading