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Key Points: Opeyemi, a Tinubu protege, is the link person between FG and Senate Ndume shall advocate the interests of the APC in the Upper Chamber Senate Minority Leader Simon Mwadkwon must enter the big shoes left by Awolowo, Tarka to make impact in Senate. House Leader Julius Ihonvbere is an asset to the legislature […]Continue Reading
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By Daniel Adaji Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has commended Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State for his efforts in ensuring that security operatives are provided with materials needed for the security of lives and property of the citizenry. He spoke on Tuesday in Owerri while commissioning 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and […]Continue Reading
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja bade farewell to outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), affirming that a significant number of them have been sufficiently equipped to aspire to higher elective offices, including the Office of the President. Speaking at a valedictory session for appointees leaving the cabinet to pursue political ambitions, Continue Reading
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Judicial Commission Report in 2001supported the creation of a separate state for the marginalized people of Southern Kaduna By Theophilus Abbah The Judicial Commission into the religious disturbances in Kaduna, also referred to as Shariah Riot, in 2000, after providing evidence of ethnic, religious, and social disharmony in Kaduna State, recommended that, in the interest Continue Reading
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“We are in a democracy, there is a process by which things can be done” In an effort to allay fears expressed by the leadership of the Church about the recently enacted Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said concerns can be processed through possible amendment of the […]Continue Reading
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By Akinola Olojo, Senior Researcher, ISS Communities affected by violent extremism are frequently considered to have risk factors linked to socio-economic deprivation, bad governance, and religious radicalization. These factors prevail across the whole of northern Nigeria, and in the north-eastern Bauchi and Gombe states. However, despite Boko Haram’s factions being active Continue Reading
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Justina Adikwu (not real name) was excited that the abstract of conference paper was accepted by a committee in Europe. She was billed to make an oral presentation in September 2018. Having received all supporting documents, including an invitation letter, flight ticket, hotel accommodation, insurance cover, and other necessary documents, she went to the European […]Continue Reading
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The Concerned Borno Citizens have outlined 10 reasons why the 9th National Assembly should support Senator Mohammad Ali Ndume’s bid for Senate Presidency as it votes its leaders in June this year. The group, led by a former Nigerian Ambassador to Pakistan, Ambassador Dauda Danlami, made the appeal at a press conference held at Treasure […]Continue Reading
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Each Assembly, from 1999 to 2019, presents a lesson why imposition of leaders on National Assembly always boomerangs In the morning of power struggle for the leadership of the National Assembly, Nigerians heard the loud voices of some elected members of the National Assembly, saying the third arm of government, the Legislature, was waiting on […]Continue Reading
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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