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#GEOBill: The 3 Northern Senators who opposed Gender Equality Bill
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rejected a bill to institute gender parity. The bill which was sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi, was titled “Gender Parity and Prohibition of Violence against…
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Ahmed Sani Yerima of #ChildNotBride fame, to go on trial for diverting N1bn loan
Ahmed Sani Yerima, a former governor of Zamfara State is set to be tried for allegedly mismanaging N1 billion loan meant for the repair of Gusau Dam in 2006. 19…
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Debo Adejugbe: Much ado about constitution amendment (Y! Politico)
by Debo Adejugbe Rather than wasting our collective time on a process that the next regime will seek to amend, just like the regimes before it, we should embark on…
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Roz Ben-Okagbue: Is the removal of S29 the answer to eradicating child marriage?
by Roz Ben-Okagbue The long and short of it all is that just as Yerima argued in the Senate, the Nigerian legal system through Islamic and Customary law places no…
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“There is a lack of ownership of the 1999 Constitution” – Oby Ezekwesili addresses the #ChildNotBride debate (TWEETS)
by Isi Esene Former World Bank Vice President, Oby Ezekwesili has lent her voice to the growing number of Nigerians objection to the inability of the Senate to make amendments…
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