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This series of tweets helps you understand the troublesome #ShariaBill
Author, lawyer and human rights activist, Ayo Sugunro, in this series of tweets explains the implication of the Sharia bill pending before the House of Representative. The Bill, which has…
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No jokes, beggars are on strike in Kaduna state
Beggars in Kaduna state besieged the Kaduna Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists on Wednesday, May 12 demanding that Governor Nasir El-Rufai fulfil his electoral promise to them before banning…
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Sheriff defies party chieftains, pursues amendment of PDP constitution
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff is said to be moving towards changing the constitution of the opposition party to favour his ambition. Sheriff's goal…
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‘The constitution allows us to move freely’ – Fulani herdsmen
Herdsmen have described as 'unconstitutional', the attempts to stop them from grazing their cattle in any part of the country, especially in the south. The herdsmen, under the Miyetti Allah…
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Obasanjo blasts legislators in letter to the Senate (READ)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has sent a letter to the leadership of the National Assembly. According to The Cable, the letter dated January 13, 2016 addressed to Senate President Bukola…
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With the constitution’s help, PDP hopes to produce new Speaker of House of Reps
by Kolapo Olapoju While the All Progressives Congress delays in agreeing on candidates for National Assembly leadership, the Peoples Democratic Party is reportedly planning to field a candidate on June 6…
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Why Obanikoro is not qualified to be a minister – Civil society group
by Damilola Jagun A civil society group, All Nigeria Save Democracy Movement, is seeking to block the ratification of the Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, after being nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan…
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Modupe Odele: What the law says about Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate
by Modupe Odele So honestly, I cannot (and justifiably so) understand the argument that the General is not qualified to run as a Presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections. This…
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APC voltrons take note – The deployment of soldiers for elections is legal (Y! Legal)
by Orji Agwu Uka However, in the absence (to my knowledge) of any law or regulation passed by the National Assembly on the deployment of troops to any part…
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Opinion: 13 things Mandela would have done if he was a Nigerian
by Darasimi Oshodi He would have tried (and might have succeeded) to tinker with his country’s constitution to elongate his time in office perpetually. Was Nelson Mandela a man from…
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Opinion: How President Jonathan failed to wield absolute power
by Olaitan Ajiboye That absolute power is what Nigerians want Mr President to ‘ACTIVATE’ on Boko Haram and paralyse them. Yes, unleash that ‘absolute power’ on Boko Haram and indeed…
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Gusau, Obanikoro, others named among Jonathan’s ministerial nominees
by Oge Okonkwo The names of the 12 new ministerial nominees have been submitted to the Senate for consideration and confirmation by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday. In a letter read by Senate President,…
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Tunde Ajileye: Death and the politician’s horsemen
by Tunde Ajileye The Constitution we have agreed to be governed by sets term limits for them and all attempts by incumbents so far to manipulate these limits have failed.…
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Opinion: A few fixes Nigeria desperately needs
by Tokunbo Soetan Fixing this constitution will go a long way towards fixing the ills of the country, and should negate the need for a national sovereign conference simply because…
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Ochereome Nnanna: We want a real conference, not a jamboree
by Ochereome Nnanna The conference will now be exactly what we had feared: an Obasanjo-like jamboree that will not satisfy the yearnings of those hoping it would give Nigeria a…
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Opinion: President Jonathan and the contentious single term pact
by Idowu Babajide Though members of The New PDP have insisted that GEJ signed an Agreement stating that he won’t run in 2015, it is noteworthy that the purported agreement…
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Olisa Agbakoba: Can National Conference provide legal basis for new Nigerian Constitution?
by Olisa Agbakoba, SAN The Late Aka-Bashorun, my most illustrious predecessor, as President of Nigerian Bar Association, the first to clearly articulate the need for a Sovereign National Conference, as long ago…
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Simon Kolawole: Our Constitution is not the problem
by Simon Kolawole But I will soon show that this is not a minor issue. It will determine the pattern of voting and the overall outcome. Three, how will delegates…
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Opinion: Atiku, ‘new PDP’ and their crude antics
by Ocheme Eneoche But, even more worrisome is the motivational similarities of an agbero “takeover” with the Atiku led “putsch”. In terms of motivation, the first criterion for an agbero…
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Opinion: Eligibility questions against Jonathan – Lessons from the U.S
by Umar Ardo Therefore, these calls on President Jonathan to contest the 2015 presidential elections without first amending the constitution or getting an affirmative declaration from the Supreme Court will…
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Opinion: Is the ruling party gradually ruining or completely ruined?
by Emmanuel Onwubiko Why should an elected president of the federation or state governors be recognized as party leaders respectively in their zones of political influences even when the…
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Elnathan John: About Femi Fani-Kayode’s ‘bitter truth’
by Elnathan John My opinion in this matter is simple. A Lagosian as a social term is any Nigerian citizen who is permanently domiciled in Lagos, pays tax to the…
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Chidi Amuta: Lagos deportation – The invasion of designer tribesmen
by Chidi Amuta But what we are witnessing in recent times, beginning with the Lagos renditions, is first, a flagrant violation of the Nigerian constitution. I am not aware that…
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Opinion: The APC and remoulding the Nigerian party system
by Jibrin Ibrahim The Professor Jega led INEC has always shown concern for a party system that expressed scant regard to democratic rules in their internal affairs. INEC, I believe,…
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Opinion: Nigerian legislators are cats with nine lives
by Josef Omorotionmwan When it comes to playing to the gallery, the House of Representatives is certainly smarter than the Senate. This is what the much-touted idea of autonomy for…
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Opinion: The big dilemma in the local government reforms
by Nasiru Suwaid To be sure, none of the issues in contention in the current reviewed document, has presented a clear and a glaring case of injustice, as the way…
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Mina Ogbanga: Facing the crux of the matter – Who are we up against? (Y! FrontPage)
by Mina Ogbanga Then let's start by facing the crux of the matter and also remember that "Those whose palm kernels have been cracked for them by some benevolent…
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Chido Onumah: A case for true federalism
by Chido Onumah It is this unregulated power that has created the twisted logic that makes it possible, for example, for Kano to have 44 local governments while Lagos has…
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Cheta Nwanze: Yerima is all about himself and little of Islam (Y! FrontPage)
by Cheta Nwanze The world will always be full o'people like Yerima who will always attempt to twist conditions for their own benefit regardless of what storm it causes. But…
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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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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy