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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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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Local government autonomy – Let’s scrap the Senate (Y! Politico)
by Salihu Tanko Yakasai The Governors and their collaborators in the senate hide behind "corruption" to not grant these local governments autonomy, how pathetic!!! Who are the biggest and most…
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Ochereome Nnanna: Why we need an entirely new Constitution
by Ochereome Nnanna We are in this constitutional mess because the military bequeathed a document that is simply unviable, inchoate and discreditable. It is like trying to patch a structurally…
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Enyinnaya Abaribe: The Senate did not vote on marriage age
by Enyinnaya Abaribe At no time was marriage as a section of the constitution discussed or voted for. The Senate last week voted on the report of its constitutional review…
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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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Opinion: Meet Sani Yerima, the libidinous senator
by Bayo Oluwasanmi What type of people do we elect to run the affairs of our country? What do you expect when law breakers are law makers? What happens when…
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Opinion: A brief legal perusal of the child marriage campaign
by Oluwatosin Falaiye I believe a large part of the raging debate lies is who exactly the law would construe to be a woman as stipulated in Section 29 (4)…
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Opinion: The Child-Not-Bride campaign – A representation of our collective ignorance
by Habeeb Kolade The Child-Not-Bride campaign was uncalled for and insightfully a representation of our collective ignorance of the law binding the Nigerian society... The hullabaloo created by the recent…
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YNaija Ombudsman: Why we align ourselves with the #ChildNotBride campaign
by Editorial Board After the initial burst of emotions and passion following the Senate’s constitutional amendments last week, a counter-movement has emerged over the weekend – and, according to its…
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Naomi Lucas: What’s all this noise about the girl child?
by Naomi Lucas Last week Nigeria’s Senate Constitution Review Committee proposed the deletion of Section 29, Subsection 4b of our Constitution. 79 out of 109 Senators voted in favour of…
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Cheta Nwanze: I am sick and tired of ignorant people with BlackBerrys (Y! FrontPage)
by Cheta Nwanze Changing that discussion requires actually going to the National Assembly and putting the issue on the table. Until we are actually ready to do that, please get the hell…
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Opinion: We are fighting the wrong battle on child marriage
by Ezebuike Temple ....section 277 of the Act supra defines a child as any one below 18 years of age, and sections 21 and 22 of the same Act supra…
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Egghead Odewale: Child marriage – Let’s elevate this discussion
by Egghead Odewale I dare say that in the face of the multitudes of adversity confronting Nigerians daily and the pervasive discontent within the polity, a good number of Nigerians,…
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Opinion: Now that your 10-year-old girl is of marriageable age…
by Ayo Sogunro What the law tries to do is simple: it tries to give a woman who finds herself in an early marriage the same rights and freedom as…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: A nation of depraved perverts and paedophiles
by Femi Fani-Kayode ...Every single member of the Nigerian Senate that voted with Yerima on that day and that supported his filthy agenda should bow their heads in utter shame and they…
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Opinion: Child marriage – Stealing their right to inocence
by Hannatu Musawa Every child should, at the very least have the right to grow up and every child should, in its most basic form, have the freedom of innocence. …
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Strike: Senate, ASUU, FG meeting deadlocked
The negotiations among the Senate, the Federal government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU over the ongoing industrial action embarked by universities lecturers ended without …
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Half of us in the Senate own guns – Sen. Ali Ndume (WATCH)
As Nigerian Senators debated a motion to urge the parliament to stop alleged moves by Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, to arm vigilante groups in the state with rifles in…
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Our Senate is gone till September – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze Now try explaining to a hungry, uneducated, bloodthirsty mob, that you did not chop government money, from the comfort of your air-conditioned sedan car, and tell me…
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Sad news: Senator Pius Ewherido is dead
by Isi Esene Senator Akpor Pius Ewherido, representing Delta Central is dead. The senator died today at the National Hospital in Abuja. In his reaction to Senator Ewherido's death, President…
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Opinion: Exposing the lies peddled by the UNIUYO Senate
by David Israel For the avoidance of doubt, the University of Uyo does not post students’ result online. Somebody lied. I woke up today to a press release from the Senate of…
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UK visa bond: Senate rejects policy, threatens to reciprocate
by Isi Esene The UK visa policy which seeks to compel visitors from 'high risk' countries including Nigeria to deposit 3,000 ponds bond before its immigration authority at entry point has…
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Temie Giwa: The doctor ordered primary health care (Y! FrontPage)
by Temie Giwa Primary health care in Nigeria is truly horrific... Clinic filled with overworked and underpaid staff members, who are so prone to mistakes that if Nigerians were remotely…
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Collins Uma: Legislators should leave God out of the anti-gay bill
by Collins Uma Two reasons put forward by supporters of the bill are that homosexuality is not part of our culture and that it is a sin against God. No sillier…
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Single tenure: Jonathan, governors may drop second term ambition
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan and some governors may have to forfeit their second term ambitions if the recommendation of thee Senate Committee on Review of the Constitution is adopted.…
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Not approved: Senate drops N4 billion first ladies’ mission house project
by Akan Ido The Senate on Wednesday approved the N259.65bn budget of the Federal Capital Territory for the 2013 fiscal year but not without removing the N4bn voted for the…
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Constitution amendment: Senate recommends 6-year single term for president, governors
by Isi Esene The Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment has submitted its report recommending six-year single tenure for president and governors. The committee headed by Senator Ike Ekweremadu, however, excluded serving president…
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Confusion: Senate says GEJ has not declared state of emergency
The mandatory two days required for the National Assembly to approve the emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states elapsed on Thursday without a formal notification from President Goodluck…
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Opinion: David Mark’s Upper House of indolence
by Kikiowo Ileowo The Senate, an arm of Nigerian federal legislature as presently constituted is at best a joke of some sort, a money-wasting conglomerate and a cog in the wheel…
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Believe it or not: Jonathan is prepared to forgo second term – Presidency
by Isi Esene The Presidency has indicated that President Goodluck Jonathan is prepared to shelve his second term ambitions if the Senate passes its proposal for a single non-renewable six-year tenure…
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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