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Today, October 22, is the day that has been set aside by the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the hearing and the consolidation of the suit brought before the Court in the matter between 16 states of the Federation and the Attorney General of the Federation to determine the legality or otherwise, to wit the […]
Continue ReadingDays ago, I stumbled on a fierce social media debate. It was centred on when Nigeria moved from “federal” to “unitary” system. I was very uncomfortable with the distortion of elementary political concepts but, as a basic rule, I do not participate in Nigerian social media debates. It is usually not a good use of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu has announced the suspension of transfer of regulatory authority to state governments. Speaking at the 8th edition of the Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) conference in Abuja on Friday, May 17, Adelabu said the decision was taken because state governments and stakeholders in the power sector need to properly […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State thanked President Bola Tinubu for not interfering with the judgment of the Supreme Court, which declared his election valid last week. It is a most absurd sentiment for a governor to express. One understands that the near-fatal judicial trajectory his electoral victory suffered before the Supreme Court’s […]
Continue ReadingMoney talks and virtually all the state government just finishing their first 100 days in office had very little to say because they are broke. In the past, print media was bombarded with 100 days reports from every state. We sometimes had insufficient space for them. Now, we have next to nothing to publish. As […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister of State for Labour and Employment, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has faulted the judicial panel of inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality and SARS-related abuses across the country, saying it is illegal. While responding to a question about the position of the government specifically regarding a […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has said under the Land Use Act, the Federal Government has no control over land in Nigeria, outside the Federal Capital Territory. The senior lawyer said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme in reaction to the committee approved by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to review 368 […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government anti-graft agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) have begun investigation and audit of state governments, agencies and personnel, who spent the COVID-19 funds from the government and private individuals. The OAGF said the internal audit procedures would apply […]
Continue ReadingThe ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) faces a litmus-test in next year’s general elections after enjoying what looked like an easy ride in 2015 as it appears set to lose grip of some states. After the conduct of the presidential, governorship and legislative primaries, the ruling party is facing some challenges as the number of […]
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