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Akpabio, Oshiomhole and the senate in shackles, by Erasmus Ikhide
THE Nigerian Senate, a chamber intended to be the sanctuary of democratic deliberation and the ultimate safeguard against executive overreach, has been reduced to a mere shadow of its constitutional purpose. Over the past year, the institution has...
NDC moves to curb defections, makes candidates sign seat-forfeiture undertaking
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled a stringent anti-defection policy requiring all its candidates for elective positions...
Power and dissent: Akpabio-Oshiomhole battle for influence in Nigerian senate, by Cliff Stanley
Nigeria's National Assembly has often been described as a theatre where politics, ambition, ideology, and personality collide. Yet few...
Appeal Court suspends execution of judgement against ADC, four others
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered the stay of execution of the judgment that directed the...
APC, PDP trade words over Pantami’s political membership status in Gombe
A fresh controversy has erupted in Gombe State over the political status of former Minister of Communications and...
How EFCC intercepted ₦4bn gold consignment at Kano airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted 15 suitcases containing gold bars...
When courts shape elections: ADC and the future of opposition politics in Nigeria, by Cliff Stanley
The recent Federal High Court judgment directing the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political...
ADC/4 others: Handshake Movement alleges political motive behind Federal High Court ruling
The Handshake Movement has accused unnamed political actors within the Presidency of orchestrating what it described as a plot...
How Army rescued wife of late Major General Abubakar after gun battle with bandits in Katsina
The Nigerian Army has rescued Mrs. Abubakar, wife of the late retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, after troops...
A troubled military and its country’s killing fields, by Tony Erha
For Rabe Abubakar, a retired Major General and former spokesman of the Nigerian Army, it is a kidnap and death-in-captivity...
Kano NDC gov’ship candidate names Kwankwaso’s son running mate
Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso has been announced as the deputy governorship candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for...
Why court ordered INEC to deregister ADC, four others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic...
EDUCATION
MSSN official condemns theft of shoes, qur’ans in mosques
The Chairman of Media and Publicity of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Federal University of Kashere...
AGRICULTURE
FG invites tech experts to develop digital registry for made-in-Taraba products
By Terna Chikpa The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office, has...
FEATURES & INVESTIGATIONS
Imo CJ shortlist: Is this suitability or a quiet burial of burial of judicial independence, by Chinedu Agu
The recent decision of the Imo State Judicial Service Commission to narrow the list of candidates for the office of the substantive Chief Judge of Imo State to only Hon. Justice C.A. Ononeze-Madu and Hon. Justice E.O. Agada raises...
Adamawa LG poll: A test of grassroots democracy and the urgent need for electoral reform, by Cliff Stanley
Local government elections are often described as the closest form of democracy to the people. They determine who manages...
The prodigal sons, by Douglas Ogbankwa
The prodigal sons have begun killing their prodigal fathers. Terrorists terrorise our terrain. Instead of calling a spade a...
Democracy, June 12 and the fourth republic, by Austen Akhagbeme
Democracy presupposes good and representative governance; a majoritarian rule governed by the rule of law, the supremacy of...
Democracy beyond speeches: The Nigeria Tinubu celebrates and the Nigeria Nigerians experience, by Cliff Stanley
Every Democracy Day, Nigerian leaders invoke the memory of June 12, 1993 the election widely regarded as the freest...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
Counsel’s absence stalls proceedings in Taraba journalist trial
By Terna Chikpa The absence of Barrister D.G. Tukura at the Taraba State Upper Area Court II, Jalingo, on...
