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1999 Constitution Makes Politics Lucrative — Afe Babalola Calls For New Constitution

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Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, says Nigeria’s 1999 constitution makes politics a lucrative business. Speaking at an event at the university on Saturday, Babalola said Nigeria needs a new constitution that will solve the imbalance, poverty and other problems the country is facing. The senior advocate of Nigeria doled out N30 million grant in equipment and...

Re: Performance Is Not A Function Of Jaundiced Mindset But Verifiable Achievements: Chief Daniel Okeke, Take Note

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Ordinarily, I wouldn't have responded to a recent post on Facebook by one, Eric Ikwuagwu, highlighting the so-called, Facebook and invisible achievements of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State but for the records and posterity, it is imperative. While I do understand that the sponsored writer must justify his monthly stipend from the coffers of Abia state government, I...

[OPINION] Performance Is Not A Function Of Jaundiced Mindset But Verifiable Achievements: Chief Daniel Okeke, Take Note!!!

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It is no longer news that Abia state opposition has reduced logical criticism, which is supposed to be a veritable ingredient of democracy, to a new low of absurdities and uncouthness. What could be more unfounded than the claim by one Chief Daniel Okeke that the Governor of Abia state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has performed only on Facebook? It beats...

Abia LG Poll: We’ll Resist Any Fraudulently Written Result — Sen. Kalu Vows

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Senator representing Abia North district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has insisted that this party will reject results that do not reflect the people's will in the upcoming local government election. The Senate Chief Whip and former Abia governor told ABN TV on Friday that times are gone when local government election results are written even before the actual contest. He called...

Nigerians Will Get Used To Deregulation Of Petrol -Sylva

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Timipre Sylva, the minister of state for petroleum resources, says Nigerians will get used to the deregulation of the pump price of petrol the same way they adjusted to similar actions with diesel and kerosene. Sylva was addressing state house correspondents on Monday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday. The minister said petrol is mostly used...

Nigeria Won’t Prosper With Large Number Of Poor People – Peter Obi

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Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says Nigeria will not develop and prosper with a large rising poor population. According to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in May, 82.9 million Nigerians are living in poverty. This figure represents 40.09 per cent of the total population and excludes Borno which has been ravaged by insurgency. In a statement to...

Judges Should Inspect Police Stations & Detention Centers Monthly – Falana

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Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has appealed to judges and chief magistrates to conduct a monthly inspection of all police stations and detention centres across the country. The appeal was contained in a letter dated November 12, 2020, in which the legal practitioner noted that “incessant arrest, detention and torture of poor citizens” by security agencies have become the...

Nigeria’s Problem Is Not Restructuring – Osinbajo

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 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the problem of Nigeria was not geographical restructuring rather prudent management of national resources and providing for the people properly. Osinbajo also said prudent management of the nation’s resources and the provision of essential needs of the people were better ways of addressing Nigeria’s development challenges. The Vice President stated this while fielding questions...

Nigerians No Longer Trust FG – Former APC Legal Adviser

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Muiz Banire, a former All Progressives Congress National Legal Adviser, has said Nigerians no longer trust the federal government. Banire made the remark while faulting the court order that froze the bank accounts of some End SARS protesters across the country. Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Banire wondered why a judge will grant an order for freezing of accounts before...

#EndSARS: The Need To Adhere To The Call For Youth Inclusiveness In Ohafia LGA, X-raying The Aspirants Under PDP

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It is on record that the nationwide #EndSARS protest was not just an agitation for an end to police brutality against the youths, bad governance but also a call for youths' inclusiveness in governance. It is important that the leaders and stakeholders in Ohafia LGA politics alongside the delegates, seize this opportunity presented by the forthcoming LGA elections to gratify...

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