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‘Addressing Inequality In Nigeria Should Guide Constitution Amendment’

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IkohAS the National Assembly continues with the process of amending the 1999 Constitution, Chief Ndukwe Ikoh, an Abia State leader of thought and promoter of Mezie Obodo, a socio-political group in the Southeast, expects the legislators to use the...
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Rumpus In Ekiti ACN As Bamidele Eyes Fayemi’s Office

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Fayemi-12-1-13The endorsement of the Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi for a second term by the leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state has sparked crisis, as Opeyemi Bamidele, a member of the House of Representatives, is set to battle...
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‘The Centre Is Too Powerful; We Are Not A True Federalism’

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NWUCHEChief Chibudom Nwuche,  former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, spoke to SAMSON EZEA on sundry issues.

What is your view on the ongoing constitution review? Is it really necessary ?

I may not be the right person to ask...
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Governors can’t influence lawmakers on constitution amendment, says Amaechi

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AmaechiRivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi at an interactive session with journalists spoke on the autonomy of councils and the position of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) on the amendment of the constitution. KODILINYE OBIAGWU was there...
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Appointment of the Head of Service: The context and the hijack of presidential powers

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Anyim-okIN bureaucratic circles in Abuja these days, the joyous compliments of the Yuletide and the New Year is quietly but quickly being overtaken by the rapidly increasing momentum of the jostle by top bureaucrats to get the attention of those who have...
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South West PDP in search of identity

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OniSOME leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agree that the influence of the party is fading in the South West. They noted that: “Until something is done to address the situation, the party might lose the 2015 elections.”

Since...
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Northern leaders to hold strategic security meeting for 2015

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UNLESS the present insecurity pervading the North is resolved and the country’s political temperature stabilizes, the Arewa leaders and those politicians jostling to return the Presidency to the north may be engaged in an exercise in futility...
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Some parties deserve to be deregistered, says Okwu

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OKWUTHE National chairman of the Citizen’s Popular Party (CPP), Chief Maxi Okwu has questioned the direction of the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan, describing it as “an unmitigated disaster.”

According to him: “We are...
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‘Other parties must contest political space with PDP in 2015’

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ALHAJI-PG-11-7-1-2013A chieftain of the Congress of Progressive Change (CPC), Alhaji Usman Alhaji, who was also the party’s senatorial candidate in the 2011 election, spoke with JOHN AKUBO on the need for the other parties to show ore faith in the emerging alliance...
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PDP BoT race: Another litmus test for the octopus

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PDPBARRING any change of heart by the leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the conscience of the party, which is the Board of Trustees (BoT) would be subjected to a test tomorrow (Tuesday).

A new chairman of the 98-man body is...
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Anyanwu: They Are Trying To Bully Me Over 2015

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AnyanwuAce television journalist and two-term Senator representing Imo East Senatorial District, Mrs. Chris Anyanwu, in this interview with LEO SOBECHI, speaks on the recent encounter between her convoy and that of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State...
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Suntai’s Photos Stir Controversy In Taraba

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CRISIS-SUNTAI-PIXSINCE the ill-fated plane crash of October 24 last year that led to the evacuation of Taraba state Governor Danbaba Suntai to Germany for medical attention, following the severe injuries he sustained in the crash, the people of the state have...
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Jonathan Can Only Succeed If He Musters The Political Will To Rule Fearlessly’

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OFEHENigerian Activist and Founder of Holland-based non-governmental organization, Hope for Niger Delta Campaign (HNDC) Comrade Sunny Ofehe who was in the country recently spoke to SAMSON EZEA on the state of the nation, recent criticisms of President...
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