•Rotimi Amaechi A former Governor of Rivers State and immediate past Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has added his voice to the rising opposition against the President’s suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state House of Assembly in the wake of a state of emergency in the state. […]...
•Fagbemi and Okpebholo The brewing constitutional crisis in Edo State took a dramatic turn today, as Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Edo State House of Assembly doubled down on their suspension of all 18 local government chairmen, defying a High Court order reversing the suspension and, in effect, prohibiting further interference in local co...
•General Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon Lawmakers in Gabon met yesterday to begin discussing a proposed new constitution, the first stage towards a return to civilian government, which the ruling military junta promised following a 2023 coup. The coup put an end to 55 years of rule by the family of former president Ali Bongo […]
•Prof Anthony Kila A Professor of Strategy and Development, Prof Anthony Kila, has said that the present constitution of Nigeria is “false” and “faulty” and so needs to be replaced with what he called a “People’s Constitution”. Kila said constitutional amendments are not enough to set Nigeria on the pa...
The New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP has unveiled its new logo, new constitution and a new flag as part of moves to reposition it for better electoral delivery, just as it said that it will justify its focus in providing education for all across the country. Speaking yesterday in Abuja while unveiling them, the National […]
•Chief Emeka Anyaoku Elder Statesman and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has said the current 1999 constitution lacks legitimacy expected in a pluralistic country like Nigeria. He said the constitution is not suitable to address the myriad of challenges confronting Nigeria and called for the adoption of the r...
The Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has promised to complete the process in 24 months. The Chairman of the Committee, Sen.Barau Jibrin, said this at the inaugural meeting of the committee yesterday in Abuja, reports Vanguard. “It is important to note that the Committee is not constituted to rewrite the 1999 […]
•Nigerian Senate Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has just named a 43-member ad hoc committee to further review the 1999 Constitution. The committee, which is chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has a member from each of the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), reports Nigeri...
•House of Reps House of Representarives has set December 2025 as deadline for the completion of the alteration of the 1999 Constitution ( as amended). The deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who stated this, yesterday, at the inaugural meeting of the House Special Committee on Constitution Review, said this is to ensure that the exercise does [&hel...
•Wike, Fubara and Tinubu The intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the crisis between Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has generated ripples with some Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), including a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, expressing concern that the truce brokered by the president might have breac...
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