The National Assembly witnessed again another milestone as the Senate granted financial autonomy for state legislatures, judiciary and local governments in Nigeria. This bills were approved on Tuesday, 1 March, 2022, during voting on the report of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bills, 2022. This would not be […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has finally published the ” Notice of Election” on Monday 28 February 2022. This was after the Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in a press conference on the 26 of February 2022 released the timetable and Schedule Of activities for the 2023 General Election. INEC said that […]
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The Chairman Of The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in a press conference today released the timetable and Schedule Of activities for the 2023 General Election. The conference was held at the conference room, INEC Headquarters, Abuja, On Saturday 26th February 2022. In his statement, the Chairman said the signing of the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on the 25 February 2022, signed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022, passed by the National Assembly and forwarded for Presidential Assent, via a letter dated 31st January, 2022. Before the 2019 general elections, to be precise 2018, President Buhari rejected the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act 2010, 4 times, citing […]
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by George Kushi The congresses of the two leading parties in Adamawa State have come and gone . The aftermath of the two congresses is that while the PDP Congress ended with little or no dissenting views, the APC CONGRESS has been trailed by dissent on one hand and celebration on the winning side of […]
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by George Kushi Those sufficiently acquainted with the history of Nigeria cannot deny the existence of tribalism in a more dispassionate perspective in our society. Nigeria is tribal society and most people feel far more at home among members of their own tribe than in any other company. Even today communities feel honoured such that […]
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Once again Zayyad is up with what he considers as “delicate political issues “pertaining to His Excellency Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Surprisingly his discourse failed to fall in line with his assumption that Ahmadu Fintiri was not outright in pronouncing his support for His Excellency Atiku Abubakar. Zayad’s failure to read between the lines can be […]
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Katsina state Deputy Governor, Mannir Yakubu has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of APC Congress in Katsina local government. The deputy, who attended the Congress, said the peaceful conduct with which party carried out the Congress was a testimony to the strength and unity of the party in the state. The Congress was conducted through […]
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In response to your write-up on the debt profile of Adamawa under Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s stewardship one cannot fail to appreciate some of your concerns. However, certain aspects seem to have been addressed superficially and lacking in depth. Probably for that reason the total amount right from Nyako’s time till date were lodged on Governor […]
Continue ReadingGeorge Kushi The recent spate of cross-carpeting by politicians across the country is anything but shocking. It defies logic that for no palpable reason , except for greed and selfish reasons people are changing sides. This phenomenon that has been long anchored in Nigerian politics is baffling. Politicians of character are are so scarce that […]
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