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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 04:36

Togo jettisons presidential system, adopts parliamentary govt

Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The president will be chosen “without debate” by lawmakers “for a single six-year term”, and not by the public, according to the new text. The vote comes less than a month before the next legislative elections in Togo, but it is not yet known when the change — which was approved with 89 votes in favour, one against and one abstention — will come into force. Currently,…

Tuesday, 26 March 2024 04:48

From prison to palace: This is the incredible story of the rise of 44-year old Faye to Senegal's presidency

Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure outside his opposition party Pastef. Everything changed for him when the party's firebrand leader, Ousmane Sonko, who was also detained, was charged with insurrection in July and barred from running in elections to succeed President Macky Sall. That cleared the way for Faye to emerge from the shadow of his former boss and eventually from prison, take over the race and on Monday - the day of his 44th birthday - emerge as victor…

Monday, 25 March 2024 04:50

Insecurity: Tinubu govt has failed, already - Northern Elders

Northern Elders Forum on Sunday came hard on President Bola Tinubu, saying the growing insecurity across the country indicated that the present goverment has failed to protect Nigerians just few months in office. While declaring that enough is enough, the elders said Kuriga school children abduction is another tragic incident that highlights the growing need for improved security measures. Spokesperson of the forum, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, in a statement on Sunday, said though the forum welcomed the abducted children back with open arms, there is need ro emphasize the urgent need for proper medical and shock checks as they reintegrate into…

Thursday, 21 March 2024 05:05

NLC, Labour Party battle for party’s control. This is what the antagonists are saying

The supremacy fight between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Labour Party, LP, continued yesterday, with the union picketing the headquarters and secretariats of the party nationwide, insisting the national chairman, Julius Abure, quit office. But the party in a swift reaction, described the forcible entry of NLC members into its headquarters and secretariat as illegal and criminal. Speaking when workers occupied the Labour Party headquarters in Abuja, the Deputy President of NLC Political Commission, Theophilus Ndubuaku, said the picketing was to express workers’ grievances towards Abure’s administration of the party. He said: “Nigeria is not the only country that…

Friday, 15 March 2024 04:46

Northern Senators Forum gets new Chairman after Ningi’s resignation over NASS budget padding allegations

Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has named Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, senator representing Katsina central, as its new chair. Yar’Adua took over the leadership of the forum following the resignation of Abdul Ningi, now suspended senator representing Bauchi central. Ningi resigned from the position after the upper legislative chamber suspended him for three months for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion. In an acceptance speech on Thursday, Yar’Adua said he was humbled by the decision of the forum to name him as its chair. The senator described Ningi as an “elder brother” whom he holds “in high esteem”. “I…

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 04:50

After suspension from Senate, Ningi resigns as chairman of Northern Senators Forum

Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, has resigned as chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF). Ningi’s resignation comes after the senate suspended him for three months over the claim that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion. The lawmaker announced his resignation in a letter dated March 11, 2024, addressed to the secretary of NSF. “I will like to resign my position as Chairman Northern Senators Forum,” the letter reads. “This is of course necessitated by the unfolding events in the National Assembly, the North and the nation at large. “I will like to specially thank members of…

Friday, 08 March 2024 04:48

ACF pledges support for Rep members’ advocacy for parliamentary system

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has agreed to collaborate with a group of House of Representatives members pushing for a return to the parliamentary system. The 60 federal lawmakers, led by Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, had met with the ACF on Thursday with the aim of garnering support for their proposed legislation transitioning from the current presidential system. Chinda highlighted the need for support from regions and other important bodies for the smooth passage of the bill. He emphasized that the parliamentary system would enhance accountability among officeholders. In response, ACF Board of Trustees Chairman, Bashir Dalhatu, expressed satisfaction with the…

Monday, 26 February 2024 04:40

Afenifere opposes curtailing Yorubas’ right to protest against Tinubu's harsh economic policies

PRESS RELEASE Afenifere has distanced itself from the call by some renegade Afenifere members for Yorubas not to exercise their right to protest in joining the NLC and other protests. Afenifere has always supported the right to protest in a democracy from the beginning when Awolowo protested against the colonial constitution to recent protests like that against Jonathan subsidy removal, which even President Bola Tinubu joined. The great leader, Obafemi Awolowo warned Yoruba states and newspapers like Tribune and Sketch under his influence never to stifle voices of dissent. Are Yorubas not members of the NLC? If ever Afenifere was…

Thursday, 22 February 2024 05:03

Police arrest LP national chairman, Abure

Operatives of the Nigeria police have arrested Julius Abure, national chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Abure was arrested on Wednesday in Benin city alongside Kelly Ogbaloi, the LP chairman in Edo state. Speaking with journalists after the arrest, Tijani Momoh, spokesperson of the police for Zone 5, said Abure was arrested over a petition in a case of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit dangerous harm. “I wish to confirm the arrest of the factional chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, and I think three or four others due to a written petition endorsed to the AIG Benin from…

Wednesday, 21 February 2024 02:58

Hardship: Buhari’s minister mocks Tinubu, says ‘you’ve snatched power, now perform your Lagos miracles’

Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youths and Sports Development in the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari, has told President Bola Tinubu to perform what he described as his “Lagos miracles”. Tinubu was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. During his campaign for the highest office in the land, Tinubu emphasised that he built Lagos to a model for good governance, infrastructure renewal and innovation and asked that he should be given the chance to replicate such in Nigeria. However, policies introduced by the president have not addressed the needs of Nigerians, but plunged the country into further…

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Sunday, 18 February 2024 04:51

PDP govs to Tinubu: If you can’t solve the problem of hardship the people are going through, please leave

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have advised President Bola Tinubu to throw in the towel if he cannot provide a sustainable solution to the problems plaguing the nation. The PDP Governors who gave the advice in a statement at the weekend reminded the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government of the need to be guided by the fact that it is (APC) that sought power to solve the problems of Nigeria, not to compound them or shift blame and use propaganda to confuse issues. The Governors noted that the hardship and suffering being faced by…

Thursday, 15 February 2024 04:49

Reps introduce bill to abolish presidential system, return to parliamentary system

A group of 60 lawmakers has initiated a move to end the current presidential system and revert to the parliamentary system previously used in Nigeria’s First Republic. The group, known as the Parliamentary Group, introduced a constitution alteration bill on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting in motion what could be a transition to a parliamentary system by 2031. Three constitution alteration bills were presented by the Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers), and 60 others during plenary. Spokesperson of the group, Abdulsamad Dasuki, briefed journalists on the synopses of the bills. During a press briefing…

Wednesday, 14 February 2024 04:50

‘Nigeria nowhere close to Venezuela’, FG replies PDP govs

Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, has knocked governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for comparing Nigeria’s economic situation to that of Venezuela. Speaking after a meeting held in Abuja on Monday, Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi and chairman of the PDP governors’ forum, lamented that the cost of living in the country is skyrocketing while the naira is on a free fall. The governor of Bauchi said Nigeria is “almost on the road to Venezuela” due to the current economic hardship in the country. As of January, Venezuela was reported to have a 234 percent inflation…

Tuesday, 13 February 2024 04:52

Nigeria almost becoming Venezuela in terms of hardship - PDP govs

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation. The opposition governors also decried the free fall of the naira and its attendant consequences, and asked that the Federal Government’s economic team should find appropriate solutions to the challenge. Chairman of the Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State briefed journalists after a meeting of the governors in Abuja. He decried the high cost of living in the country, and the value of the naira, saying, “We are almost on the…

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