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On 3 April 2024, Prime Minister Briceño, after the massive victory of his party in the March municipal elections, re-instated a minister to Cabinet and also gifted three more People’s United Party (PUP) representatives in the House with the status of ministers of state. The Press Release was tellingly honest in justifying the new appointments: “These adjustments and assignments come on the heels of an overwhelming mandate at the polls.” The result was that all 26 PUP representatives in th...

They key changes of that constitution from the Independence Constitution of 1960, was that it endowed all executive power of the state in the office of the President of the federation, and no longer in Parliament. It literally turned the Prime Minister, into the President’s chief Adviser, and leader of his government in the Parliament.

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Professor Abubakar O. Sulaiman, the Director General of the National Institute For Legislative & Democratic Studies (NILDS), which is a part of the National Assembly of Nigeria, has described Ghana's former Deputy Speaker of Parliament and ex-Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Joe Ghartey, as a true Parliamentary Scholar…

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THERE are so many uncertainties these days, and the ship of state is constantly missing her anchor. Nigerians are not just questioning the credibility of

There are so many uncertainties these days, and the ship of state is constantly missing her anchor. Nigerians are not just questioning the credibility of

HAVING a female commissioner of police in this country was, in the beginning, truly inspirational for all women who aspired to become involved in law enforcement and gave hope that

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, in an interview with newsmen in his Lagos office, blamed insecurity and lack of development in Nigeria on the flawed 1999 Constitution, which he said lacked legitimacy and validity.

As we advance and deepen this new Libyan National Dialogue, we are not merely discussing our country’s future—we are actively shaping it.