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Why presidential system is not working in Nigeria —Adeyemi Why presidential system is not working in Nigeria —Adeyemi Share In this interview with IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI, a Professor of Comparative Politics, Development Administration and Governance, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), ’Lanre Olu-Adeyemi speaks on issues bedeviling Nigeria’s political structure and factors impeding the country’s development among others.   FOR several years, Nigeria has practised a president...

Oskaloosa News Recap For February 4th, 2021  SpaceX’s latest prototype exploded while landing on Tuesday. The steel Starship prototype Serial Number (SN9) went up in flames at the end of a successful high-altitude test from Boca Chica, Texas. After launching, the rocket reached an altitude of 32,800 feet before turning to a horizontal “belly flop” position. It then attempted to land upright, but came in “too fast and at a bad angle” before ending in a fiery explosion, according t...

States’ rights and Trump’s wrongs: The Donald’s ignorance of the Constitution got him into this mess | Mulshine Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 04, 2021 Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. Trump has named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File...

READ: Excerpts from Democrats’ impeachment trial brief The House impeachment managers provided a detailed legal analysis in their pre-trial legal brief, filed Tuesday, about the constitutionality of charging Trump with incitement of insurrection. Excerpts of the brief are available below: “On January 6, 2021, with Vice President Michael Pence presiding, Congress assembled to perform one of its most solemn constitutional responsibilities: the counting of electoral votes for President of the ...

The Presidential Election of 1824: The Republican Contenders FROM THE LECTURE SERIES: The History of the United States, 2nd Edition Why was the election of 1824 considered a watershed moment in the history of America? Who were the Republican contenders for this election, what were their credentials, and how did it change the political framework of the country? Read on to find the answers to these questions. Andrew Jackson, known as the Hero of New Orleans, had little administrative experience ...

Be like the Founders. Amend the Constitution, change laws, fix the problems Trump exposed. Institutions must advance, Jefferson said. Both parties would benefit from reining in the presidency, empowering Congress and strengthening ethics. Andrew Trees Opinion contributor Our rickety Electoral College worked this time around, barely, despite the best efforts of former President Donald Trump and far too many Republican senators and House members. But that should not blind us to the desperate ne...

Print this article (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Congressional Democrats politicized the legitimate case for removing the president. Censure is now the best option. So what would I do if I had to vote on impeachment in the Senate? From the first, I’ve described President Trump’s behavior on January 6 as impeachable — particularly in the context of what went on in the weeks since the election, but even without that. I was not trying to be cute. I have been wrestling with the...

The man and his voters must be destroyed

REGARDING my Jan. 11, 2021 editorial titled “Pence could have rejected the contested electoral votes,” tarklejr audaciously quipped, “Mr. Pangelinan, once again your ignorance in all matters govern-mental (both Federal

Port: It doesnt matter if impeachment is divisive, its necessary Im fine with drawing a bright line between right-thinking Americans, who are patriots representing a panoply of political stripes, and the braying, thoughtless, violent, brownshirting troglodytes who still see a good leader in Trump. 10:57 am, Jan. 12, 2021 × U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Save America Rally on the Ellipse on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, near the White House in Washi...