Year: 2023

How to Stop Judicial Coups Against Democracy in Nigeria By Farooq Kperogi

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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), one of Nigeria’s most prominent pro-democracy NGOs, invited me to make a virtual presentation from my base in Atlanta to a national seminar it organized last Thursday on “targeted judicial reforms and enhanced judicial integrity in post-election litigation.” Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it, but here are the thoughts I would have shared on the topic.   It’s oddly ironic that the judiciary, which should be the bulwark of democracy, has become such a dreadful terror to democracy that people are seeking to protect…

Intimate Affairs: Married not for love, by Funke Egbemode

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It is not every marriage that is founded on love, not every married person who married for love. Don’t tell me you don’t know a few people who took their vows based on what they could see rather than what they felt. They stood, all dressed up in front of their Pastor, Bishop or Reverend Father and repeated the right lines rightly after the clergy, in front of men, not because they were ecstatically, deliriously in love but because they had chosen who they chose at that particular point in…

DG warns Corps Members against unethical conduct

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Corps Members have been warned to shun every form of misconduct throughout their service year in order to avoid being sanctioned by the NYSC Byelaws.   The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed gave the warning while addressing Corps Members in Edo State Orientation Camp, Okada, likewise Ondo State Orientation Camp in Ikare-Akoko.   He said there are laid down rules and regulations guiding every Corps Member while in camp, adding that the Scheme is not a safe abode for lawbreakers. “You are expected…

DSS refutes Jackson Ude’s allegations against DG,Yusuf Magaji Bichi …. says it’s false accusations

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has reacted to some publications by one Jackson Ude on his twitter handle @jacksonpbn, against the person and office of the DGSS, Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi.   The Service in a release signed by Peter Afunanya,Director, PR & Strategic Communications ,described the said allegations as false. It stated that neither the DG nor anyone acting on his directive has looted staff subsidy grant.   “No such grant has been made available to the Service and once that is allocated, staff will, as usual, receive…

Senate knocks Benue Govt over dissolution of LG Councils ….. Asks FG to withhold Allocation of affected LGAs

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The Nigerian Senate Friday condemned in the strongest terms the arbitrary dissolution of the democratically elected Local Government Councils in Benue State and other states of the Federation. The Senate also urged the Federal government to through the Ministry of Finance withhold Statutory Allocation to the Local Government Council not democratically elected. These resolutions were reached following the adoption of a motion on the “Urgent Need to Halt the Erosion of Democracy: The Dissolution of Elected Councils in Benue State”, sponsored by Senator Abba Moro. In his submission, Senator Moro…

Reps to commence 2024 budget defence immediately – Spokesperson

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The Spokesperson , Federal House of Representatives,, Hon. Akin Rotimi (Jnr) has revealed that the green chamber was working assiduously to expedite legislative actions in passing the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The Spokesperson said, the move was in line with the mandate given by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to sustain the January-December budget cycle system.   On Wednesday, President Tinubu presented N27 trillion as the proposed budget for 2024, before a joint session of the senate and House of Representatives.   Tinubu asked the lawmakers to expedite the consideration of the…

DSP Barau Jibrin to offer foreign scholarships to first-class graduates in Kano

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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has said that preparations were in top gear to commence postgraduate foreign scholarships for indigent students who graduated with first-class. Hosting the leadership of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the Bayero University Kano (BUK), at the National Assembly, he said the students would be sponsored to study courses in Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Engineering, among others. DSP stressed the need for all to support the quest of the government to address the challenges facing the education sector, he said…

Hon Akinlade appointed as House Committee Chairman on Aviation & Aerospace … pledges to bring his experience, dedication for development to play

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The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology, Akinlade Abiodun Isiaq, has pledged to bring his previous experience in science and technology and his dedication to development to play in reviving the nation’s aviation sector. Speaking to our correspondent on Thursday, in Abuja, he said the task of the committee is huge especially “at this critical time in our country”. Akinlade who noted that all hands must be in deck in the renew hope of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, explained that the committee will explore all actions, law and…

2023 World AIDS Day: NHRC charges Communities to lead in reporting of Human Rights violations

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The Nigeria today joined rest of the world to mark 2023 World AIDS Day.In his remark to commemorate the global day,with the theme “Let Communities Lead” is remarkable, the Dr Tony Ojukwu,Executive Secretary , National Human Rights Commission NHRC, said the commission had its mandate-driven responsibility to address the media outcries about allegations of human rights infringement faced by the Communities of Concern. ” It needs not be over emphasized that relegating the community members to the background has had and still has adverse consequences on the actualization of Human…

NHRC unveils activities to mark International Human Rights Day 2023

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The National Human Rights Commission NHRC at a briefing in Abuja unveiled activities earmarked in commemoration of the International Human Rights Day which also coincided with the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights     While sharing details of the upcoming celebration,the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission,Dr Tony Ojukwu said the event embodied the essence of humanity, and NHRC’s commitment to the promotion, protection and enforcement of the fundamental rights of every individual living in Nigeria.   Dr Ojukwu said”This year, our agenda is expansive, diverse,…