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African Legislatures Unite As CoSPAL Commissions Secretariat

Two parliamentary events aimed at strengthening and sustaining democracy in Nigeria and Africa held in Abuja recently: They are commissioning of the secretariat of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (CoSPAL) and the graduation of fellows of the Legislative Mentorship Initiative (LMI), PHILIP NYAM reports It is often said the worst democratic...
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Olawepo-Hashim: Nigeria Risks Sliding Back To Dictatorship

A 2027 presidential hopeful, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has warned that democracy in Africa risks sliding back to dictatorship unless political leaders make tangible concessions to the people by embedding social welfare and economic justice into governance. Speaking at the National Conference on the Future of Democracy in Nigeria, organised by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement...
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How To Resolve Nnamdi Kanu’s Matter, By Opara

Maxwell Opara is a lawyer and counsel to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In this interview, he speaks on his conviction and the next line of action, among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU reports As counsel to Nnamdi Kanu before he dismissed all his lawyers and said he would...
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Rivers Assembly Endorses Tinubu’s Second Term Bid

Ahead of the 2027 Presidential election, the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, unanimously endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. New Telegraph reports that the decision reached during its 37th Legislative Session, held in the State Assembly complex, was contained in a motion signed by 26 members and read at plenary...
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2026: ADC Vows To Defeat APC In Ekiti Gov’ship Election

…advocates Employment opportunities to tackle insecurity The Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State, Amb. Dare Bejide has declared that the party will wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next gubernatorial election. He decried the rate at which leadership problems have greatly affected Nigeria through what...
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Over 9.8 million Nigerians Pre-Registered Continuous Voter Reg

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that roughly 9.891 million Nigerians have pre-registered online in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise at the conclusion of its first phase. The Commission, which made this known in a press statement issued by its Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Eta-Messi, said that of this...
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Senate Poised To Screen Defence Minister Nominee

The Senate is gearing up to commence the screening and confirmation of the Minister of Defence nominee, General Christopher Musa.  New Telegraph had earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, December 2, nominated General Musa as the new Defence Minister following the resignation of Abubakar Badaru on Monday. The development was communicated in a...
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Ex-Defence Minister Badaru Breaks Silence On Resignation

Former Defence Minister Mohammed Abubakar Badaru has denied malicious online publications regarding his resignation, describing them as “false, baseless, and deliberately mischievous.” In a rejoinder issued on Tuesday, Badaru stated that his attention was drawn to a publication alleging he resigned because he “cannot stand and watch the US and Tinubu government bombing our brothers...
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