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Constitutional Amendment: How NASS Proposal to Limit Parties, Misses the Point

Okonkwo Oge writes that NASS should strengthen existing political parties by mitigating or stopping defections, rather than limiting number of parties PREAMBLE The proposal for limiting the number of political parties to 10 is part of the on-going legislative...

Defections: Can 10th NASS Amend/Review the Constitution?

Uwem Essien and Okonkwo Oge write, that the 10th NASS may not be able to rise above party sentiments to see and act on the dangers of mass defections. PREAMBLE At the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the All Peoples Congress, APC, had 59 Senators. The...

Aguocha Roars! “Nnamdi Kanu is in Detention Because He is Igbo!”

….Would the NASS Support Aguocha? Kyte Usen and Edet Edet write that external pressure, such as employed by Hon. Obi Aguocha, rather than non-existent support from political institutions, appears the best approach likely to get reprieve for Detained Nnamdi Kanu....

Journalists VS Cybercrime Act: Why NASS Must Amend Cybercrimes Act 2015, as Amended

Tekena Amakiri and Sandra Stephen Ogenyi, write that the recent intervention by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, on the Cybercrime Act, 2015, as amended, should signal to the NASS, that it is time to look once more at the Act. PREAMBLEPerhaps it is time. It is time...

Electoral Reforms: Issues NASS Must Deal With in this Constitutional Review Cycle

Okonkwo Ogechukwu Maureen writes that the 10th NASS has an opportunity to write their names in gold, by amending areas in the 2022 Electoral Act, deemed inimical to fair and free elections, going forward. The 2023 General Elections did throw up issues that has topped...

RHOA: Between the Hawks and the Impotent, Who Blinks First?

Chimee Chinenye Joyce, writes that impeachment remains on the card, if Governor Siminalayi Fubara, attempts to flex his muscles, as he resumes office. PREAMBLE “Let me say it here, those groups of men who claimed to be assembly members, do not exist” These words were...

Abass and Debt Recant: A Counter-Productive Strategy

Nkechinyere Ukoha writes that it was counter-productive for Speaker Tajudeen Abass to backtrack on his widely reported statement on borrowing. PREAMBLE Nigerians across social media platforms were visibly surprised ,when news reports , both from mainstream and online...

Obasanjo, NASS and Constituency Projects: Why Obasanjo Should Stay Silent

Edet Edet writes that since constituency projects began under the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, it would be wise to stay silent or proffer solutions on how best to tackle the scourge. PREAMBLE Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has once again thrown...

Wadada vs Ojulari, Silence, 43 Days After: Should NASS Committees be Scrapped?

Tekena Amakiri argues that NASS Committees should be scrapped, going by the seeming inability of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts to hold the NNPCL accountable. PREAMBLE It has been a loud silence, a whole 43 days, today, after, the Senate Committee on Public...

Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025: Matters Arising

Edet Edet and Kyte Usen write that the Senate pay heed to the advice from the Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy, as the Electricity Act (amendment) bill, 2025 receives Committee fine-tuning. Preamble The Electricity Act(Amendment) Bill, 2025, is currently at...
How the Nigerian Protester Became the Oppressor

How the Nigerian Protester Became the Oppressor

In the 1990s, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s name was synonymous with defiance. Through NADECO, he helped rally voices against military rule. The man who once thundered against dictatorship, who wore the badge of democracy’s martyr with pride, was celebrated as a symbol of...

How the Nigerian Protester Became the Oppressor

In the 1990s, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s name was synonymous with defiance. Through NADECO, he helped rally voices against military rule. The man who once thundered against dictatorship, who wore the badge of democracy’s martyr with pride, was celebrated as a symbol of...

How the Nigerian Protester Became the Oppressor

How the Nigerian Protester Became the Oppressor

In the 1990s, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s name was synonymous with defiance. Through NADECO, he helped rally voices against military rule. The man who once thundered against dictatorship, who wore the badge of democracy’s martyr with pride, was celebrated as a symbol of...

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