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Apart from the fact that Falana was a member of the Conference that made the recommendations, he’s a man whose views on any subject cannot be taken lightly.

It was the same reaction that greeted the news of the release on bail of the professor that filtered into the university community earlier that day.

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Akintola, the Muslim Rights Concern Director, asserts that the said danger alert is false, baseless, deceptive, malicious and provocative. The cleric totally rejects this allegation. In his words, the Elders and CAN are “using Christian and Islamic Religious Studies (CRS and IRS) which are in the current school curriculum as a launching pad for its tirades on Muslims in the country”. 

Share-Patigi Road is the only road linking Patigi LGA of Kwara State with the outside world and it has been on deplorable state for long as it is evident above. Only recently did the Federal Government through Hon. Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, announced its approval for rehabilitation among other federal roads across the country. 

Let me begin with a rhetorical question: why do I, Atiku Abubakar, favour a restructured Nigeria? The answer is simple:…

We also understand that your administration has expended several billions on road constructions and rehabilitations across the country since your assumption of office in 2015. This Which has been achieved through your steadfastness and your desired to fulfill your campaign promises. It is in line with this gesture that we write to draw your attention to the Share – Patigi road which was among the approved federal roads to be rehabilitated and reconstructed as announced by Hon. Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, earlier this year.

In this piece, I set out to re-examine, through the memories of his tenure, what good governance is all about and to encourage Nigerians to look up to him as the man who came into governance through entirely different route, with an entirely different mentality and left it as nobody has done in the history of governance in Nigeria. For me, this is decent birthday present that would also instruct those in governance on the right way to go.

Over the past few years, the telecoms sector has experienced rapid growth and, in June 2016, constituted 9.8 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP, but this growth has now stalled, with the sector at a strategic crossroad. Several factors have converged simultaneously, which could materially impact the industry and undermine its potential to drive economic growth and stimulate the Nigerian economy as a whole.

We have all been living in the dark for 57 years but a small spark of light is all we need to usher in the illumination of revolution. Our political longitude, forever steered to favour the rich, needs to be re-navigated and the error corrected

Without mincing words, minority will have both their way and say. The few occasions where the majority get to have their say (when purported primary elections are held), the minority still retain the ultimate power of having their way by superimposing their decisions on the outcome of such internal elections. Internal democracy is slaughtered on the altar of imposition.

This was even as ‘they’ drew blank wherever they despatched ‘fact finding’ missions to determine funding sources for this project. The most amazing of everything is that some people still think that everything Adagbo Onoja, our Editorial Coordinator, is involved in must be for or about Sule Lamido, the immediate past governor of Jigawa State.

If the hailers and wailers who are largely youths know their worth and had channeled all their excellent political narratives to leadership potentials, perhaps President Muhammadu Buhari wouldn’t have had to stress himself to come back on a life saving mission of rescuing Nigeria ship from manmade storms. Interestingly, our “youths” cannot remember where they have missed it and have no idea of how to grab what they have lost.

I accepted this invitation for many reasons. First it was conveyed through Mr. Ayo Gbeleyi who served with me meritoriously as Honourable Commissioner and Head of PPP Office and he implored me to do the best I could to make time to accept.

For the avoidance of doubt, constitutionally, the power to present candidates for elections rests solely with a political party which can employ any method it deems fit to do so. This includes conduct of primary election to select its candidates or through consensus and affirmation

As it stands, there is no opposition in Nigeria. The PDP needs critical reforms for it to stand as one. If the party isn’t a good opposition, the possibility of good governance should it get to power is slim like the road to heaven

I am therefore convinced that the searches are in furtherance of an orchestrated plan to harass, intimidate and generally prevent me from pursuing my suit against the federal government

Our founding political leaders agreed on and erected a federal system of government. They believed, quite rightly in my view, that such a structure was the only guarantee of national cohesion in view of our diversity, varying resource endowments, varying levels of development, and the centrifugal forces threatening our unity

Looking back at our achievements in the last session of this Assembly, I cannot but give thanks to the Almighty Allah and entire Lagosians whose love and support have been resoundingly inspiring. The task has been very challenging, but my colleagues, management and staff of this Honourable House have shown avowed commitment towards retaining the pride of the House as the best in the country through positive and tireless disposition to plenary and committee activities.

Prince Ned Nwoko arrived at the House of Representatives in 1999 as a bustling young man of 38 and instead of being content and grateful for just being a member, as many people would have been, he straightaway set himself the ambition of becoming the deputy speaker. Although he was ultimately unsuccessful in that bid, nevertheless, he had distinguished himself amongst his colleagues, the presidency and the national public. This gave him the platform to begin the fight for what he believes in: a better and more equitable society for all