The monarchs in their submission before the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review said that for peace and security to reign in the country, particularly at the grassroots level, the traditional rulers must be given constitutional role in governance as was the practice in the past from pre – colonial era , during colonial period and even post colonial era up to 1976.
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It should be recalled that the late General Vatsa along with other military officers was executed on March 5, 1986 after their alleged involvement in a coup plot.
Bakut, who made the disclosure at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja, said based on its findings, the institute had advised the then administration in power to act on the discovery of the institute.
Obasanjo disclosed this on Friday at his 84th birthday.
In his birthday message, Obi described Obasanjo as one whose commitment to Nigeria’s development remains commendable and outstanding.
Extending his warm greetings to family, friends and associates of the statesman, Kalu noted that Obasanjo has played various roles in nation building in the military and civilian regimes.
Jonathan, in a goodwill message he personally signed on Friday in Abuja, described Obasanjo as a sincere patriot, thanking God for his life and all the great things he had achieved.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mohammed Onogwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that Obasanjo also spoke on how Governors can curtail insecurity in their domains
Today, February 22, as he marks his 65th birthday, it’s apposite to peek into the life odyssey of the man who easily typifies the true Nigerian spirit of courage and productivity even in the face of crippling headwinds. Needless to say that no comet heralded his birth but his life has been a herald of hope for humanity and the nation. And if every victory has a scar, as it’s often said, then Leo Stan Ekeh bears many scars, seen and unseen.
Eze, who is from Echara/Isiagu Ward in Igboeze-South Local Government Area of Enugu State, joined the APC on Tuesday at the local government party secretariat, Ibagwa-Aka, where he registered.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that an oil company, Statoil Nig. Ltd. had on June 22, 2010, accused the brother of the late former First Lady, Stella Obasanjo, of forgery.
The central government has hinted to fund the budget from other means apart from oil which is the country’s economic mainstay. There is even a discussion by the government to commence the sale of assets in ten state owned corporations, a move that will generate about $800milion dollars. There is the urgent need for us to cut our coat to our sizes. If you cut your coat according to your situation, you limit what you do to the account of your resources. Action should suit circumstances or resources. Is there any need for us to sustain the bicameral system of legislature we are operating now?
Obasanjo said this on Sunday during a close to three hours interaction with Nigerians on: “The Toyin Falola Interview,” which was broadcast simultaneously on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.
Obasanjo spoke on Sunday during “The Toyin Falola Interview”, where he answered questions for close to three hours on diverse topics.
In an unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-man panel of the court, led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, held that Ali Abacha’s case was statute barred as at when it commenced in April 2004 at the Federal High Court in Kaduna.
In the broadcast, he declared: “How did we work to get out of this debt quagmire? We did it by resolving and working hard to break with the past; by identifying new voices and new leaders; and by rejecting business as usual and voting for new values of accountability, transparency, fair competition, social justice, and the upliftment of the living standards of Nigerians. We revamped our institutions and put in place an economic agenda that reduced the role of the state in the economy while strengthening the place and role private investors. We mounted a vigorous global campaign to make a good case for debt relief.”
Tinubu, in a condolence message by his Media Aide, Tunde Rahman, on Monday in Lagos, also commiserated with the family, friends, relations and associates of Martins-Kuye.
Adebanjo, a leader of Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, made the remark in his reaction to the death of Kanu, a former military governor of Imo in 1975 and governor of Lagos State in 1976, who died on Wednesday, aged 77.
Obasanjo spoke on Saturday at the Second Annual Thanksgiving Service of the Ogun State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta
Obasanjo made call on Tuesday at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State in his 2021 message to Nigerians.