Mr Taiwo Kolawole, the Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has urged all Nigerians to join hands in fighting corruption saying the task could not be left to the president-elect alone.

A former director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku has said the establishment of the EFCC and ICPC to fight corruption in Nigeria was an unnecessary duplication of duties and waste of public resources.

Kwara North Grassroot Solidarity Forum has enlisted its support for the Senate president ambition of Senator Bukola Saraki describing him as one of the pillars that sustained the present democracy in Nigeria..

Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeris, SAN, Robert Clarke, in this interview opines that the word two-third is a magic word in the constitution which can render the President’s assent to a bill immaterial. “Once the law says you need two-third to pass an act, you don’t need the President’s assent again. Already, the amount of two-third votes we need to override the veto has already been secured by this constitutional provision.” The legal luminary advices Gen Muhammadu Buhari to seek a declaration in court immediately he assumes office on the regularity and process of the ammended constitution just as he maintians that Nigeria is broke and the new lawmakers should cut down their salaries and allowances.

By Ugoji Egbujo When can anyone justifiably criticize the choice made by a voter? Voters , no doubt, have misconceptions and biases and are often enamoured of trivia like charm and oratory and beauty. Voters are supposed to be public spirited and should advance the common good. But what really is a sensible choice? So […]