Countdown to 2027: Edo North is for Oshiomhole
By Allison Abanum Adams Oshiomhole’s first term has been defined by a deliberate strategy of translating legislative power into tangible federal presence for Edo North. As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, he has leveraged his position to facilitate federal employment for constituents and ensure fair representation in federal institutions. His legislative record includes […]
Why our elections may still be dirty
PRELIMINARY reports from the last gubernatorial polls in Bayelsa and Kogi states show that the elections were generally marred by massive violence, rigging, and vote-buying.
Buhari’s Assent: 1 year running, NOUN Law graduates’ fate blurred
By Sylvester Ikechukwu Onyema On 7 December 2018, the assent of the NOUN (Amendments) Act-2018 by President Muhammadu Buhari to remedy the quagmires the innocent law students National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) found themselves in since their graduation from 2013 will be one year. Key questions to the stakeholders are: Will the assent be […]
‘Hurricane Oshiomhole’ sweeps through Bayelsa, Kogi
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, APC, Niger East, is the Chairman, Committee on Senate Services. Penultimate week, Musa re- introduced in the Senate a bill that will regulate the use of the social media in Nigeria, entitled, Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019 (SB.132)’. In this interview, the bill sponsor speaks on its objectives among other issues.
The Strategy Meeting
Amele: This is unbelievable! How did this happen? When will these lawmakers stop treating us like second-class citizens? Making us beg for rights that should rightfully be ours? How come they can’t make a connection between the low status of women and the inability of our country to meet any of its development goals?
Towards a plastic-free Nigeria
Researchers estimate that more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced since the early 1950s — UN Environment
