Female lawmakers in the house of representatives have disrupted voting on amendments to the 1999 constitution. The lawmakers protested against the outcome of voting on “citizenship and indigeneship” for women. The
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BY FRANCIS OBORJI “Watchman, what of the Night” (Isaiah 21:11): “Nobody pays attention to what we say. No one listens to us. We are there to wait at their door. Those who have papers pass in front… taken care of … for us nothing.” (Jean Marc Ela in the epigraph in his book, “L’Afrique des Villages” (1982). The above citation from “ L’Afrique des Villages”, the immortal work of Jean-Marc Ela, a Catholic Priest and
The senate has approved a provision in the constitution alteration bill which gives room for candidates to participate in elections without being members of political parties. Eighty-two senators voted in
Former President Goodluck Jonathan will be ineligible to contest in 2019 presidential election if the national assembly has its way. In the report by the constitution review committee, seen by TheCable, the
The senate has proposed to extend the time for conducting presidential and governorship rerun elections from seven to 21 days.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defended its decision to freeze the account of Ayodele Fayose, governor of
Oby Nwankwo, the coordinator, National Coalition on Affirmative Action (NCAA), said the Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill recently rejected by
On March 16, Nigerian legislators refused to pass for second reading, the bill on gender equality. The bill, titled ‘Gender
The National Conference Committee on Political Restructuring on Tuesday rejected the suggestion that rotational presidency and governorship should be enshrined
Yobe and Adamawa State governors have come down hard on Edwin Clark, elder statesman and politician, for calling on President Goodluck
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