Author: Centre for Nigeria Progress

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State One of the recurring constitutional questions in Nigeria is the legal status of executive orders and the extent to which elected executives can use them to regulate the lives of citizens without legislative approval. The issue has once again come to the fore following the decision of the Governor …

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Ruto and Tinubu must brace for the messy, difficult task of fixing their countries’ economies, a task that is not a respecter of fine language.Kenya President Williams Ruto and President-elect Bola Tinubu aheadKenya President Williams Ruto and President Bola TinubuListening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would …

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King Charles III Date: April 28, 2026Location: House Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. “Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of Congress, representatives of the American people: I would like, if I may, to take this opportunity to express my particular gratitude to you all for the great honour of addressing this Joint Meeting of Congress …

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In a country where politics already carries the voltage of a live wire, it sometimes takes just one image to capture the entire mood of a moment. As part of the security entourage accompanying the Governor of Edo state, Mr Monday Okpebholo, that image arrived, uninvited, unbothered, and dressed as if Benin city had suddenly …

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