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Introduction: The Clear Blueprint and the Noisy Political Arena The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) stands as the nation's supreme legal document, providing a detailed blueprint for its governance structure. Within its pages, the procedures for altering the country's geographical and administrative layout—specifically through the creation of states and local …

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Senator Adams Oshiomole Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze made allegations against the former governor of Edo State, Senator Oshiomole in a press statement while defending former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi. Allegations against Senator Adams Oshiomole Adams Oshiomole left in Edo, a legacy rooted in ruthless looting of public funds running into hundreds of billions of naira.It …

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Joris Bolomey—AFP/Getty Images The African Union chief did not mince his words. On Wednesday he rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that “record numbers” of Christians were being killed in Nigeria. “Think twice before... making such statements,” Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York. “The first victims of Boko Haram are Muslims, …

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu There is no doubt that many Nigerians today have their opinions about the country's judiciary. For most, it borders on confidence betrayed, while for many, despondency has become the attitude towards that institution which ought to reflect the best to be expected of a presumed temple of justice. Over the years, …

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There are many great mysteries in the universe — like where socks go after you wash them, or how Nigerian politicians manage to get re-elected after four years of “ghost projects.” But perhaps the greatest riddle of our age is why anyone still asks questions for which Donald Trump or the modern GOP could possibly …

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