The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)’s recent comments on the matter of the ban on open grazing in some parts of the country has raised the question of the constitutionality or otherwise of the policy. Malami’s intervention was, ostensibly, in reaction to a recent decision by the governors of the 17 southern states to ban …
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In the twinkling of an eye, a man elected President of an entire country turns to a sectional leader, championing only the cause of his Fulani ethnic group amid bloodbath and mounting poverty in his country. This aptly sums up President Muhammadu Buhari’s six years of clannishness, ineptitude and mismanagement, resulting in boundless killings and …
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Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, has arrived in Delta state to plead with Government Ekpemupolo better known as Tompolo over a seven-day ultimatum he had issued. Open threat to the Minister In May, Tompolo said President Muhammadu Buhari should constitute the board of the Niger Delta …
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Former Military Head of State In the twinkling of an eye, a man elected President of an entire country turns to a sectional leader, championing only the cause of his Fulani ethnic group amid bloodbath and mounting poverty in his country. This aptly sums up President Muhammadu Buhari’s six years of clannishness, ineptitude and mismanagement, …
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General Buhari (Rtd) Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the government had acted because of "the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable …
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