I’m not Nigerian; I’m British’ – Chi Onwurah, MP
Chinyelu Susan "Chi" Onwurah, MPMember of Parliament for Newcastle Central, Chinyelu Susan "Chi" Onwurah has declared that she is not a Nigerian but British. The Labour Party politician stated this at the 2017 Caine Prize for African Literature ceremony held yesterday night in London. According to Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood, when told of …
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EFCC swoops on Saminu Turaki after watching him live on TVDaily Nigerian
A live AIT coverage of a book titled: The First Regular Combatant, Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, on Tuesday exposed a former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, to EFCC arrest. Sources at the commission said the former governor was watched live by some operatives sitting at the second row during the launch at International Conference Centre, …
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Making Local Government work. Tribune
In many states, the governors have not conducted local government election in the last six years. Subterfuge has been invented to put the elections on hold.Local governments in many states are run like liaison offices of the state governors where every Dick and Harry is made a local government chairman. Peanuts are given to the …
Are Houses of Assemblies rubber stamps for the Executive governors Punch
The concept of rubber stamp in legislative-executive relationship is a negative one. I want to think that a lawmaker, who thinks that a state House of Assembly can be a rubber stamp for development, is just being sarcastic by trying to justify why they (lawmakers) will always endorse executive actions. But the entire idea of …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 