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Buhari in New York: Nigeria’s faith in democracy unshaken

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

Wants UN to stop ISIS infiltration in Lake Chad Basin FG rakes in N2.5trn in 8 months through FIRS Corruption, biggest challenge in Nigeria –Magu President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the world that Nigeria’s faith in democracy is firm and unshaken, saying that the development can be seen from

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PDP Govs Forum rejects Appeal Court judgment on reinstatement of Sheriff

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2017 0

  ……….heads for Supreme Court. ,,,,,,,,,,,as FG releases Ekiti seized allocation Party organs to meet over crisis Tuesday—BoT The Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, Governors’ Forum on Friday rejected the outcome of the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt,Rivers State that reinstated Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as as the National Chairman of

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Nigeria’s democracy, second largest worldwide, says INEC Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2016 0

…Assures Cameroun of technical assistance over poll The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said that Nigeria has one of the most sophisticated and largest biometric register in the world made up of 70 million voters. Yakubu stated that Nigeria’s presidential democracy is second largest in the world, coming after

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Democracy on trial in Ondo State – Fayose

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2016 0

…Urges vigilance among Ondo people Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has raised the alarm that democracy has been placed on trial in Ondo State, alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has merged with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo State governorship election. Governor Fayose, who made this known in […]

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Buhari congratulates PM David Cameron

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2015 0

The president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a goodwill message to David Cameron, the Prime Minister of Britain, congratulating him on his victory in the just concluded elections in his country. In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, May 9, General Buhari said he looked forward to collaborating with the British government led by […]

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No Internal Democracy in APC – Hon Kako Are

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

While many are moving towards it, Hon. Dauda Kako Are, defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to Accord Party and clinched the Mushin Federal Constituency 1 sit, despite stiff opposition. In this interview, the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Information, spoke why he left APC when others are rushing in, party politics and other […]

Opinion

Lagos State: Has Our Democracy Come of Age?

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

The Presidential and legislative elections have come and gone and will go down in our history as one of the most unprecedented in terms of its peaceful outcome. It has been categorised as the most free and fair since the return of democracy in 1999. Without mincing words, the elections have not only proved doubting […]

Politics

Jonathan, Hero of Democracy in Africa – Rights Group

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

A human rights group, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has described President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as hero of democracy in Africa, particularly, in Nigeria. In a statement, the group said after the late Sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the hero free education and late business mogul, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, the hero of June […]

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Judiciary to Checkmate Plans to Truncate Democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2015 0

Following fears across the country over the ongoing suits against the eligibility of President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has declared that the judiciary would not succumb to the plot by desperate politicians to use the courts to truncate democracy. His declaration came as he raised the alarm over […]

Opinion

NIGERIA: Republic or Criminal Paradise?

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

When you look at the way Nigerian politicians behave, their audacity, sense of entitlement and hubristic attitude that has nothing but contempt for the opposition and people, you would think that Nigeria is either an aristocracy or a monarchy. But Nigeria is a republic and not an aristocracy or monarchy. Therefore, the duty of her […]

Opinion

African Excursus on Democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2015 0

‘One serious danger, which looms large for democratizing Africa, is the daunting task of operationalizing the principles and values of democracy in historical conditions that are markedly different from those of the established liberal democracies.’Claude Ake, in 1996 asked the question: `Is Africa Democraticizing? Through an earthshaking cum intriguing continental survey,