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The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has steadfastly pledged that the unintended loss of civilian lives in a recent Nigerian Army airstrike in the Agabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State will not impede the nation’s fight against insurgency and terrorism. Matawalle made this commitment during his visit to the victims of the…
The French parliament has approved legislation that bars Nigerian students and others from bringing their families to France. The measure gained support from President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally after a revised version was passed. The revised immigration policy aims to tighten controls on family reunions, limit migrants’…
Politics and Governance | GOVERNMEND Nigeria had never witnessed any coordinated “leaderless” protest like the Endsars protest. The protest that lasted two weeks spread beyond the shores of Nigeria to be a global call, for the Nigerian government to put an end to police brutality, that threatened the existence of every successful young Nigerian. Unlike…
Human Rights Lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of new Service Chiefs following the resignation of the former officers.In a statement personally signed by him on Wednesday, Mr Falana quoted a 2013 judgment which described the appointments of Service Chiefs without the concurrence of the National Assembly as illegal and…
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, was arraigned before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges related to procurement fraud. Emefiele pleaded not guilty to the six counts, and the trial judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, ordered his remand in…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has asserted that Western Liberal Democracy was imposed on Africa by colonialists and has not proven to be an effective system of government on the continent. Obasanjo made these remarks during a keynote address at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa” held at the Olusegun Obasanjo…