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Past Rulers of Nigeria before Independence and Nigeria after Independence

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Nigeria is a Federal Republic composed of 36 States, and a Capital Territory, with an elected President and a Bi-cameral Legislature. It operates the Presidential system of Government with three distinct but complementary arms namely the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary, each acting as a check on the other two. The Executive arm of Government, at the Federal level, consists of the President, the Vice-president and other members of the Federal Executive Council, while at the State level, it is made up of the Governor, the Deputy Governor and other members of the State Executive Council.

Pains and Agony of Child Marriage

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Child Marriage is not an option. Support girl education Child/Early marriage refers to any marriage of a child younger than 18 years old, in accordance to Article 1 of the Convention on the Right of the Child. While child marriage affects both sexes, girls are disproportionately affected as they are the majority of the victims. Their overall development is compromised, leaving them socially isolated with little education, skills and opportunities for employment and self-realization. This leaves child brides more vulnerable to poverty, a consequence of child marriage as well as a cause.

Buhari’s budget a big fraud' - PDP…Says President planning to Mortgage Nigeria’s future

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Buhari’s budget a big fraud' - PDP…Says President planning to Mortgage Nigeria’s future Read the PDP press statement below... The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes the N6.8 trillion 2016 federal budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday as a big fraud and executive conspiracy tailored towards mortgaging the future of the nation. The party queried President Buhari’s decision to borrow N2 trillion, the biggest in the history of the nation as the height of recklessness and deceit from a government that trends on propaganda.

Court Sacks Akwa Ibom Deputy Speaker

Court Sacks Akwa Ibom Deputy Speaker The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday, nullified the election of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Effiong Bassey. The court additionally requested for a new survey inside of 90 days. Review that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared Bassey of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP champ of Oron/Udung Uko state voting public. The three-man board drove by Justice Moshood Oredola-Abdulrahman, decided that the behavior of the April 11 survey in the state voting demographic did not accommodate with the procurements of the constituent law. Victor Okon, the competitor of the All Progressive Congress, APC, had drawn nearer the Election Petition Tribunal to look for the cancelation of Mr. Bassey’s decision for claimed abnormalities. The tribunal had before decided for his adversary, however he drew closer the Court of Appeal and asked it to set aside the judgment, depicting it as “pervasive an...

Dear Minister: Jonathan is not to Blame! By Reno Omokri

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Dear Minister: Jonathan is not to Blame! By Reno Omokri Former presidential aide Reno Omokri writes open letter to the minister of Information. Read below Dear Honourable Minister Lai Mohammed, Greetings and congratulations on your recent and well deserved appointment as Nigeria's Minister of Information. You may recall that we met on the set of 'Politics Today' in May of 2011 soon after I was interviewed by Deji Bademosi and just before you were interviewed.

The cars Buhari got from past govt was part of his dues as past Head of State- Femi Adesina

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The cars Buhari got from past govt was part of his dues as past Head of State- Femi Adesina In a recent interview with Radio Continental 102.3 FM, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Femi Adesina, gave more insight into the 2 SUVs Buhari received from the past administration after the Boko Haram attack on his convoy last year. According to Adesina, there is no basis for linking Buhari to the Dasuki arms deal scandal  "Maybe there is an attempt to just tar everybody in the country with the brush of corruption, and that is not necessary, because this is our country and it belongs to all of us. We don’t have an alternate country. What happened was that suddenly out of the blues, we began to hear that Gen. Buhari, while not yet elected President, collected five SUVs and the sum of $300,000 from the security funds. 

Budget presentation: Read Full text of Buhari's speech at the NASS

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Budget presentation: Read Full text of Buhari's speech at the NASS Read the full text below... I am honoured and privileged to present the 2016 Budget proposal. This is my first address before this joint session of the National Assembly. I have come here today, not only to address members of the National Assembly, but also to speak directly to the men and women who placed us here. 2. I know the state of our economy is a source of concern for many. This has been further worsened by the unbridled corruption and security challenges we have faced in the last few years. From those who have lost their jobs, to those young people who have never had a job, to the people in the North East whose families and businesses were destroyed by insurgents, this has been a difficult period in our nation’s history, lessons that we must not forget or ignore, as we plan for the future.

FASHOLA RESUMES OFFICE

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Fashola Resumes Immediately And Here’s What Happened Nigeria’s new Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday assumed duty immediately after the inauguration of the federal cabinet by President Muhammadu Buhari.