2016
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The Constitutionality of Death Penalty: Need to Amend the Law II
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Law
No CommentsLast week I began a discussion of the debate about the propriety of Nigeria’s retention of the death penalty. I concluded last week’s piece with an examination of the argument that the death penalty deters criminals. My view as s stated last week is that it does not even if the number of persons so
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INSURGENCY; LESSONS FROM ABROAD (3)
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Politics
“It takes a man of courage, patriotism, and altruism to go all out to preach the gospel truth on how to end insurgency with our own local or native intelligence to the government”. Over the past couple of weeks I have examined the current efforts of government to combat the book haram insurgency particularly
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The Need to Amend The Law
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Law
“NELSON MANDELA would have been hanged in 1964 but for the discretionary power of the judge to substitute imprisonment” The death penalty is as old as mankind itself. For thousands of years,
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CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE EMERGENCE OF NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP (2)
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Politics
There is a need for the majority party to undertake a full appraisal of the facts and circumstances which brought about the development, particularly when it is considered that what is ultimately at stake is not the interest of the party but the interest of Nigeria. Last week I discussed the controversy sparked by the
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PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM: THE CAUSE OF NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS (1)
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Politics
“The period of military interference in politics in Nigeria also brought with it the enthronement of the Presidential system of Government which in my estimation accounts for many of the ills currently associated with Nigeria” Nigeria has since 1914 gone through many phases in its political development. It has passed through the colonial era, the
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SENATE SCREENING OF MINISTERIAL NOMINEES:
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Law
MATTERS ARISING “What the senate resorted to was to ask such nominees to react to allegations or petitions pending before other statutory bodies. Naturally the concerned nominees denied the allegation but in law, mere denial does not amount to full proof that the allegation is not true”. Upon the assumption of President Muhammadu Buhari
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The Decline In Quality Education In Nigeria (1) The Purpose Of Education
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education
“Education is the most potent weapon to fight ignorance and poverty as well as a veritable tool for self development and advancement of society”. Education serves as a means through which the knowledge, learning and skills of a society or group of people is passed from generation to generation.
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GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE:
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Politics
PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS (3) “It would appear, that the Federal Government is quite aware of the error inherent in its dissolution of the Governing Councils of Universities for on the 1st August 2015, the Government announced that the Governing Councils of Universities had been granted an exemption from the dissolution earlier announced on
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CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE EMERGENCE OF NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Politics
“It is difficult to see why despite knowledge of the issuance of proclamation by President Buhari, pursuant to Section 64(3) of the Constitution, a Senator would fail to attend the holding of the first session of the National Assembly” On the 9th June 2015, the 8th National Assembly was proclaimed and Senators-elect and Members elect
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MR PRESIDENT’S DENIAL OF ASSENT FOR FOURTH ALTERATION ACT AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: A PERSPECTIVE (2)
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Politics
“All over the world, decisions on proposed crucial change to political structure of a country such as the recommendations of the last constitutional conference are ultimately taken to the citizenry in the form of a referendum”. The decision of President Goodluck Jonathan to withhold his assent to the passing of the 4th Alteration Act,