April 1, 2025
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NATIONAL THINK TANK INITIATIVE Initiative for Policy Analysis PRESS RELEASE: CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, DEPUTY GOVERNOR, AND RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE

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“Peace is not just the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice.” –Koffi Annan The recent actions taken by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in declaring a State of Emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, mark a significant turning…

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State of Emergency: A Democratic Coup Against the People of Rivers State instigated by the unchecked desperation of President Tinubu’s Minister – Nigeria’s Opposition Coalition Leaders

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… Supreme Court have held that democratic structures can not be dissolved under emergency rule as it amounts to overthrow of another arm of govt. … Usurping National Assembly powers to take over powers of State Assemblies in moments of crisis and giving it to Federal Executive Council is huge assault on our constitutional democracy….

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Constitution Review: Northern, Southern Senators Clash Over Regional Government Proposal

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By Sunday Isuwa A disagreement has emerged between southern and northern senators on the push for Nigeria to revert to a regional governance model. This unfolded during a two-day retreat focused on amending the 1999 constitution, organised by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in partnership with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) in…

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Without Implementing 2014 Confab Report, Nigeria Is Going Nowhere – Clark, Adebanjo, Others

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Without adopting and fully implementing the report of the 2014 National Conference, progress in all facets may continue to elude Nigeria, as the document contains the antidote to the political and socio-economic problems confronting the country. This was the consensus of the opinions of political, economic and academic leaders who converged on Lagos during the…

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Appeal Court Reverses Tribunal Decisions, affirms LP’s Ogah, Nnamchi

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upturned the unanimous decision of the tribunal and affirmed Amobi Godwin Ogah as Reps member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on February 27, declared Labour Party’s Ogah winner with 11769 votes against former Deputy Chief Whip who was gunning for a fifth…

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Afenifere, M’Belt Forum, PANDEF, Ohanaeze Restate Call For Restructuring of Nigeria, Release of Nnamdi Kanu, Others

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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), comprising Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, rose from an extraordinary meeting, yesterday calling on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency and priority work towards the restructuring of the country and enthrone true federalism as was originally entrenched in…

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TINUBU, CSU, INTEGRITY CRISIS, THE DILEMMAS AND SECTION 137 OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION

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By Law Mefor With the release of his academic records by Chicago State University (CSU), the identity crisis that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has created for nearly three decades since he started his journey in public life and aspiring for political office is mercifully coming to an end. The papers that have been seen so…

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Atiku’s election petition outweighs Tinubu’s privacy rights because Nigerian president submitted unclear certificate to INEC: U.S. Judge

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Judge Jeffrey Gilbert of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday said President Bola Tinubu weakened his education privacy rights when he submitted a contentious certificate to run for office in 2022. The judge said the need to confirm the genuineness or otherwise of the certificate Mr Tinubu submitted…

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