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By Nnamdi Ojiego In the 25 years since Nigeria’s return to democracy, the 1999 Constitution has undergone five amendments and billions of naira expended on the process. This stark reality has raised questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of the constitutional amendment process in the country. The constitutional amendment process has become a recurring phenomenon in Nigeria, with each attempt generating significant hype and expectation. However, the outcome has often been underwhelming, with few tangible results to show for it. According to Sunday Vanguard findings, the Constitution has been altered five times – twice in 2010 under President Umaru Yar’Adua…
Former Nigeria international Samson Siasia is poised for a return to football management, with his FIFA ban set to expire at the end of August. The ex-Super Eagles coach, who has been serving a five-year ban, is reportedly eyeing a position in Nigeria’s domestic leagues. Siasia, once handed a life ban by FIFA over allegations of match-fixing, had his punishment reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). With the ban soon to be lifted, several clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and the Nigeria National League (NNL) have already expressed interest in securing…
It’s a routine thing from time to time to brief Mr President on situations, on issues and today is no exception. After the briefing, actually I tendered my resignation and Mr President graciously approved and accepted the resignation. I thanked him for giving me the opportunity to serve Nigeria under his transformational leadership for an extended period of 15 months which is very rare, by the way, to have the opportunity to serve 2 Presidents at a stretch, at a whole. So, I thanked him very well and promises to remain professionally dedicated to our country and to noble causes.…
DG, National Intelligence Agency NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar tenders resignation to President Tinubu
Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, announced a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency starting at 06:00 am (0300 GMT) on Sunday, following pre-emptive military strikes launched by Israel in Lebanon. Gallant stated that the emergency declaration allows the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to implement specific directives for the public, such as restricting gatherings and closing certain sites. “I am convinced that there is a high probability of an attack against the civilian population in areas of the country where the declaration of a special situation did not apply,” he said, referring to previous local emergency measures. “I hereby declare a…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of giving undue advantage to his nephew in the purchase of some oil assets in the country. Atiku, in a statement on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, asked the federal government to explain why Oando Plc, owned by the President’s nephew, got accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI while other transactions such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat continue to suffer delays. The former Vice President alleged that Oando was being given undue and preferential treatment in…
Barely 24 Hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State, two persons were killed when a truck crushed a tricycle in the Papalanto area of the state. The Accident, according to the spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, occurred in the early hours of Friday. Akinbiyi attributed the cause of the accident which involved an Iveco Truck with number plate KJA 166 XJ and a tricycle with number plate TRE 627 VP, to dangerous driving by the truck driver. He added that four people including two…
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed, on Friday, that over 22, 500 Nigerians are parading fake certificates obtained from Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023. He said that over 21, 600 obtained the certificates from unaccredited universities in Benin Republic within the time frame, while about 1,105 also obtained theirs at some unaccredited Universities in Togo. The Minister disclosed the information at a press conference in Abuja, to mark his first anniversary, adding that some of the numbers were harvested from records from the National Youth Service Corp and other sources. He said, “From all indications, the…
Manchester United forward Amad has confirmed the tragic news of his mother’s death. The 22-year-old, who started for United in their 1-0 win over Fulham last Friday night, revealed the news on social media. Amad shared a picture of him as a child in his mother’s arms on Snapchat and added a short caption. It read: “Rest in peace Mum, may Allah forgive you.” Since announcing the news, which has been relayed on X and other platforms, Amad has been inundated with condolences and messages from the football world. United signed Amad from Italian side Atalanta in January 2021. The…
The supreme court has affirmed Usman Ododo as the duly elected governor of Kogi state. In a judgment delivered on Friday, a five-member panel dismissed the appeal filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Murtala Ajaka, its governorship candidate. The panel held that the appeal marked SC/CV/654/2024 was void of merit. Sadiq Umar, who authored and read the lead judgment resolved all the three issues brought for determination in the appeal against the appellants. The supreme court also dismissed the the appeal by the Action Alliance (AA) and its candidate, Olayinka Baimoh, against Ododo’s victory. The court held that the…