Sen Bamidele seeks advocates one-term six-year tenure for presidents, governors

Sen Bamidele seeks advocates one-term six-year tenure for presidents, governors

The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has unveiled plans to champion a major constitutional amendment that would replace Nigeria’s current two-term executive system with a single six-year tenure for presidents and state governors. According to the senior lawmaker, the proposed reform is aimed at reducing the political distractions associated with re-election campaigns and enabling…

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Eight Soldiers Feared Dead In Kaduna Ambush

Eight Soldiers Feared Dead In Kaduna Ambush

[mc4wp_form id=33047] Armed attackers on Monday reportedly killed eight military personnel, including a lieutenant, during an operation in Kaduna State. According to counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, the soldiers were travelling to conduct a rescue mission following an earlier attack and abduction in communities along the Kaduna River, situated between Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas,…

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Transfer: Celtic manager Martin O’Neill told to keep Kelechi Iheanacho

Transfer: Celtic manager Martin O’Neill told to keep Kelechi Iheanacho

Former Aston Villa striker, Alan McInally, has urged Celtic manager Martin O’Neill to keep Kelechi Iheanacho at the club beyond this upcoming summer transfer window. Iheanacho’s future at Celtic remains uncertain heading into the summer transfer window. The Nigerian striker joined the Scottish champions from Sevilla last summer on a free transfer. The former Manchester…

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Gumi defends Ibadan visit, says no one can restrict his movement across Nigeria

Gumi defends Ibadan visit, says no one can restrict his movement across Nigeria

Prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has responded to lingering criticism surrounding his visit to Ibadan last year, insisting that he has every constitutional right to travel freely across the country. He rejected suggestions that his presence in Oyo State was tied to any agenda to impose religious ideologies on the South-West. The cleric addressed…

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