Across the world, countries are experimenting with inclusive democracy by reserving parliamentary seats for women, people with disabilities, and marginalized groups. Now, Nigeria is revisiting this important debate as the National Assembly considers a bill that proposes 82 reserved seats — 55 in the House of Representatives and 27 in the Senate. In this episode…
This edition of Security Update, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, examines Nigeria’s deepening security crisis through three interconnected developments: the release of kidnapped schoolchildren in Niger State, renewed presidential rhetoric on branding bandits as terrorists, and mounting controversy over the arming of auxiliary forces linked to vigilante groups. Nigeria: School Kidnappings and Conditional Releases Nigerian…
The Kaduna state governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has called for the establishment of a Theatre Command in the northwest to tackle security challenges in the region. The governor spoke while receiving the 2021 annual security reports presented by the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Tuesday at the Government House, Kaduna….
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The Senate on Wednesday amended the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, deleting a clause which made direct primary compulsory for political parties. Accordingly, the senate amended Clause 84(2) of the report approved direct, indirect primaries or consensus as procedure for the nomination of candidates by political parties for the various elective positions….
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state, has asked those aggrieved over happenings in the state assembly to go to court to seek for remedy. The governor who dismissed insinuations that he masterminded the crisis rocking the house, maintained that, “for us, this is the beauty of democracy and the dividends of autonomy which everyone knows…
Six people have been killed in an attack on communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The bandits also said to have burnt eight houses, six huts, one motorcycle and destroyed maize crops. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan who confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in…
