NJC, Court of Appeal React as Rumours of Death of Justices Who Upheld Tinubu’s Election Spread
12 Nov
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NJC, Court of Appeal React as Rumours of Death of Justices Who Upheld Tinubu’s Election Spread

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Politics tamfitronics The National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Court of Appeal have denied reports of the mysterious deaths of two of the justices who upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in 2023. According to the NJC and the Court of Appeal, these claims are false and misleading.The rumours suggested that two of the five justices on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal—Justice Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf and Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo—died under suspicious circumstances. Social media posts claimed Justice Bolaji-Yusuf was found dead just hours after appearing to be in good health. Another rumour stated that Justice Ugo allegedly passed away following strange noises from his room, with family members reportedly finding him bleeding and unresponsive.However, the NJC in a statement by its Secretary, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, labelled the reports as completely false.“Please ignore the news;...
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Impeaching Nigeria’s President is Impossible — Former Speaker Yakubu Dogara Declares, Gives Reason
12 Nov
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Impeaching Nigeria’s President is Impossible — Former Speaker Yakubu Dogara Declares, Gives Reason

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Politics tamfitronics Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said it is nearly impossible to impeach a Nigerian president under the current system. According to Dogara, Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution creates serious barriers to removing a sitting president, no matter the circumstances. The former Speaker spoke at a gathering of lawmakers advocating for a shift to a parliamentary system. This group, made up of around 60 lawmakers, introduced a bill proposing to replace the office of the president with a new role—a prime minister who would serve as the head of government.Dogara, who is also a lawyer, said that the process for impeachment outlined in the Constitution is too complex and unrealistic.He said, “In Nigeria, Section 143 doesn’t offer any practical framework for impeachment. At the end of the day, all the National...
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Lagos 2027: Early Promptings of Idiocy

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Politics tamfitronics There have been subtle projections for the Lagos state governorship election in 2027. Unfortunately, these early promptings seem to lack the requisite intellectual rigour for the dynamic politics and leadership demands of the state of acquatic splendour. Shola Oyeyipo writes.A general build-up to the 2027 national elections can no longer be dismissed as “too early” again, given the current provisions of the nation’s electoral laws. By the letters of these laws, elected officials can hardly savour two years at a stretch to deliver on their promises, before campaign distractions commence.Sections 76(2), 116(2), 132(2) and 178(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), state that elections shall hold not earlier than one hundred and fifty (150) days and not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the...
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