National Conference: The Consensus Group

NIGERIA: The Burden of Re-election

Whenever an election approaches, certain issues tend to define the thinking of those seeking to occupy office. What, however, defines the issues varies, including the factors of place and circumstance of the elections. In the case of Ekiti, Governor Kayode Fayemi has identified four major issues that are germane to the June 21 governorship election. […]

Osunbor Rejects NHRC’s Report Indicting Him for Electoral Offences

Former Governor of Edo State, Professor Oserheimen Osunbor, has challenged the National Human Roghts Commission (NHRC) to disclose the part of the judgments of the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal where he was indicted to worrant procecution   The Governing Council of the NHRC had recently recommended 41 persons to […]

Collapsed Building: Tribunal Indicts Govt Agencies, Officials

The Tribunal of Inquiry into collapsed buildings in Lagos State Monday said the weak implementation of the laws regulating the building industry by the government agencies was responsible for most buildings that collapsed in the state.   The tribunal, which the state governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, constituted on May 20, this year, also identified flagrant […]