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Open Parliament Forum Backs Democracy, Opposes Authoritarianism

By sahelstandard01 December 4, 2021 202 0

The 2021 Open Parliament Forum in Taipei concluded Friday, with representatives from participating democracies pledging in a joint statement to strengthen the pursuit of democracy amid concerns over growing authoritarianism. According to the statement, the participants pledged to engage on the “open government challenges identified in the forum … including Continue Reading

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Can the Free World Crack the Dam of Dictatorship and Unleash the next Democratic Wave?

By sahelstandard01 December 3, 2021 81 0

BY JOHN O. STAPLETON Many international observers believe that democracy has been experiencing a downward trend across the globe for more than a decade. Acknowledging this as a grave concern, the Biden administration will host a Summit for Democracy in early December. The summit will center around three core themes: pushing back on authoritarianism, addressing […]Continue Reading

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Three Principles for Biden’s Democracy Summit

By sahelstandard01 December 3, 2021 74 0

Laura Thornton, Director and Senior Fellow Democracy is under threat across the globe, and President Biden’s Summit for Democracy could serve as a needed wake up call, banding democrats together to brainstorm solutions by drawing upon global successes. This is arguably best accomplished by convening democrats rather than governments—as the most Continue Reading

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Lagos Attorney-General: #EndSARS Panel’s Report On Lekki Shooting Unreliable

By Sahel Standard December 1, 2021 162 0

Moyosore Onigbanjo, attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Lagos, says many “contradictions” in the report of the state’s judicial panel on police brutality make the findings unreliable. The Lagos government, On Tuesday, released the white paper on the report submitted by the judicial panel set up to probe cases of police brutality in the state. The panel […]Continue Reading

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Court Dismisses False Information Case Against Soludo

By Sahel Standard December 1, 2021 146 0

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the qualification of Chukwuma Soludo as a candidate in the November 6 Anambra state governorship election. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/711/2021, Adindu Valentine and Egwudike Chukwuebuk, the plaintiffs, had alleged that Soludo provided false information in the affidavit (Form EC9) that he submitted to […]Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s Low Tax-To-GDP Ratio Not Justification For Increasing Taxes, AfDB Tells FG

By Sahel Standard December 1, 2021 157 0

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says the federal government must exercise restraint in tax increment. He said that the fact that the country’s tax to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio at 6.1 percent remained relatively low was not an excuse for incessant tax increase. The AfDB boss said this on Tuesday […]Continue Reading

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Lead With Fear Of God, Muoka Urges Nigerian Leaders

By Sahel Standard November 30, 2021 157 0

THE General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Worldwide, Pastor Lazarus Muoka has urged the Nigerian leaders to lead with the fear of God. Pastor Muoka was of the view that any leader that is ready to follow the path of God will not only lead successfully, but will also imbibe in followers, […]Continue Reading

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Calabar, Where Colonial Names Still Hold Sway

By Sahel Standard November 30, 2021 153 0

Calabar, a city set on a natural hill overlooking the Calabar River, became the biggest colonial administration in Nigeria in the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th centuries. It has a rich history having served as first capital of the Southern Protectorate, the Oil River Protectorate and Niger Coast Protectorate. This was until […]Continue Reading

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Breaking: Court Orders Kano State To Apologize To Sanusi, Pay Him N10m

By Sahel Standard November 30, 2021 128 0

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered Kano state government to tender an apology to the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, in two national dailies. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Anwuli Chikere, held that Sanusi’s forceful banishment from the state after his dethronement, was illegal, unconstitutional […]Continue Reading