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Nigeria: State of Emergency and National Matters Arising
Vanguard, 16 May 2013
IT has been the worst of times in Nigeria; this past month. The harvest of deaths has troubled Nigerians in ways that hack back to the frightening days of the civil war. There are… Read more »
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Nigerians React to State of Emergency
Nigerians from all works of life have been reacting to the president's declaration of a state of emergency in nothern states that have come under severe attacks recently.
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Nigeria: An Emergency Without Emergency Governors
Vanguard, 16 May 2013
The proclamation of state of emergency in three states without the removal of the governors of the affected states is a break from the tradition of the past. Read more »
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Nigeria: Tinubu - State of Emergency, a Dangerous Trend
Daily Trust, 16 May 2013
Former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the imposition of emergency rule in three states is a dangerous trend in the art of governance and a deliberate ploy to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Emergency Rule - South-South Govs Back Jonathan
Leadership, 16 May 2013
Governors of the South-South geo-political zone yesterday threw their weight behind President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of emergency he declared in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa… Read more »
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Nigeria: Keyamo, Ikimi, Ekiyor Back Jonathan On Emergency Rule
Vanguard, 16 May 2013
Warri chairman, Transition Committee, Patani Local Government Council, Delta State, Dr. Chris Ekiyor; Lagos lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo and Warri-based activist, Mr. Oghenjabor… Read more »
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Nigeria: State of Emergency - the Tell-Tale Signs in the Senate
Vanguard, 16 May 2013
A Blow-by-blow account of activities in the Senate before the proclamation of state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan. Read more »
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Nigeria: Presidency - Emergency Rule Won't Stop Dialogue Cttee's Work
This Day, 15 May 2013
The declaration of a quasi state of emergency in the three Northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa will not affect the assignment of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and… Read more »
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Nigeria: ACN Urges N/Assembly to Reject State of Emergency
This Day, 15 May 2013
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked the National Assembly to reject the state of emergency declared by President Goodluck Jonathan in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States,… Read more »
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Nigeria: State of Emergency - Plateau to Tighten Borders Against Insurgents
This Day, 15 May 2013
Plateau State government has directed its security agents to tighten its inter-state borders to prevent influx of insurgents from the states under emergency rule. It has also urged… Read more »
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Nigeria: State of Emergency - Not Against Ethos of Democracy, Amnesty, Says PDP
This Day, 15 May 2013
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the state of emergency imposed in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe state by President Goodluck Jonathan as democratically right, as it did… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian President Declares State of Emergency in Troubled States
Focac, 15 May 2013
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in the most troubled states in the northeast part of the country. Read more »
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Nigeria: Emergency Rule - Exercise in Futility - PDP Chieftain
Vanguard, 15 May 2013
Elder statesman and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart, Chief Abu King Shuluwa has described Tuesday's declaration of state of emergency in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states by… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Back Emergency Rule, but Fear It Won't Change Much
Premium Times, 15 May 2013
Federal lawmakers on Wednesday signaled their support for the emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, but made clear their fear the "extraordinary measures", as they… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lawmakers' Reactions to State of Emergency
Premium Times, 15 May 2013
Some lawmakers on Wednesday gave their reactions to President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration of a State of Emergency in three states. Below are their reactions. Read more »
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Nigeria: State of Emergency to Slate the Insurgency
Premium Times, 15 May 2013
So after much deliberation and rigmarole, after much dissent by leading sectors of Nigerians, after the massacres and nauseating murders of men, women and children, the government… Read more »
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Nigeria: ACN Condemns State of Emergency in Three States, Asks Senate to Reject Proposal
Premium Times, 15 May 2013
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described the declaration of a State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States by President Goodluck Jonathan as lacking in original… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Violates Nigerian Constitution in Declaring State of Emergency - Ozekhome
Premium Times, 15 May 2013
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, on Wednesday said that the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states was unnecessary. Read more »
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Nigeria: CAN Commends Nigerian Government On Emergency Rule, Urges Dissolution of Amnesty Committee
Premium Times, 15 May 2013
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor, has urged the Federal Government to dissolve the committee constituted on granting amnesty to Boko… Read more »
