Nigeria:   National Conference - Northern Delegates Allege "Third Term Agenda" Plot for Jonathan, Others

Premium Times, 13 August 2014

National Conference delegates from the 19 northern states, under the aegis of Northern Delegates Forum, NDF, have accused the confab leadership of harbouring a third term agenda… Read more »

Nigeria:   Confab - Ondo Delegates Deny 'Third Term' Agenda

Leadership, 14 August 2014

The delegates representing Ondo State at the National Conference have distanced themselves from any plot to guarantee "Third Term" for President Goodluck Jonathan or any other… Read more »

Nigeria:   Kutigi's Peace Moves Succeed As ‎national Conference Ends‎ Without Rancour

Premium Times, 14 August 2014

The National Conference, which began on March 17, came to an end on Thursday morning. The series of meetings the Confab chairman, Idris Kutigi, held with zonal leaders on Wednesday… Read more »

Nigeria:   Proposal for New Constitution Tears Confab Apart

Independent (Lagos), 14 August 2014

The issue of a new constitution has began to tear the on-going National Conference apart, as some delegates from South and Middle Belt, on Wednesday, kicked against the allegation… Read more »

Nigeria:   Southern, Middle Belt Confab Delegates Back Draft Constitution

Guardian, 13 August 2014

A RAGING disagreement over a draft constitution may smudge the national conference and deny it the gains it might have made. Read more »

Nigeria:   National Confab - How to Make Outcome Work - Okafor, Algon Boss

Vanguard, 14 August 2014

National President of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Ozo Nwabueze Okafor, in this interview, speaks on how to make the recommendations of the National… Read more »

Nigeria:   Confab - No Hidden Agenda in Draft Report - Clark, Falae, Nwachukwu, Dara

Vanguard, 14 August 2014

SOUTHERN and Middle Belt delegates at the National Conference, yesterday, told their northern colleagues and the country that there was no hidden agenda in the draft Constitution… Read more »

Nigeria:   Confab - Tension Forces Delegates to Adjourn After 14 Minutes

Vanguard, 14 August 2014

THE National Conference, yesterday, held its shortest session since it began about four months ago when it hurriedly adjourned amid tension after sitting for about 14 minutes. Read more »

Nigeria:   Northern Delegates - New Constitution Is Third Term Agenda

This Day, 13 August 2014

Northern delegates at the National Conference under the aegis of the Northern Delegates Forum (NDF) yesterday described the plot for a new constitution as an agenda to enable… Read more »

Nigeria:   National Conference: Northern Delegates Allege "Third Term Agenda" Plot for Jonathan, Others

Premium Times, 13 August 2014

National Conference delegates from the 19 northern states, under the aegis of Northern Delegates Forum, NDF, have accused the confab leadership of harbouring a third term agenda… Read more »

Nigeria:   A'Ibom Confab Delegates Threaten Crisis Over 18 Percent Derivation

Independent (Lagos), 13 August 2014

Akwa Ibom State delegates at the National Conference have warned against a looming crisis should their northern counterparts make any attempt to frustrate the 18 per cent… Read more »

Nigeria:   Northern Delegates Disown Draft Constitution

Guardian, 13 August 2014

DELEGATES to the national conference yesterday expressed worry over what they described as sudden appearance of a draft constitution at the dialogue and dissociated themselves from… Read more »

Nigeria:   Northern Delegates Reject Confab Report

Leadership, 13 August 2014

A few days to the end of the 2014 National Conference convened by President Goodluck Jonathan in Mach, all is not well among the delegates. Read more »

Nigeria:   New Constitution Emerges At National Conference

Daily Trust, 12 August 2014

The National Conference secretariat distributed a draft new national constitution to delegates yesterday, in what came as a surprise to many of them who said the idea of producing… Read more »

Nigeria:   CONFAB Adjourns Till Wednesday

Independent (Lagos), 12 August 2014

The leadership of the National Conference has adjourned the conference till Wednesday to enable the delegates study the reports of the conference which were handed over to them on… Read more »

Nigeria:   CONFAB - Crisis Looms As Northern Delegates Plans to Frustrate Amendment of 1999 Constitution

Vanguard, 12 August 2014

AS delegates at the on- going National Conference resumed plenary yesterday to debate on the final report of the Conference as produced by the Secretariat after one month of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Crisis Looms As Confab Plans to Send Bill for Amendment of 1999 Constitution

Vanguard, 12 August 2014

ABUJA -- AS delegates at the on going National Conference resumed plenary yesterday to debate on the final report of the Conference as produced by the Secretariat after one month… Read more »

Nigeria:   Contest and Plunge Nigeria Into Violence, Anarchy, Northern Delegates Warn Jonathan, Others

Vanguard, 12 August 2014

ABUJA - NORTHERN delegates at the on- going National Conference have threatened that if President Goodluck Jonathan presents himself for re- election in the 2015 presidential… Read more »

Nigeria:   Prof. Yadudu Tackles CONFAB Leadership Over 'New Constitution'

Leadership, 12 August 2014

A delegate representing the North-West geopolitical zone at the National Conference, Prof Auwalu Yadudu, has taken a swipe at the leadership of the conference, which he accused of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Some Delegates Wanted to Scuttle Confab With Derivation - Odumakin

Independent (Lagos), 11 August 2014

National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, is a delegate to the National Conference. In this interview with SNR CORRESPONDENT, TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Confab - Matters Arising As Delegates Reconvene Today

Vanguard, 11 August 2014

National Conference delegates returning today are to be handed four bulky reports of the deliberation of the conference for final perusal before the conference finally closes shop… Read more »

Nigeria:   ASUU Calls for Socialist Welfare State

Leadership, 11 August 2014

The President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Nasir Isa, on Monday called for the adoption of a socialist welfare state as against the current capitalist system… Read more »

Nigeria:   National Conference Adjourns Till Wednesday

Guardian, 11 August 2014

THE National Conference resumed plenary session in Abuja on Monday and immediately adjourned till Wednesday, Aug. 13 to commence discussion on its final report. Read more »

Nigeria:   Controversy At Confab Over Draft Constitution

Guardian, 11 August 2014

DESPITE the controversy over alleged attempts to introduce a new constitution into the report of the national conference, the leadership of the group yesterday stunned members as… Read more »