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Nigeria:
Jonathan - Emergency Rule May Not Last Six Months
This Day, 27 May 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday dropped a hint that he might lift the state of emergency declared in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States before the expiration of the six-month… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan - State of Emergency May Not Last Six Months
This Day, 26 May 2013
The current state of emergency in North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, may not last up to the six months as prescribed by the constitution. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emergency Rule May Not Last Six Months - Jonathan
Vanguard, 27 May 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan has said the State of Emergency declared in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states may not last six months as prescribed by the constitution in view of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
State of Emergency May Not Last Six Months - Jonathan
Vanguard, 26 May 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan has told the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki Moon that due to the success so far recorded by troops deployed to the North Eastern… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emergency Rule - Constitution Does Not Contemplate Dissolution of Elected Structures - Senate Leader Ndoma-Egba
Vanguard, 26 May 2013
Senate Leader Victor Ndoma Egba says there is nowhere in the Constitution that the democratically elected structures should be dissolved under emergency rule, pointing out that the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno, Yobe, Adamawa - Under Emergency Rule
This Day, 26 May 2013
National Assembly's approval of the emergency rule declared by President Goodluck Jonathan and the progress being reported by the military seem to be proving that the special… Read more »
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Nigeria:
State of Emergency - So Far, So Good?
Vanguard, 25 May 2013
The current full scale military campaign to restore normalcy in the three states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa overwhelmed by Boko Haram insurgency and to protect the country's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emergency Rule Across Three States Sets Bad Precedence
Leadership, 25 May 2013
Dr Umar Ardo is a PDP stakeholder and governorship aspirant in the last election in Adamawa State. In this interview with MUHAMMED ISMAIL, he says the Federal Government has failed… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno - 11 Days of Living Under Emergency Rule
This Day, 25 May 2013
YESTERDAY MARKED DAY NUMBER 11 OF THE IMPOSITION OF EMERGENCY RULE IN BORNO AND TWO OTHER STATES (YOBE AND ADAMAWA) BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN. THE PAST 11 DAYS HAVE BEEN… Read more »
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Nigeria:
State of Emergency - Rep Calls for Cooperation
Daily Trust, 25 May 2013
A member of the House of Representatives Rep. Mohammed Sanda, has urged the people of Borno State to cooperate with the security agents while the state of emergency lasts. Read more »
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Nigeria:
State of Emergency - FG Moves to Seize Three States' Funds
Daily Trust, 27 May 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan will shortly seize the statutory revenue allocations of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States as well as their internally generated revenue in line with… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Funds - States Under Emergency Rule May Sue Jonathan
Daily Trust, 25 May 2013
The three states under emergency rule may go to the Supreme Court to challenge the powers conferred on President Goodluck Jonathan to take control of their statutory allocations, a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Politics of Emergency Rule
Vanguard, 26 May 2013
AS the nation forges ahead in its strenuous struggle against Boko Haram insurgency with the imposition of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, one can confidently say… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno, Yobe, Adamawa Residents Groan Under State of Emergency
Daily Trust, 25 May 2013
Following the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States by President Goodluck Jonathan, life has not been the same for the millions of people living in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan and the Emergency Rule
Daily Trust, 25 May 2013
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan mustered courage to declare a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, in an attempt to wield the big stick over… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Exclude Adamawa From Emergency Rule'
Vanguard, 26 May 2013
The National Peace Summit Group, NPSG, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to have a rethink and exclude Adamawa State from among the states under emergency rule, noting that… Read more »