The House of Representatives has rejected a bill proposing the expansion of Islamic law in the 1999 constitution. The bill, sponsored by Aliyu Missau, aimed to...
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has stated that Nigeria is due for a new constitution. Speaking via X, Ezekwesili argued that a new constitution...
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson, has alleged that former president Olusegun Obasanjo, did not know the content of the 1999 Constitution when he...
A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has noted that Nigeria’s woes stem from its leaders, and not the country’s constitution. Lamido said this in...
A group of lawmakers in Nigeria’s House of Representatives has put forward a proposal to amend the 1999 Constitution to introduce the rotation of the presidency...
The representative of Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Senator Seriake Dickson, has highlighted the critical need for reform in the nation’s constitution to address what...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has said the country needs a new constitution rather than an amendment to the 1999 Constitution. Ozekhome stated that...
A former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, has decried the 1999 constitution’s inadequacy in meeting the complex needs of the nation’s pluralistic society. Speaking at a national...
An elder statesman, Ayo Adebanjo, had said President Bola Tinubu and his colleagues who were South-West Governors in 1999 failed Nigerians. The chieftain of the Yoruba...
A pivotal bill aimed at amending the 1999 Constitution to elevate the educational requirements for candidates aspiring to key political offices in Nigeria has been stepped...
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande, has made a bold call to the members of the National Assembly, urging them to...
The leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to change the 1999 Constitution. Speaking with Arise News...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke has said that there will be no end to electoral litigations till the 1999 Constitution is amended. Clarke argued the...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has described the 1999 constitution of Nigeria as one which does not represent the interest of the citizens. The Governor lamented...
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba, has predicted that the forthcoming election would be the toughest...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has lamented that Nigeria is not practising true federalism the way the country runs currently and has called for true...
Popular Tele-evangelist, Tunde Bakare has described the 1999 constitution as the problem confronting the country. Speaking in his state of the station broadcast on Sunday, Bakare...
A pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has said it will not participate in the 2023 general election if the 1999 Constitution is not reviewed. Naija News...
Legal luminary, Afe Babalola has called for a constitutional review and a new constitution before the 2023 general election. He made the call on Monday while...
Nigeria 1999 constitution has been described by the General-Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, as a fraud. The cleric while speaking in...