By Gbemiga Ogunleye BY NOW, it ought to be visible to the blind and audible to the deaf that if the courts haven’t made a pronouncement on an issue, any legal practitioner, no matter how well decorated ought to be circumspect in declaring such an issue as illegal or unconstitutional. Section 6 (1) of the […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE God, grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference – Reinhold Niebuhr. “THE SERENITY Prayer” is what the above quotation is generally called. The wisdom of my own elders that equates it says, “M’oja m’osa […]
By Bayo Onanuga IMAGINE A Rivers State where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hesitated to declare a state of emergency. The political standoff between the State Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara could have continued and degenerated into violence. Impeachment threats might have spurred attacks on lawmakers by the governor’s supporters,...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN NIGERIA, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria and Administration in 1919, Frederick Lugard described Nigeria as an “anomaly…. of a country with aggregate revenue practically equal to its needs but ...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE NIGERIA IS touted as the second most religious country in the world; after the Taliban’s Afghanistan. Similarly, it is said to be the second most impoverished nation; again, after the same Afghanistan! Be they Christian or Muslim, religious Nigerians wear their religion like a badge. Outwardly they are pious; but inwardly ...
By Babafemi Ojudu ON A fateful morning in 1984, Nigerians woke up to a shocking news: the home of the revered Yoruba leader, thinker, and statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, had been raided. Security forces broke into his wardrobe, ransacked his files, and carted away documents. The nation was outraged. The backlash was swift and fierce, [&hell...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “Corruption thrives where there is silence”– Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN. COMPARE THE above quote from Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the youthful Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), with the one often attributed to the 18th-century Irish philosopher, Edmund Burke, which s...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THE SEX-for-favour tango between the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, and another senator, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is the latest scandal in town. Nigeria is a country of one scandal, one moment. So, expect the wind to blow over this scandal quickly. The heat generated may soon get too much for the members [&hell...
By Bisi Olawunmi CHIEF AYO Adebanjo, Afenifere leader who died, aged 96, and last of the original Awoists, was a vivacious, joyous soul. He was a zestful political warrior who embraced political combat with gusto. In his usual ebullience, he embraced death and even humorously cast the news headline for the media on his imminent […]
By Dare Ojepe IN A historic move that underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to the young people, President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the Planning Committee for the National Youth Conference, setting a new impetus for the country’s future. As the Senior Special Assistant on Youth Engagement, I am inspired by the President...
