Tinubu’s Cycle of Grief and Threats
On Friday, May 15, armed men stormed Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and abducted staff, students, and pupils from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and…
IG Police Disu: Inside the rotting walls of Zone II
By Tunde Odesola Except for its motto and morality, there is hardly anything wrong with the Nigeria Police Force. If burnished in the furnace of grammar, the statement, “Police is…
AMVCA: Who owns the legal rights to the Fashion Designs
By Pius Owhoavwodua INTRODUCTION Every year, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) transforms into Nigeria’s most watched fashion theatre. Before the nominations are announced, before any award is lifted,…
Terrorism in Oyo and Tinubu’s Yoruba test
By Farooq A. Kperogi For more than a year, a conscientious, cosmopolitan retired senior military officer from the North has told me that his worst fear for Nigeria is the…
Wike: An exemplary Minister for the FCT-Abuja, so far!
By Hameed Ajibola Jimoh, Esq. His Excellency, NYESOM WIKE, ESQ., the Honourable Minister of Federal Capital Territory-Abuja (Former Governor of Rivers State), truth be told, has, since his appointment by…
Strategies for combating terrorism financing in Nigeria (2)
By Wahab Shittu Continued from yesterday Strengthening the legal framework A counter-terrorism financing strategy is only as strong as the legal architecture that underpins it. Nigeria’s existing legal framework primarily…
Avoiding Violence and Deaths in 2027 Elections
By Michael Owhoko The coming elections will largely be characterised by the desperation of political parties to outwit one another, particularly the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and…
From Zuba to Dutse: A litany of Legacy Projects
By Tunde Rahman Sir: Political diatribes sometimes obscure the capacity to appreciate developments in the governance space. Last week was a beehive of activities for members of the Presidential Communications…
Why qualification still matters.
By Sam Kargbo, SAN There is a growing but profoundly mistaken assumption in some political and legal circles that because “qualification” no longer appears expressly as a post-election ground under…
Obi, Kwankwaso and Nigeria’s Endless Game Of Political Musical Chairs
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi (left); Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, and past Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, during the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Convention in Abuja…