You can now record police – Court
Declares anonymous policing unlawful, awards ₦5m damages A Federal High Court sitting in Warri has delivered a landmark judgment affirming the right of Nigerians to record police officers in the…
14.9m housing deficit, delivery affordable housing remains crucial
By GEB Photo credit: asklegalpalace By officially pegging Nigeria’s housing deficit at 14.9 million units as it did recently, the federal government has given the country’s housing crisis a new,…
Nwifuru: The Hire and Fire Czar of Ebonyi
By Lawrence Njoku Frequent suspensions and dismissals of appointees in Ebonyi State are raising concerns about the stability and effectiveness of the Governor Francis Nwifuru-led administration, LAWRENCE NJOKU reports. Apprehension…
Gale of political party defections and judicial inadvertence
By Ameh Ochojila Disloyalty within political party structures has long been the hallmark of Nigerian politicians, provoking the need for judicial intervention. However, when it did, its interpretation of the…
Donors dole out funds for construction of new Lagos police stations
Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has secured a federal donor to fully fund the construction of modern police stations across the state. The construction work has begun, and will…
Iran war and the economics of fuel costs
By Etim Etim We are now in the third week of the war in the Middle East, and the Nigerian economy is in trouble once again. Petrol prices are up…
Nigeria: Why and how democracy is a scam!
By AE Josiah Encouraged by my co-inlaw Dr Peter Obiefuna; who just wrote and launched a powerful book on relationship and love titled: “when love is a scam” I am…
On being a Politician and a Political Scientist
By Tunji Olaopa One of the opening pedagogical directions in any political science or political philosophy beginning classes is to make a comparison between being a politician and being a…
FIFA may reject Iran’s request to move World Cup games to Mexico
FIFA appears to have ruled out the possibility of relocating Iran’s matches at the World Cup to Mexico following the U.S. and Israeli air strikes on the country, reports independent.co.uk.…
ICPC gets sued by El-Rufai over alleged plot to make him politically irrelevant
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has sued the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly attempting to compel him to withdraw from political activities…