ACP promotions: PSC denies alleged bribe-taking
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has denied allegations that it took bribes to the tune of N5million from each promoted Assistant Commissioner of Police during the tenure of immediate past…
SERAP sues FG over phone-tapping rules
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice over the government’s alleged failure…
Court bars estate firm, Shelter Gold CEO, from selling disputed Abuja land
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has restrained the Chief Executive Officer of Shelter Gold Group, Mr. Philip Isah, from selling, leasing or otherwise dealing…
Kano Politics: Where Assembly Seats Are A Family Affair
An unusual political transition unfolded in Kano State after the deaths of two lawmakers, Hon. Aminu Sa’ad of Ungogo and Hon. Sarki Aliyu Daneji of Kano Municipal. In this piece,…
NOUN Law graduates hope to the Bar
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The National Assembly amended the National Open University Act (Cap. N6, LFN 1983) in 2017, primarily to align the institution with conventional universities and eliminate discriminatory barriers…
When couple spend night together and one dies: Justice on pause, outrage on repeat
By Stephanie Shaakaa In this country, verdicts are often declared before facts arrive. A man and a woman spend the night together. By morning, one of them is dead. If…
Lagos: Governor Sanwo-Olu versus enemies of progress
By Dele Sobowale “It is the part of a king to do good for his subjects and be maligned for it” – Alexander the Great, VBQ p 113. Since the…
Gains of State Police in Nigeria
By Tonnie Iredia The clamour for the introduction of state police in Nigeria took a brighter turn last week when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called on the national assembly to…
El-Rufai demolished 2,000 homes in Abuja despite court orders —Fani-Kayode
Editor’s note: This article was originally titled More questions for Nasir El-Rufai. By Chief Femi Fani-Kayode In my last contribution titled, ‘Nasir El Rufai as a Threat to National Security’,…
A Tale Of Two Baba Go Slow
By Stephen Angbulu What is the difference between being patient in Nigeria and being patient elsewhere? Being patient in Nigeria requires diligent practice. It’s like the Olympics. The patience it…