State Govts Should Let LGs Breathe
By Sheriffdeen Tella The state governments have a way of suffocating the third tier of government, the local government. Of course, that is not unexpected as the local government chairmen…
The President’s Palliatives
By Abiodun Komolafe Not long ago, Adeola Olatunde (not his real name) fell ill and was admitted to hospital. At a point, his condition became so critical that help had…
Rwanda genocide victims slam Kabuga release ruling
By AFP (FILES) This screengrab taken from handout video footage released by The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) on September 29, 2022, shows Felicien Kabuga, an alleged financier of…
Ministry offers Ibeju-Lekki Lagos residents free legal counsel
The Lagos State Government has extended its joint free legal clinic to residents of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of the state. The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of…
Supreme Court On Nwaoboshi’s Case: Reason To Reform EFCC
By Leroy Chuma Edozien My eyes welled up as I listened to the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in the appeal filed by distinguished Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi (SPON)…
10 years after, man drags neighbour to court for cutting economic tree
A man, Iliyasu Zubairu Yako, has dragged his neighbour, Isa Kofa Yako, before a Shari’a court sitting in Kiru LGA for allegedly cutting down his tree some time in 2013…
Acting IGP Egbetokun appoints CP Tunji Disu, PSO
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Commissioner of Police Tunji Disu as the Principal Staff Officer to the IGP. CP Tunji Disu was the former Commander…
Atiku, Obi, two others ask tribunal to nullify presidential election, Tinubu’s victory
Four presidential candidates on Tuesday approached the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja with separate petitions, seeking the nullification of the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress…
Colombia suspends ceasefire with drug cartel
By AFP President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with Colombia’s biggest drug trafficking group, accusing it of attacking civilians. “I ordered the security forces to resume all military…
Two Supreme Courts and danger of self-delegitimisation
By Emmanuel Ogebe NIGERIA’s Supreme Court sparked near universal outrage when it recently awarded senatorial candidacies to two powerful politicians who had not participated in party primary elections. The verdicts…