Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for greater emphasis on integrity and merit in the appointment of people to leadership positions, saying no nation can make meaningful progress when competence…
By Olufemi Aduwo In the annals of Nigeria’s chequered political history, few episodes evoke greater horror and collective trauma than the sanguinary conflagration known as Operation Wetie. That apocalyptic interlude,…
By Anthony Akinwale An endemic could be a plant, an animal or a disease usually confined to a specific place or a specific group. An epidemic is a disease that…
*Says justice must be stronger than power Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria’s future can only be secured through strong institutions, an impartial judiciary, accountable leadership and strict adherence…
Lawyer seeks judge’s recusal Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday, 8 May, to hear a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The case,…
A legal practitioner, Kola Olutekunbi, has argued that former President Goodluck Jonathan is not eligible to contest the presidency again, citing constitutional provisions on oath-taking. Olutekunbi said the 1999 Constitution…
By Martins Oloja I was ruminating over the values, content, context and even competencies around ‘consensus building’ which dominates the ongoing leadership recruitment within the political parties in Nigeria when…
By Martins Oloja Incredible as it may sound, the captive of the terrorists, Citizen Leah Sharibu, The Guardian’s 2018 ‘Person of the Year’ the newspaper’s editorial board aptly as “A…
By Bassey Ewa Henshaw “Once to every man and nation Comes the moment to decide In the strife of truth with falsehood For the good or evil side Some great…