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Buhari is ignoring Nigerian judges, we must not let him get away with it

By Kolawole Olaniyan   President Muhammadu Buhari’s government record on the rule of law is chilling. Since assuming power on May 29, 2015,...

YEMI ADEBOWALE: WHY NOT LEAVE BICHI AND DSS ALONE

Since the Omoyele Sowore Saga, I have read several commentaries and recently, attacks on the DSS. A more recent one was that of...

Abia: Ikpeazu Retools Govt Machinery

Simon Nwachukwu   Undoubtedly, the task of governance in a state as Abia is a daunting challenge. Residents of a state like Abia...

A Glance At The Mandate And Operations Of The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission

  BY CELESTINE TORUKA The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), is the apex national regulatory body for Christian pilgrimage in Nigeria. It is...

Nigeria/Russia Relations: The Missing Link

By Hussaini Monguno   On November 15, 1884, 14 mainly European countries gathered in Berlin for a meeting which lasted to February 26,...

Nigeria’s Opposition is Missing – Shehu Garba

  By Garba Shehu   Last week, the Nigeria’s senate majority leader reintroduced anti-sexual harassment legislation to parliament, following a serious exposé by...

Demystifying Cabal Rulership at Power Centres: Kyari As A Case Study

  By Segun Awoniyi   Cabals exist everywhere and at all levels of authority, tiers of government, organizational administration even at community levels....

ABBA KYARI And The Fifth Columnists

By Oluchi Joseph The suggestion that the chief of staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, has taken over the role of the...

Sowore’s Detention: Decree 2 By Subterfuge

By Richard Akinnola But how did the judiciary rise to the occasion under the various military governments when people were variously detained under...

Presidential election petition: Why certificate mattered

By Law Mefor Like a sore thumb, the issue of the secondary school certificate of President Muhammadu Buhari keeps sticking up. But why...

Lessons from Kenya: How the Judiciary can save Nigeria’s democracy 

On Politics with Clem Aguiyi In a sharp contrast to 2015 when there was nationwide jubilation, there were no celebrations on the streets...

OPINION/TRIBUTE: At 78, IBB maintains his important beats, but…

By Sufuyan Ojeifo   I had, in the past, written a number of tributes on the occasion of the anniversary of former military...

The Sparkle of 50 Stars Cannot be Dimmed

•••Tribute to Senator Solomon “YAYI” Olamilekan on His 50th Birthday Nearly One year and couple of months ago when I turned 50, I...

Fulanization: Obasanjo reverses self on Fulanization, seeks dialogue

By James Akinloye *Obasanjo reverses self on Fulanization, seeks dialogue* It’s never too late to do the right thing; I think finally, former...

EDHA crisis: Can Obaseki run the gauntlet?

By Sufuyan Ojeifo The aphorism by the Yoruba that “whoever does something that is unusual will experience a consequence that is unusual” perfectly...

Nigerians of goodwill beware of Fani-Kayode’s obsession with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

By Oladele Peter (PhD) It is no longer news that for Mr. Femi Fani Kayode to remain relevant in Nigeria he has resorted...