IN a world plagued by shifting values and diluted ethics, the sanctity of relationships and the depth of human emotions are being undermined by a culture of deceit and betrayal. The rise of superficiality, manipulation, and dishonesty has left…
THAT Governor Monday Okpebholo would be self-sustaining is more like searching for a needle in the middle of an ocean than expecting him to build a positive-sum framework of durable, workable, and serviceable government outside himself and the manacled…
Introduction In the last part of this treatise, we examined democracy and the rule of law under the Nigerian Constitution; followed by a brief discussion of autochthony of the Constitution and why its absence undermines the Constitution’s legitimacy. In this…
THE Okpebholo-led administration in the last 100 days, has taken more lawless and illegitimate actions than any government since 1999; the administration has shown a disproportionate lack of vision and direction in all spheres, waking up to another day, with…
ASPIRING legislators often make grand and earth shaking promises to win votes, but it’s important they understand the limits of their power and the role of the legislative arm of government. The primary responsibility of a legislator is to…
IN our quest to win favor, many of us employ tactics that may ultimately lead to our downfall. We resort to flattery, peddling false narratives, and even lying about others and events to gain an advantage. The biblical account…
Introduction The last part of this intervention focused on the following themes: judicial independence in electoral matters and the consequences of its failure on the fate of the 1st and 2nd Republics; challenges to electoral adjudication vis-a-vis the Evidence…
INTRODUCTION Is Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun legally recognised as such under our extant laws, or is he but a pretender to the throne (office of the IGP)? I shall attempt in this writeup to answer this question.…
I am surprised and greatly disturbed to hear that members of the NASS are proposing 31 additional states to the present already behemoth,over bloated and unwieldy 36 state structure that Nigeria operates. I see this needless venture in the…
THE deliberations of a recent visit to the governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, by the Onitsha Zone Shareholders Association, has given credence to the persistent accusations and relentless protests, all-along made by this writer, conservation groups and public-spirited…
