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…
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai and Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, two influential figures in Nigerian politics, have been making headlines with their bold comments and actions. Their unconventional approach has sparked debate about whether they’re reckless loose cannons or calculated strategists. As…
WHENEVER you engage in a discussion with an APC member about the ongoing tribunal case in Edo State, there is one recurring theme in their argument: “The president will never allow Monday Okpebholo to lose the case.” To them,…
THOSE milking Nigeria dry with Tinubu as the cash cow, may wonder why the clarion call on Bauchi State Governor Bala Muhammed to join the 2027 presidential race and replace Tinubu as a savior. Tinubu, as a Supreme Court cobbled…
INTRODUCTION Nigeria operates a democracy, or at least pretends to, and the cornerstone of any democratic nation is the rule of law. The rule of law presupposes that all persons, institutions, and entities, public and private, including the…
