ALTHOUGH it is widely thought to have been outlawed and society now have a sigh of relief, “Female Genital Mutilation” (FGM), is still secretly and defiantly practiced in traditional Nigerian communities. In Edo, a frontline state of Africa’s most populous…
WHEN as a young student of Economics, the teacher explained to us that Human wants are insatiable, my mind didn’t immediately go to greed. Neither did I, in my wildest imagination, prophesize the possibility of greed coming to bedevil…
“Everything has to come to an end, sometime”.- L. Frank Baum. Glasgow, the most populous city in Scotland goes agog, as it plays host to the 92nd session of the International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL’s General Assembly, that started on…
IT has come to our notice that Governor Obaseki is presently converting his Senior Special Assistants (SSA) and Special Assistants (SA) into full time civil service staff. He added 186 of such appointees in September this year to the…
FORMER governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi now minister of works under president Bola Tinubu is seen by many as one of the few performing Ministers in the administration. Therefore, it was not surprising to many that he survived…
IN the course of my job as a lawyer, I have come across several cases where Law enforcement officers arrest people because they signed a purported commitment called, “Surety Known To Me”, which is not a crime encapsulated in…
I was out with my family, ready to enjoy a relaxed dinner, unwinding from my birthday week, but as I reached for a plate, I noticed an elderly woman approaching, her eyes fixed on me with a mixture of purpose…
IN this most consequential elections, any single vote for Donald Trump is a vote for an established enemy of Afro- Americans. Donald Trump has established himself also as a danger not only to American democracy, but to the present…
WAHALA no dey finish for Nigeria. Because President Bola Tinubu appointed an acting Chief of Army Staff last week, my northern friend sent me a WhatsApp message from Zaria: “It comes as a surprise as Oduduwa takes over the…
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go Jean de La Fontaine The life and times of Miss Sophia Anwulika Okolo, a serial entrepreneur who was snatched by the cold hands of death on…
