THE shark- infested and mine-lined Nigerian politics has often proved to be graveyards of men and women of conscience. The examples are legion from professor Tam David West to Tai Solarin to Dr.Olu Onagoruwa. The trial and tribulation of…
FEMINISTS tend to have a warped understanding of Gender Based Violence.Gender means male or female.Feminists however dwell in a narrow cave of conceivement of preconceived notions and some times , the concealment of the truth It is not every allegation…
(Published in THE NATION Saturday, March 8, 2025) THE suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, stemming from her allegations of sexual harassment and abuse of office against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, reveals a deeper issue within Nigeria’s…
OFFICIAL dates marking a ‘100 Day in Office’ of the Edo State government had since elapsed. But, its elected governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, kept receiving torrents of tributes. From the cross-sections of the ‘Heartbeat State’ of the Nigeria’s nation…
THE Law now is that a Legislative House cannot suspend a Member of the House as doing so will deny his constituents representation as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended). Again, the relationship…
NIGERIA, under the watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has earned the unenviable mark of ranking sixth globally in terrorism, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). This ranking is a stark reminder of the country’s struggles with terrorism,…
PROLOGUE THE TYRANNY OF DEATH AND THE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT OF MANKIND Death, shame on you. You have always killed the body, not the soul; never the legacy. Such is the fate of the last two men standing, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo…
THE dismissal of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition by the Nigerian Senate has sparked controversy and raised questions about the Senate’s handling of sexual harassment allegations. Senator Natasha had alleged that she was a victim of sexual harassment by the…
MOZAMBIQUE, a former Portuguese colony alongside Guinea-Bissau and Angola, gained its independence in the 1970s, after a decade of armed struggle led by the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO). Samora Machel, the leader of FRELIMO, spearheaded the…
THE issue between Natasha and Akpabio ought to be manageable if we don’t simply allow our emotions becloud our sense of scrutiny. First, Natasha erred during a senate session when she was supposed to be speaking from her newly…
