“HAPPY Children’s Day to all the young minds that are shaping the future of our world! As a legal luminary and wordsmith, I am honored to share five key pieces of advice with children globally. Firstly, always remember that your dreams are valid and worth chasing. Never let anyone dull your spark or make you … Read more
INTRODUCTION The theme of this lecture couldn’t be more apt given the cocktail of challenges which continue to bedevil our dear country almost 65 years after political independence from Britain. The list is so familiar that it has almost become as fixed and constant as the Northern Star. The usual factors are implicated: insecurity … Read more
INTRODUCTION Democracy, often touted as the best form of government, promises a system of governance in which power is vested in the people. It is heralded for its promotion of equality, freedom, and participation, where leaders are chosen through free and fair elections. For Nigeria, the journey toward democratic governance has been tumultuous. After decades … Read more
INTRODUCTION In an era where democracy is supposed to reign supreme giving democracy dividends to beleaguered Nigerians, the nation has once again found itself at crossroads, a sober moment of reckoning where constitutional order is being tested in the most brazen of ways. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, … Read more
A Constitutional Lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, on Wednesday,, called for an aggressive fight against political corruption perpetrated by the nation’s elites. Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), disclosed this in a paper he presented at the Midwest Achievers Awards in Benin, titled ” Has democracy led to good governance in Nigeria”? The human rights activist … Read more
INTRODUCTION Democracy, often touted as the best form of government, promises a system of governance in which power is vested in the people. It is heralded for its promotion of equality, freedom, and participation, where leaders are chosen through free and fair elections. For Nigeria, the journey toward democratic governance has been tumultuous. After decades … Read more
INTRODUCTION In last week’s installment, we dealt with the controversy over the removal of fuel subsidy; corruption’s unyielding gripe and perennial event for change after which we suggested several pathways that can be taken by our political leadership in its fight against corruption. We continue with same theme in this week’s feature with emphasis … Read more
INTRODUCTION In our last episode, we x-rayed the following sub-themes: insecurity: the Boko Haram Insurgency and the rise of banditry; corruption: a persistent problem; the Tinubu era: corruption issues and the challenge of reform; the allegations: a cloud over the presidency and then the early signs: continuity or change? today we shall take a look … Read more
I have carefully read and listened to former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babaginda’s public remorse and regrets over the atrocious annulment of the June 12,1993 presidential elections. He did this 32 whopping years later. I want to very quickly say that it takes a man with strong guts and balls and … Read more
INTRODUCTION In a landmark decision in ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABIA STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62576(SC) last year, the Supreme Court gave the local government system full autonomy, warning governors to keep their political fingers off Local Government Councils (LGCs). The legal status of the LGCs in Osun State … Read more