‘It is better late than never’ is an aphorism we are all accustomed to. On the assumption of office by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR and the consequent repositioning of the security apparatus or architecture, the expectation was that there would be total replacement of the guards. Beyond the military service [...]
Local governments are the third tier of government in Nigeria, following the federal and state governments. This much is now judicially settled after several years of controversy on the issue. They play a crucial role in grassroots development, governance, and the delivery of public services. In this conversation, I am exploring the [...]
Mr. President made my day when on Monday, the 8th day of January, 2024 he announced the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu. Certainly, this does not imply a proven indictment of the Minister in the imbroglio surrounding the illegal transfer of the sum in excess of five [...]
IT was Chidi Odinkalu that recently wrotean article titled, ‘Judiciary As A Lost Hopeof the Common Man’. The article whichtrended for a reasonable period in the socialmedia, was misconstrued in some quartersto be an indictment on the judiciary and, byextension, the judicial officers. I honestlydo not see it from that [...]
Last Sunday, in my Twitter publication, I ventured to discuss the just concluded elections not by way of analysing the events that characterized the elections nor the probe into who actually was the winner or loser of which particular election. Tensions in the land are so high that I do not [...]
Fellow Nigerians, (I hope my disgust at Nigerians’ lack of regard for everything good will not give me out as desiring a revolutionary change) it is with utmost angst that I have to express my opinion on another practice and attitude of Nigerians but to which we pay no respect or [...]
As an aside to the discussion in this piece, I was accosted recently by an elderly friend on the need for me to be selective in the kinds of information I dispense through this medium. According to him, an elder does not divulge all that he sees or knows, as [...]
The people have cited several instances where the judiciary has been helpless in safeguarding their votes. However, I shall deal with this separately in another column, as several factors account for this. Sponsorship of unqualified candidates and the failure to disqualify them: it is now the norm in Nigeria for political [...]
As a student of criminal law, sentencing and treatment of offenders, I am not oblivious of the challenges confronting our prison system, (correctional service facility) for a long time, but with passage of time, I seem to have been so much used to it to the extent of giving up on [...]
For the purpose of our exposition, I adopt the description of ‘governance’ in the European Union-supported paper, “Concepts and Principles of Democratic Governance and Accountability: A Guide for Peer Educators,” where governance was described thus: “Governance, simply put, is the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented [...]