Afe On Thursday

In recent times, three separate but related events have attracted public attention in Nigeria. The first was the decision of the South-West states to launch a security outfit to combat rising spate of crimes such as kidnapping in the…

I have received several responses from readers on the need for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference before the next general elections scheduled for 2013. I welcome these responses and thank the writers for taking the time to…

TRUTH be told, Nigeria cannot afford the extension of the warped 1999 Constitution and the attendant sufferings it has imposed on majority of Nigerians for another four years. The consequences can only be imagined. I would therefore like to…

AS 2019 was winding down, Nigerians in different places, including schools, universities, offices, churches, mosques, market places most deservedly discussed what Nigeria would be like in 2020 having regard to the multifarious problems that…

AS Nigerians mark the beginning of a new year, it is certain that the controversy surrounding the adoption and implementation of a new minimum wage of N30,000 which started in 2018 will again snowball into 2019. This is despite the decision…

IN recent times, criminal proceedings in our courts have come under intense public scrutiny. Some of these cases are in relation to allegations of corruption and financial crimes for which the government not too long ago set up a special…

IN August 2019, Nigeria announced and enforced the closure of its border with the Republic of Benin. The operation under the codename ‘Ex-Swift Response’ was a collaborative security operation involving the Nigeria Immigration Service and…

LAST week, I considered arguments often advanced by both sides of the debate regarding the prohibition of retired judges from legal practice. I started the position in countries like India and some states in the United States of America…

ISSUES relating to the independence of the Judiciary have pervaded the country’s political landscape in recent times. Many discussions on the issue have focused on the need to guarantee financial independence of the judiciary by ensuring…

IN recent times, there has been an increase in the arrest and arraignment of persons alleged to have published false and misleading information against public figures. The first of these was that of a blogger who was arrested, arraigned…