Afe On Thursday

IN the course of the past few weeks, I have given a broad overview of the scope of traditional rulership. I have considered the deliberate destruction of our traditional heritage by the British colonial masters in order to gain full control…

IN the last few weeks, I have discussed how the British colonial Masters gradually increased their control and influence over what was later called Southern Protectorate and Northern protectorate by assaulting and destroying our traditional…

LAST week, I commenced a discussion on the concept of traditional rulership in the pre-colonial and colonial Nigeria, the legitimacy of, and the socio-economic cum political weight of traditional rulers and the dwindled relevance of…

Who are traditional rulers? The concept of traditional rulership in Nigeria predates the nation’s colonial era, forming one of the very cores of governance and administration. Traditional institutions, perhaps being the oldest…

LAST week, I discussed the need to ensure that Judges are paid adequately. This is with a view to preventing a situation in which they would be tempted or compelled to look to others for their means of sustenance. Such a development will…

Under what circumstances can a Judge give judgment against the President, members of the National Assembly, the Police, the Army without fear or favour, bearing in mind the conditions under which they serve? It is my view that the…

It is unfortunate that since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the state has been wallowing in the abyss of misrule and has been struggling tenaciously to sustain genuine democracy and the judiciary has been saddled with the role of…

“Set up a monitoring team of six successful and contended Nigerians who have never been involved in politics” Since his death in 1998, the late General Sani Abacha has remained in the news not only for the documented brutality…

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…