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Hon. Justice Ikpeme’s appointment as CJ: Birthplace, an extraneous factor
AGAINST the backdrop of the attention which the unfortunate death of George Floyd at the hands of Police Officers in the United States of America has generated, there has been renewed focus, worldwide, on issues bothering on racism and…
The George Floyd killing: Dissimilarities between Nigerian laws and US laws (2)
LAST week, I discussed the incident of the George Floyd killing and implications of the criminal charges levied against Chauvin and the other 3 police officers who were complicit in his murder. I equally discussed the Nigerian perspective…
The George Floyd killing: Dissimilarities between Nigerian laws and US laws
THE killing of George Floyd by officers of the Minnesota Police Department has taken center stage in international online news and print media, and has equally sparked numerous protests across the world by several people – blacks and whites…
Nigeria’s increasing debt worrisome, use recovered loot as alternative
THE origin of Nigeria’s external debt dates back to 1958 when a loan of US$28 million was obtained from the World Bank. The funds, which was made available to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, was for a five-year tenor to improve Nigeria’s…
Population: Legislation limiting children per couple
NIGERIA is one of the fastest growing countries in the world, with a population of 205,668,183as at Monday 1st June 2020, thereby constituting 2.64 per cent of the total world population and ranking 7th in the world, ahead of countries like…
Pandemics in history: Was Nigeria prepared for Covid-19? (4)
Covid-19 exposed structural deficiency of NigeriaIN the preceding editions, much of the focus has been on the medical response to the novel coronavirus disease, both in Nigeria and the world at large. It is, however, pertinent to…
Pandemics in history: Was Nigeria prepared for Covid-19? (3)
THE focus of the previous editions has been on the timeline of epoch-making pandemics in the course of human existence and humanity’s response in ensuring its survival. This week, however, I intend to deal with Nigeria’s response to the…
Pandemics in history: Was Nigeria prepared for Covid-19? (2)
LAST week, some patients who had been isolated from the rest of society on account of coronavirus infection in Gombe State reportedly vacated the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe, the state capital, to protest the poor state of facilities…
Pandemics in history: Was Nigeria prepared for Covid-19? (1)
IT is no longer news that SARS-CoV-2, renamed Covid-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO) on February 11, 2020, has taken the world by storm, transcending borders and geographical landscapes, defying orthodox treatments and holding…
The role of traditional rulers – Sanusi the genius: A case study (6)
IN rounding off my discussions on the paramountcy of traditional rulership in pre-colonial and post-independent Nigeria, I consider it expedient to reiterate the need to accord monarchs and traditional chiefs across Nigeria the much-needed…