Relevance of separation of powers and its application to Nigeria (2)
IT is unfortunate that since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the state has been wallowing in the abyss of misrule and…
Off shore banking and money laundering (2)
Last week, I began an examination of the relationship between offshore banking and money laundering. I stated how money laundering…
Constitutionality of dragging the army into electoral process: Caution (Yusuf V Obasanjo)
THE 2019 presidential elections are a few days away and aside from the ongoing campaign of the candidates, one aspect…
Results by presiding officers, issued to polling agents, conclusive evidence for INEC and courts
Democracy is often defined as the government of the people, for the people and by the people. The “people” or…
Towards free, fair and credible election in February: The roles of INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) owes its existence to the provisions of Section 153 of the Constitution of the…
Rising state of poverty and the Nigerian attitude to giving (2)
LAST week, I discussed the rising state of poverty and how the poor attitude of Nigerians to giving continues to…
Rising state of poverty and the Nigerian attitude to giving (1)
IT is Christmas and the end of the year again. It is traditionally a time that Nigerians, irrespective of tribe,…
Reject proposed 80 new universities, revitalise existing universities (2)
LAST week, I started an examination of the effect of the bills currently pending before the National Assembly for the…
Reject proposed 80 new universities, revitalise existing universities
IT is no longer news that the members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) have been on…
National minimum wage and peculiarities of the localities (1)
A few weeks ago, the organised labour announced its decision to call out workers on a nationwide strike to press…
APC: The morning after convention
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held its national convention on June 23, amidst contentions and acrimony among members in…
Nigeria’s political cross carpeting: Danger to democracy (3)
“To reduce the rampant spate of cross-carpeting, Section 68(1)(b) of the constitution should be scrapped completely or be amended by…
Forced slavery and self imposed slavery in Nigeria and beyond (2)
Last week I traced the origin go the slave trade and how slaves captured in Africa were transported to the…
Forced slavery and self-imposed slavery in Nigeria and beyond
“We think this trade must go on. That is the verdict of our oracle and the priests. They say that…
Current strike by ASUU: Matters Arising (1)
“Instances abound in which students who otherwise ought to have been fully engaged with their studies were made to spend…
Education, constitutional responsibilities and governance in Nigeria (7)
“Government inertia or failure is not the greatest loss; the greatest loss is when educated minds fail to inspire the…
Education, constitutional responsibilities and governance in Nigeria (4)
“Quality education cannot be cheap. The only cheap commodity I know of is ignorance. Ignorance is free. Anyone can freely…
Education, constitutional responsibilities and governance in Nigeria (1)
“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you…
Attack on Chief Olu Falae again by herdsmen: Urgent action needed
“It cannot be disputed that the attack by herdsmen requires urgent and decisive action. Government should immediately find out how…
Status of Lagos State, the commercial capital of Nigeria
“Most Nigerians now see Lagos as the mythical city with streets paved with gold and therefore people continually arrive in…
