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Administration of criminal justice (3)
WE have so far examined the innovations that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 has brought to our criminal justice administration generally and how far the system has fared thereby. It is now time to take a holistic…
Thumbs down for INEC
YEAR in year out, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts elections into various offices in Nigeria, either through the main general election, the by-elections or other supplementary elections. INEC has been involved…
The season of dilemma
BY law, a citizen who is 18 years of age is entitled to vote and be voted for in any election. Indeed, the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights in its Article 13 prescribes that “every citizen shall have the right to participate…
ASUU vs FG: When education becomes a burden
ON November 7, 2018, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) commenced an indefinite strike, over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement executed between the Federal Government and the union. There is no hope in sight of the…
The Lagos project and arrested development
THERE are several historical versions of the true Lagos, but one recurring one is that it is claimed by itinerant traders called the Aworis, who have today become the Olofins, the present land owning families in Lagos State. Given its…
The politics of peace
ACCORDING to the learned authors of Collins Dictionary, politics “are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society.” The central theme here is the attainment and use of power. Thus, Wikipedia…
APC: Adventure in power failure
THE All Progressive Congress was formed as a political party on February 6, 2013, being a merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Congress for Progressive Change and All Nigeria People’s Party, in anticipation of the 2015 general…
The Nigeria Police ‘Force’
OFFICIALLY commissioned in or around 1930, the Nigeria Police Force is the main law enforcement outfit in Nigeria, with about 371,800 members. It was originally established around 1820 by the colonial powers, as an instrument of coercion…
The crisis of the telecoms sector
A revolution took place in Nigeria in 2001 when the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) was introduced and commercialised. Hitherto, communication through telephone had been the preserve of the rich and middle class elites, who…
Atiku and the fallacy of single term presidency
Some weeks back, it was reported in the media that Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, former Vice President and now presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is willing to sign a document to the effect that he will not pursue a…