Of PDP, LP and the fading opposition
Founded in August, 1998, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, used to pride itself as the largest political party in Africa, whatever that…
The police and failed institutions
One of the reasons allegedly proffered by former US President Barak Obama for excluding Nigeria from his state visit to…
June 12 and the ‘democrats’
On June 12, 1993, Nigerians from all walks of life trooped out en-masse to participate in what is still adjudged…
RE: Tinubu a symbol of collective of suffering
After the above piece on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I got responses from notable Nigerians, either expressing…
The last hope (2)
As an active player in the courtroom close to three decades running, I can boldly say that judges have kept…
The last hope (1)
After taking over power through brute force, General Ibrahim Babangida sought to partner with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and…
Tinubu, a symbol of collective suffering
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been a politician for the better part of his life. He has the uncanny reputation…
EFCC, Yahaya Bello and the law
He was not the original candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the governorship election in Kogi State in 2015,…
Repositioning legal services for optimal impact in the public sector (4)
In this concluding part of the keynote address presented at the annual legal summit of the Legal Services Department of…
Repositioning legal services for optimal impact in the public sector (3)
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK Addressing the character-personality factor of the legal service providers: Services are to service providers what fruits…
Repositioning legal services for optimal impact in the public sector (2)
Last week, I shared the introductory part of my keynote address delivered at the 2023 Annual Summit of the Legal…
Repositioning legal services for optimal impact in the public sector (1)
Recently, I was a guest of the Legal Services Department of the Niger-Delta Development Commission in Lagos where lawyers employed…
The eclipse of justice (2)
In Nigeria presently, no political leader is sure of his standing until his case has been determined by the final…
The eclipse of justice (1)
GENERALLY, justice connotes a system put in place for the resolution of disputes, to determine rights and wrongs, leading to…
Mainstreaming human rights in the law making process (2)
Dealing with legislator-electorate apathy The starting point of any genuine move at mainstreaming human rights in the legislative process must…
Mainstreaming human rights in the law making process (1)
Introduction: This topic is worth an audacious and ambitious statement of legislative vision. It is very timely given the unprecedented…
Parliamentary system: To be or not to be
Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960, after several years of colonial rule. Expectedly, Nigeria adopted the parliamentary system of…
1999 Constitution: Beyond amendments
Recently, the National Assembly set up two separate Committees to undertake a review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic…
Is federalism dead?
Federalism is a system of government that guarantees the distribution of power between the constituent units. According to the learned…
Politicisation of election disputes in Nigeria’s courts (3)
Strict compliance requirements By the recent judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) and ruling of the Supreme Court…
