Trespass to the person in the eyes of the law
ASSAULT and battery and false imprisonment all constitute what is referred to as trespass to the person. That is, any…
Senator Yayi at 50
NEARLY one year and couple of months ago when I turned 50, I recall that before stepping out of my…
Transforming Nigeria’s oil and gas industry
THE managerial run of the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will begin this week with the announcement of…
Tekno and objectification of women in music videos
MUSIC, as captured by, Sirman Sachdeva of The Coate News, is one of most influential tools in the world. It…
SCOAN, 2019 and a world in need of peace
CLEARLY and from all indications, these are not the best of times for many nations across the world. Rising insurrection,…
Impact of LG financial autonomy on development
In line with its tradition of taking hard and difficult decisions with far-reaching implications on the Nigerian system, the present…
Still on the proposed federal cabinet
SINCE the list of new members of the federal cabinet became public, there had been various and varied reactions from…
Afe Babalola and the AU-ECOSOCC leadership award
In every generation, there is always an ‘Avatar’ specifically made by God to help humanity, nature and to reshape the…
Makinde’s cabinet of colourful commissioners
“So, come with me, work with me; let us take Oyo State to greater glory. Together, we can do this!”…
War against criminals: When Dapo Abiodun read the riot act to kidnappers, others
The people of Ogun State may have good reason to remember the just concluded Eid-el-Kabir festival. Beyond the spiritual notes…
At 78, IBB maintains his essential beats, but…
I had, in the past, written a number of tributes on the occasion of the anniversary of former military president,…
The promise of a new revenue formula
IT is interesting that a new Revenue Sharing Formula by the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) will be…
Nduka’s spectacular party, but not a political party
THE media coverage of Prince NdukaObaigbena’s 60th Birthday party has been a blitz. The millennials would have tagged it a…
Revolutionaries at work
I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political…
INEC, technology and 2019 elections
ONE issue that INEC has not shed light upon regarding its election server is the secret of the use of…
On dignity and liberty of citizens
THE provisions of section 34 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended are very explicit…
The role of youths in emerging Nigeria
NIGERIA is a country whose people are tired of the gerontocracy practised for decades by leaders. Nigerians and elder statesmen…
Day Soyinka gave Akeredolu thumbs up on infrastructure
NOBEL laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, is unarguably an untiring Nigerian whose understanding and views on social and political issues in…
Of South-West, feudalism and restructuring
FROM time immemorial, land has been a major cause of dispute between countries, cities and even villages. Nations have fought…
On safety of journalists
THAT some journalists have been killed during elections in Nigeria is public knowledge. And this detracts from us as a…
