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As part of its golden jubilee, the University of Calabar is said to have held a special convocation ceremony on Saturday, 22 March, 2025 where it handed out honours to all manner of persons. The Chancellor of the University is Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano. Present at that event also were Nyesom […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that suspending elected officials in Rivers State is a naked abuse of power and could tarnish the country’s image. Jonathan made the remark at the Haske Satumari Foundation Colloquium in Abuja on Saturday. “These actions by key actors in the executive, legislative and judiciary arms of government […]
Continue ReadingUpon the inauguration of the Bola Tinubu administration last year, new SUVs were purchased and distributed to the members of the Federal Executive Council and the National Assembly. Such public officers were never assembled in a public place to receive the vehicles. At about the same time, judges whose cars were replaced after about 10 […]
Continue ReadingRenowned economist, Prof Pat Utomi, has claimed that the nation is presently a failure, made worse by the lack of alternative thinking to turn things around. According to Utomi, the lack of alternative thinking was worsened by a total capture of the legislature and the judiciary, as he described the present National Assembly as the […]
Continue ReadingAt the end of July 2017, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) issued a joint report on the public experience of and response to bribery in Nigeria. Among its findings, the report ranked several institutions with reference to public perceptions or experience of demand for bribes from […]
Continue ReadingOn 27 February, Nigeria’s National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja opened a continuing education course for judges. The opening featured an address by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, who invited the participants to eschew “unethical conduct that could expose the judiciary to ridicule.” Beneath his text, it seemed as if the Chief Justice desired […]
Continue ReadingI cannot recall where, between Benin and Kano that I first came across the hashtag “#AllEyesOnTheElectionTribunalJudges”, powered by Diasporas for good governance. But I read in it that Nigerians had not lost interest on the last general elections and all that played out in the exercise. Indeed, they should not and ought not! That was […]
Continue ReadingThe Buhari Years: What We Ordered vs What We Got – civil society leaders reflect on the Buhari Administration and its achievements, shortcomings, and regressive actions. Following the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, there have been arguments that Buhari’s eight-year administration, which we would tag as his legacy, has left Nigerians with unfulfilled expectations. […]
Continue ReadingFormer aide to ex-Nigerian president, Mr. Reno Omokri as described President elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as a political scholar which PDP need to study and learn from in order to defeat his political base. Reno share this thought on his official Twitter Page where he wrote: “Tinubu has been preparing for 2023 since 1998. He […]
Continue ReadingAs the 2023 election cycle comes to a close, the battle for the various political offices will shift to the Tribunals and the courts. Ordinarily this should be a reason for relief. However following some recent decisions of the Supreme Court, what we have is a feeling of trepidation and a fear of the unknown. […]
Continue ReadingAs a result of a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, alongside the Attorney General of the Federation, the National Assembly and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to tamper with the Electoral Act, the Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has issued a statement signed by […]
Continue ReadingSome ill winds are hovering over the reputation and public perception of the judicial arm of government. These evil winds need to be dispelled, because of their negative impact on the image of the judiciary; and also because of their national security implications. In doing that, we must first make a distinction between the questionable, […]
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