That Supreme Court Magic Judgment
From the outset, let me declare unequivocally that I am breaking away from the norm by not recognising a Supreme Court judgment. With malice to no one, I am personally not going to dignify and…
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Kalu’s Conviction: EFCC and Sanctity of Commercial Transactions
Since 2004 when the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, carried out reforms of Nigeria’s financial infrastructure, the system has grown in leaps and bounds. The reforms have dramatically…
The General is Divider-in-Chief
By his occasional exhortations to Nigerians during festive periods and in moments of national tragedies to live peacefully and in unity, the Nigerian Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari…
Lawan’s Chilling Surrender to the General
The Nigerian Senate under the leadership of Senator Ahmed Lawn has fallen. It has completely surrendered to Major General Muhammadu Buhari and needs to be saved from itself before it does irreparable damage to the…
Nigeria’s Descent into Tyranny
Acid rain is falling, the green grasses of the rainforest are turning yellow. The trees are falling, animals are scampering for safety. What is the source of this rain that carries with it death and…
APC and INEC: The Emergent Threats to Democracy
Nigeria’s democracy is facing arguably its worst form of bastardisation and debauchery in years. We actually thought that with all the reforms instituted over the years, we had moved past the era of ballot-box snatching…
APC’s Celebration of Impunity
It was Andrew Napolitano, a former US judge and now Fox News analyst who wrote sometime ago, at the height of claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) might have abused its powers by…
The Paradox in Akpabio’s Anti-Corruption Crusade
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has found his mojo once again, and he is flexing it. Strangely, he is now waging a war on corruption and he is speaking out loudly…
Buhari: The ‘Converted Democrat’
I was having a quiet time on the internet researching an unrelated subject when I stumbled on the then presidential standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari’s Chatham House speech delivered in…
Nigeria’s Confounded Judiciary
The Nigerian Judiciary has fallen. It has crashed and self-destructed. All hope of bringing it back to life seems lost. There is neither trust nor confidence in our judiciary anymore. Let me adapt Abba’s song,…
