Every December, we mark three international observances that are at the heart of the U.S.-Nigeria partnership: World AIDS Day, International Anti-Corruption Day, and Human Rights Day. While distinct, these commemorations …
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Role of law officers to the judiciary – Part 2
The over-arching Constitutional power of the Attorney General as the Chief Law Officer, to initiate and conduct criminal proceedings come with the power to grant fiat to private prosecutors to …
Read More »Return of Oriana “Fallacious”
In an interview with Time newsmagazine in 1975, abrasive Italian journalist, Oriana Fallaci, was accused of sometimes fabricating quotations that she attributed to her interviewees, for which she was derogatively …
Read More »Should Africa fear Trump?
Imagining Africa under Donald Trump as he returns to power in January 2025 should be the most legitimate of all concerns. Africa’s actorness in global politics is still the weakest …
Read More »In the matter of Dele Farotimi before the Star Chamber
Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a sense of adventure.It was his …
Read More »The role of law officers to the judiciary
Conceptually, the term “Law Officer”, simply connotes and encompasses all Lawyers serving with the Ministry of Justice of both Federal and States, whether employed, deployed or appointed. Thus, reflecting on …
Read More »Welcome to Nigeria!
Five hours and 15 minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa, touch down at the Lagos international airport. Welcome to Nigeria! The plane was still taxiing. The seatbelt sign was still …
Read More »Jibrin Ibrahim and the shaping of Nigeria’s discursive space
There is something really intriguing and fascinating about having a wonderful friend of yours grow into the septuagenarian circle. And this is even more crucial when that colleague has a …
Read More »Presidential monologue – Part 45
Mr President, Good morning. My thoughts on the institutional crisis of the Nigerian state which I began four weeks ago, ends today with proffering solutions. The post Presidential monologue – …
Read More »Nigerian economy 2025: Forlorn hope, uncertain terrain
The latest damning report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) which says that Nigeria’s business environment will remain among the most difficult in the world over the next five years, is …
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